After reading several recipes, we decided to make Pho at home. Essentially the broth is the soul and body of the dish. Apparently, street vendors in Hanoi spend hours preparing their broth to sell in their street carts the next day. In my version, I start by...
[gallery link="file" columns="3"] Causa, sometimes called Causa Limeña or Causa Peruana is a popular Peruvian dish. It's basically a cold potato salad that can be presented in many different ways, like molded individually in ring molds or pressed into a terrine in loafs pans lined with...
Chagalante 02 [br] Smoked Pale Ale[br] Bottled in Brooklyn on 8.20.2011[br] 45 bottles, 12 oz.[br] 35 IBU[br] W. yeast 1056 American Ale[br] 6.2% ABV[br] [br] [br] [gallery link="file" columns="4" orderby="rand"]...
You can find this recipe and other wonderful ones on Thomas Keller book Ad Hoc at Home[br] RED WINE REDUCTION 1 (750-ml) bottle dry red wine, such as Cabernet Sauvignon 1 cup diced (1/2-inch) yellow onion 1 cup 1/2-inch-thick slices peeled carrots 1 cup 1/2-inch-thick slices leeks (white and...
JULY 10th[br] Sunday was a day to explore some local beers. We had the time to visit two local brewers/restaurants, Thirsty Bear and 21st Amendment. Thirsty Bear is a certified organic brewing company that also serves delicious Spanish cuisine. We began with a sample taste with...
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Good times at Bierkraft in Brooklyn. Stop by to refresh yourself with the interesting tap selection, grab a bite or take home a couple of growlers full of goodness. Cheers! [br] [br] 191 Fifth Avenue[br] Brooklyn, NY 11217[br] 718 230 7600 ...
[gallery link="file" columns="4"] On a Saturday we went to Chinatown in Manhattan to taste some Dim Sum. Following a New York Time recommendation we ended up at Non Wah Tea Parlor. Nom Wah Tea Parlor first opened at 13-15 Doyers Street back in 1920 as a...
[gallery link="file" columns="4" orderby="rand"] Flushing, founded in 1645, is a neighborhood in the north central part of the City of New York borough of Queens, 10 miles (16 km) east of Manhattan. It is one of the largest and most diverse neighborhoods in New York City. Flushing's diversity...