Bozo for global cooking, eating, & drinking
Let’s face it: making legitimate homemade barbeque in New York requires a good deal of creativity. Unfortunately, my grand plans for the “hook-on” window-sill smoker are still in the design phase, so today we’re going to focus on the next best alternative, our trusty slow cooker, otherwise known as the crockpot – the staple of [...]
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Nutritious, fresh, and different. Qualities of a dish that makes us feel good and health. I normally only achieve two of the three describe qualities as nutrition tends to take the backseat to taste in my cooking. I typically find healthy food to be boring and bland. I want flavor, I want to be smacked [...]
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Seriously, why don’t more pubs serve Italian-inspired nachos? Meaty, unctuous, creamy, and, if done the right way, chicken livery, bolognese ragu is the most famous of meat sauces. When poured over a bowl of pasta and topped with grated cheese, it becomes the best damn bowl of pasta ever. So what happens when you pour bolognese [...]
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Jalapeno and scotch bonnet infused vodka? Well yes, that is intriguing. Wait, and you say it tastes like sriracha, but is alcohol? Hold the phone, sign me up for one immediately.
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To a horseradish in vodka, the whole world is vodka. Life is not worth living, unless its full of zest. You cannot get more zesty than with guzzling drinks that pack a horseradish punch. Vodka is smooth like water if you’re Eastern European, but for the rest of us, vodka is one difficult shot to [...]
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Istanbul is the most unique city that I have ever visited. The infrastructure is sophisticated and modern yet historic, the people pious yet liberal, and the city both European and Asian. Waking up to sunlight refracting off of century old mosques and palaces overlooking the Bosporus is a sight of unmatched beauty. However, the city [...]
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“Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost dipping on your nose” – Justin Bieber Many images and culinary traditions flood our senses and memories during the holiday season. Few are as iconic as the opening lyrics to The Christmas Song. Italians have many food customs and treats (just ask about the Feast of the [...]
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A braised bone with a hole is always welcomed in cold weather. Ossobuco is royalty for braised meat fans. It is a Milanese specialty that stars the cross-cut of a veal shank. If you’re having an Ossobuco that does not comprise of a veal shank, you need to fight for your party to buco. This [...]
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Eggplants are from Mars. These weird yet beautiful and glossy purple vegetables are truly unique. An eggplant’s taste is particularly hard to pinpoint, other than a satisfyingly sweet bitterness. Its texture is chameleonesqe and can range from gooey to spongy to slippery. Over the years, I’ve had some terrible eggplant dishes and it is a [...]
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Drop it like it’s hot, drop it like it’s hot. Until recently, I’ve always known lobster rolls to be elegant versions of a chicken salad sandwich, except with lobster and served in a buttery toasted hot dog roll. The lobster in these rolls were always served chilled or close to room temperature. Sweet homemade mayo [...]
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We take pride in becoming the greatest in something. This something can be epic or menial and simple. We cannot all be Ali, but we can feel the satisfaction associated with accomplishing goals and tasks with vigor and excellence. In this post are two fun food related videos that personify one achieving greatness. The Greeks did [...]
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