Posts Tagged ‘brunch’

Long Live the Pig.

December 28, 2009

Jill: I can’t visit New York without going to brunch. In past visits, brunch is what happens around 5 p.m. following an evening of bar hopping and fuzzy memories. This time, though, we had bloody marys in hand with available light and without hangovers. Either we’re growing up, or my flight landed in the morning. In this case, it may be both.

Jill: Shortly after arriving in Bed-Stuy, we set off on foot to the General Greene, a restaurant that Maya and the Carnivore had visited once before.

Maya: One of the three Ws in play right from the get-go. On our prior visit, we were impressed with the drinks and underwhelmed by the sandwiches; the breakfast items all sounded great, though, so we’d been talking about giving it another shot. This seemed as good a time as any.

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Sunday Bloody Sunday.

October 12, 2009

Food (and drink) taste better when enjoyed with friends. With that in mind, I hosted a Sunday Bloody Sunday brunch potluck. The Sunday brunch potluck is an idea that was ingrained into my head in my late teens. While all this social media stuff is fun and all, nothing can replace real community. And, well, most real community happens around food. In the kitchen, in my case.

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Green Lox and Latkes.

September 9, 2009

We found Magnolia Bistro as Jill dragged me, if not kicking and screaming, then surely reluctantly, out of the Farmers Market and away from the enticing aromas of  prepared-food vendors’ offerings. New York’s greenmarkets are limited to baked goods, cheeses, and canned goods such as pickles and jams, so I was curious. And hungry. (Waking up in a wet tent will do that to you.) In my book, tamales and samosas would’ve made an excellent breakfast, but Jill insisted on coffee first; pre-caffeine, I’m less belligerent than usual and acquiesced with minimal grumbling.

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We spotted the restaurant’s sign as we crossed the street; that certified-green claim might’ve gotten Jill in the door, but a quick glance at the menu posted in the window and I was sold on something much more simple: house-made citrus-salt–cured salmon.

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A Recommendation.

September 4, 2009

Whatever you do this weekend, do NOT go to Frankies 457 for brunch.

I mean it. The wait is already too long. The service, especially at peak hours, is already harried. And the tiny kitchen can barely keep up with orders as it is.

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Forget what you’ve heard about the food. Really, come on. If you think this French toast ($10) looks at all appetizing, well, I just don’t know what we’re going to do with you. And that bacon ($4)…don’t even get me started.*

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Pork and Bourbon for Breakfast.

June 8, 2009

I owe you guys an apology. I’ve been holding out on you. While Jill has been attending vegan potluck dinners, I’ve been eating pork. Lots and lots of pork. And it’s been goooooooood.

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Exhibit A: The house-smoked BLT ($9) from swine-and-bourbon–centric Char No. 4, in Brooklyn. Yes, that’s a thick slab of pork belly, deep-fried. Before my mother keels over from the shock, let me say just that if there could possibly be a dainty interpretation of a thick-cut, deep-fried slab of pork belly, this would be it.

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Food Math.

May 19, 2009

A handful of strawberries plus…

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A Sunday Standard.

May 18, 2009

Sundays truly are a day of rest for me. I don’t check my e-mail, I generally ignore house projects (such as the million-mile fence that I’m currently staining every sunny moment, square foot by square foot) and I allow myself to do the things that I like, the things that I may put off all week.

A good Sunday morning for me typically involves coffee or tea, Garrison Keillor on the radio, the New York Times Crossword Puzzle and some sort of food. This past Sunday’s food was an easy brunch fall back: quiche.

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My recipe always changes, but for the most part, I believe that you can’t mess up a quiche.

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Controlled Chaos.

March 9, 2009

A confession: I am a compulsive recipe-clipper. Have been for years. I quickly graduated from my early days of overstuffed manila folders (so messy and spill-prone) to one of those accordion-style envelopes intended for monthly filing purposes (receipts, checks, etc.). Instead of January-December, my tabs had labels such as “Soups/Stews” or “Lamb”. When I wanted to browse a category, I’d have to pull out the entire section and sort through clippings and printouts of various sizes; when I was in organizational mode, I’d cull through and toss a few duplicates into the recycling bin, then shove the rest back into the envelope. Finally frustrated with such inconvenience, I transferred everything to a giant red binder, also overstuffed and divided by protein or course, and dip into that when I’m not obsessed with more recent offerings. (Favorites are in a separate binder for easy access—probably the only fully functional element of my so-called “system.”)

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I’m over-sharing here to illustrate just how deep my to-try pile is these days—embarrassingly, some recipes go back ten years or more. Once in awhile, though, I manage to fish one out that is fairly recent and somewhat timely: In this case, a mushroom-and-cheese bread pudding from the March issue of Cooking Light. Last year’s March issue, but let’s not nitpick…it’s the proper month nonetheless.

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