What does Zen Buddhism have to do with food? A lot more than you might think. This documentary from writer/director Doris Dorrie regales us with the personality and philosophy of zen master chef (also called a tenzo) Edward Espe Brown of the Tassajara center in San Francisco. I had previously heard of the Tassajara bread book […]
Underground Sunday Night Dinner Club Excitement!
The title of this post produces images in my brain of some crazy Japanese manga, or Asian film festival reject. And these recent tentacle pictures you can see at the official blog of Sunday Night Dinner certainly give me good reason. But the title is also completely descriptive of my evening this past Sunday, when I experienced my […]
OMG WTF BBQ!!!
This past Tuesday, on Birthday’s Eve, Randee (a.k.a. kitteridge) took me out for dinner. But not just any dinner, no, and not to one restaurant… but to THREE DIFFERENT BBQ restaurants in three hours. It was one of the most incredible dining experiences I’ve ever had – a literal “food-athon” where we ran to one […]
Casellula (Hell’s Kitchen)
What possible excuse could you have for not yet eating at Casellula? Surely you’ve heard of it – the “cheese hut”, the tiny bistro on 52nd Street, just past 9th Avenue? It is absolutely imperative that you dine there immediately. This small wonder is slowly blossoming into a truly fine eating establishment, and you could […]
Graham Avenue Gossip (Williamsburg)
East Williamsburg is home to a lot of great eateries, and the main strip in this primarily Italian part of the neighborhood is Graham Avenue (a.k.a. Via Vespucci). Graham is also the starting or ending point of many parades and festivals over the Summer; really the heart of the place. To name a few of […]