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Summertime cocktails: white sangria and strawberry-basil caipirinhas to help battle Fall Creep. 23 Aug 2013 | 07:22 pm
Strawberry-Basil Caipirinha with the first issue of Cherry Bombe. OK, so I feel a little guilty. I’ve been sitting on these cocktails for most of the summer, but because I couldn’t write my way to a ...
08.14.13: dinner (omelette aux fines herbes as a tortilla, part I) 21 Aug 2013 | 05:00 pm
Tortilla de patatas y finas hierbas/truita a patates amb les fines herbes I had high hopes for this tortilla, and while it was delicious and did a pretty good job of matching the idea of the final pr...
08.07.13: dinner (squid with burst tomatoes, via Tom Colicchio.) 15 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
Squid with Burst Tomatoes Last week was not particularly enjoyable: besides being grey and kind of cold for August, a succession of events left me feeling pretty damn defeated by the end of the week....
07.06.13: appetizer (garlic-rubbed crostini with peaches, Gorgonzola piccante, and honey) 29 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
Garlic-rubbed crostini with peaches, gorgonzola, and honey Because it has been very hot over the last few weeks and will probably get very hot again before the end of the summer, I’m going to continu...
07.07.13: appetizer (gazpacho andaluz/gaspatxo andalús) 16 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
Gazpacho andaluz/gazpaxo andalús One of the things that was challenging during our trip to Barcelona last year was trying to stay well-hydrated. We’d be the obnoxious Americans carrying around the gi...
06.30.13: Argentinian-inspired dinner, as a consolation following 8 Jul 2013 | 05:00 pm
Burnt tomatoes with anchovies, goat cheese, and parsley-garlic-oil sauce. I have all of these posts in mind with all of these wonderful salads and drinks and the like in mind, but all that occupies m...
05.26.13: dinner (lobster soup with “shredded” spaghetti, or spaghetti tagliuzzati con zuppa di aragosta) 3 Jun 2013 | 05:00 pm
Lobster and pasta: it sounds so simple, doesn’t it? And doesn’t it sound like the epitome of the springtime or summer meal, something to enjoy after a nice day at the beach, perhaps served with a refr...
04.28.13: dessert (in which another toe is dipped into the world of molecular cooking: spherification) 27 May 2013 | 05:00 pm
A few months ago I went to my grandmother’s house to help with the cleaning out of her things. After a tumultuous January in which many scenarios were possible but very few actually took place, my mom...
Images from New Orleans: where to find the best cocktails in the Quarter (if not the city). 26 May 2013 | 05:00 pm
One of the most fascinating aspects about the French Quarter, and New Orleans in general, is the cocktail culture. I mean, this is a place where not only can you find anything from huge-ass beers to w...
05.05.05: appetizer/salad (arugula-pecorino salad wrapped in bresaola) 6 May 2013 | 05:00 pm
I have all of these epic posts in progress right now, but I had to share this half-salad, half-appetizer with you right away as it’s quite possibly the platonic ideal of easy springtime/summer eating....
