Gastronomy Blog

Hooray! Finally a restaurant that wasn’t a total jackass because we were ordering off the Restaurant Week menu. And, moreover,

Lisetta does not advocate pretentious Italian food, unless the food is exceptional. Vetri’s Osteria is a pretensious place, for sure,

The Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, N. Y. Christopher Goldsbury, who made billions from the commercial sales of

These shrimp toasts are my Aunt Phuong’s signature appetizer and are served at large family gatherings. This recipe yields enough to feed a small army.

4 pounds shrimp (size 36-40)
1 bunch green onion
2/3 bulb garlic (5-7 cloves)
6 tablespoons sugar
1 egg white
1 ½ tablespoons black pepper
10 tablespoons nouc mam
2 ½ loaves white bread
Vegetable oil

Prepare shrimp
Thoroughly wash […]

For marinade

15 chicken wings and drummettes (30 pieces total)
1 shallot
1 large garlic clove
¼ cup fish sauce
1 teaspoon salt
3 ½ tablespoons sugar
1 ½ teaspoon black pepper

For coating and frying

¼ cup Italian bread crumbs or Panko
½ cup white or whole wheat flour
Vegetable oil

Prepare chicken
Separate wings and drummettes and set wings aside. For the drummettes, using a paring […]

The gay scene in London is legendary. In fact it has developed at such a rate that it is now

We decided to try the Front Street Trattoria last night. Overall, it was fair, but there were some minor flaws.

Because of the special anniversary menu at The Bungalow, they had automatically added an 18% gratuity.  This reminded me of our

originally uploaded by Eating In Translation. …but the Caribbean restaurant at 200 W. 146th St. will reopen as Class

So I met a good friend for dinner last night, and ended up at this small East Village home-style meat