summer has only begun…

Summer of 2011 has been eventful so far and I admittedly love it!   It’s always been one of my most dreaded season of the year because I do not do well with heat, humidity and  did I mention summer in New York City rancid smell is unbearable.  This may sound depressing to some people

A Look into Cookbooks: The Frankies Spuntino & Eating My Way through 2010

My dad unexpectedly had an emergency family matter to attend in Fuzhou, China this past Wednesday and will not be back until mid-April.  What this means is I have the entire kitchen to myself!  With the cookbook I received as presents and bought as a treat of my own and with the excess time in

Opah! [Yay in Greek] Weekly eats at the New Amsterdam Market: Fleisher’s, Jimmy’s, Orwasher

It has been awhile since I have eaten from a food truck.  Since most food truck I have had in the past always seems to disappoint me.  Finally, Souvlaki Gr a food truck I will go back to again and again and even take the action to hunt down in where they are located.  Parked

Weekly Eats at the New Amsterdam Market: Butternut Squash Soup, Kombucha, and Ricotta

Butternut Squash Soup from Table Tales at New Amsterdam Market If you’re looking for something seasonal and local you’ll most definitely find it at the New Amsterdam Market.  At it’s peak are root vegetables and my ultimate favorite of the Fall season is Butternut Squash.  Table Tales, a catering company with a cafe in Lower

Le Grand Fooding & Weekly Eats at the New Amsterdam Market: Home/Made, Early Bird Cookery & Do Re Me Farm

April Bloomfield The Spotted Pig, Le Grand Fooding STUFFED.  On Friday Sept 24, my sister and I went to the 2nd annual Le Grand Fooding at PS.1 MoMA.  This year with a thematic theme: throw down San Francisco vs. New York City chefs / West coast vs. East coast.  With chefs including from New York

Weekly Eats at the New Amsterdam Market: Green Brown Orange, Wine Stomp, & BACON

If you haven’t visit the New Amsterdam Market yet, what are you waiting for?!  So here is what you missed… Anthony Road Winery Wine Stomp @ New Amsterdam Market Anthony Road Winery from Penn Yann, Upstate NY hosted a public wine stomp event inviting visitors to get their feet massaged in a barrel of high

Weekly Eats at the New Amsterdam Market: Nectarine Ice Cream, Tamales & Porchetta

Where can you find freshly brewed kombucha, homemade kimchi, and Porchetta under one roof?  Or in this case under the Lower Manhattan FDR Drive highway?  It will be the New Amsterdam Market, now in it’s 3rd annual and introducing weekly Sunday markets beginning this fall.  It’s a food lover paradise with all the local farm