Jean Georges

If you look up the definition of “spoiled” in the dictionary, you will not see a picture of me, but you will see a reference to my existence.  Exactly a week after we went to Le Bernardin, DLS took me to Jean Georges because… much like Le Bernardin, the executive pastry chef of Jean Georges, Johnny Iuzzini, was leaving at the end of 2011.  Of course, I’ve actually ‘worked with’ Johnny in the past (click the link earlier, you’ll see) and sampled desserts that he literally made on the spot, but it would be different to eat what he makes [...]

Tuesdays with TT: Cafés do Brasil Week

This week is the start of “Cafés do Brasil week” here in NYC to celebrate Brazilian coffee. CT and I were invited to a special brunch at Bistro Cassis to learn about the variety of coffees produced in Brazil. There were representatives on hand from from Brazilian Specialty Foods, Inc. and ApexBrasil(Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency) to teach the small group of us more about Brazilian Coffee. There are actually twelve different coffee regions and we got to sample three of them. We were given a small bag with a map and a “Cafés do Brasil” lapel pin. All [...]

Cafe Frida: Wine & Food Festival Kickoff

Recently I was invited to attend the official launch for the 2012 Cancun-Riviera Maya Wine & Food Festival, to be held in Cancun next March. The event, four days of special celebrations and dozens of tasting opportunities, will honor chefs both in Mexico and abroad for their culinary accomplishments, centered around a tribute to Ferran Adriá, the world-famous godfather of molecular gastronomy at El Bullí in Spain. But this night wouldn’t be about meeting Adriá (boo!), it was to introduce the New York press and blogging community to the richness of Mexican cuisine and, yes, tequila and wine (yay!) at [...]

Calle Ocho (Press Preview)

Within a week period, I found myself on the Upper West Side – where I never go, as you can see by that link – a record three times.  One of those times was for the preview of the ‘new’ menu at Calle Ocho, which had moved across the street to its new location inside the Excelsior Hotel.  So I dragged Beer Boor under protest to this event, as my appetite was still wonky and I was scared I wouldn’t be able to enjoy the food.  The entire back room, which is quite large, was reserved with three large tables [...]

Ed’s Chowder House

I took FeistySis to another press event, and afterwards we were hungry.  Luckily, I’d scouted the area nearby and discovered we’d be right next to Ed’s Chowder House, so we went there – it was pretty empty at 6 pm on a Monday, but that was to be expected.  While we browsed the menu, we made our way through the bread basket.  There was a jalapeno cheddar biscuit in there that was outta this world – you could see flecks of the fresh jalapeno in it, which gave it a nice bite.  Yum!  We decided to order a bunch of [...]

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