Category: food & drinks

  • NYC Food Porn: DBGB #1-#5

    DBGB’s menu is primarily designed around small plates for sharing.  The section labeled “Links, Bangers, Saucisses & Wieners” features, you guessed it, sausages from around the world, but even from countries that do not make sausages, e.g. “Thai”, which contains green papaya, basil fried rice, chili sauce, quail eggs.  Another section of the menu is

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  • CBGB OMFUG is now DBGB

    After a day of bargain hunting in downtown Manhattan, IT and I decided to crash DBGB Kitchen and Bar on Bowery (photo above by DBGB).  This new restaurant by Daniel Boulud took the space of CBGB (Country, BlueGrass, Blues) which had a long history in the music scene of NYC.  In its heydays, The Ramones,

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  • NYC food porn: Telepan #11-#14

    Well, that’s all folks for the Telepan series.  We liked Telepan’s food so much that they were on our short list for this year’s New Year’s eve dinner. Pictures of the earlier courses can be found here:  #1-#5 and #6-#10. #11 –  Quince Granita Parfait (quince, yoghurt cream, toasted almonds and prosecco) is my dessert

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  • Our Christmas Dinner 2009

    Our friends, two sisters – YS & HS, are notorious for their elaborate dinners – all made from scratch, with no substitutes or shortcuts.  We have been fortunate enough to know them for more than a decade and had enjoyed many Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners over the years.  YS just finished renovation of her apartment

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