Mark Bittman's Blog, page 50
November 11, 2010
Dear FloFab: The Kitchen Dropped My Dinner
What to do when a restaurant serves everyone at the table but you, when a picky mother-in-law comes along to a three-star meal, and when you split the check with a heavy drinker.
Name This Cocktail
I asked Troy Sidle, a consultant who helped develop the drinks, to come up with a new coffee cocktail on the spot. And I insisted he use tequila.
Red Rooster Harlem, Still Not Ready, Offers "An Amuse-Bouche"
Marcus Samuelsson's restaurant on Lenox Avenue in Harlem opened its doors last night to 300 invited guests, but will not serve the public for several more weeks.
Schnipper's To Open a Branch Near the Original Shake Shack
The Midtown burger joint will open on the north side of East 23rd Street next spring, a stone's throw from Madison Park
November 10, 2010
Cooking and Shopping With Mom and Dad
Mark Bittman learns a few lessons while visiting with his parents. Among them: off season weirdo varieties of corn can be good.
The Sifty Fifty Thanksgiving List
Ideas about where to eat your Thanksgiving dinner and about what you yourself might cook at home.
Reviewing Lavo
This week Sam Sifton reviews Lavo on East 58th Street.
November 9, 2010
Stephen Starr to Open an Italian Restaurant in the New-York Historical Society
When it opens next year, the as-yet-unnamed place, will be a departure for the Philadelphia restaurateur who owns Morimoto and Buddakan.
The Annual Discussion: Wines for Thanksgiving
No matter how many times they've done it before, many people crave step-by-step advice, including picking the right wine to accompany the big meal.
Food Photography: To Illustrate or Not?
Andrew Scrivani asks if cookbooks should always include photography or not.
