Surveying the countless Indian and Pakistani restaurants in Jackson Heights, Tahir Kamil wasn’t impressed with food he found. A native of New Delhi, Tahir knew the dishes he sampled didn’t taste authentic and he decided to open a restaurant to set the record straight. In 2004, Tahir opened Kababish and soon after, a line of [...]
March 17, 2011
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And The Winner Is……
Congrats to Lisa Lebowitz for winning two tickets to A Chef Tasting and Benefit Party hosted by Food Network’s own Alex Guarnaschelli. Thanks to everyone who entered and thanks again to Housing Works Bookstore Cafe for letting me give away some fantastic tickets! You can still buy tickets for this event by visiting their website here
March 13, 2011
Upcoming Event: Chef Tasting & Benefit Ticket Giveaway
Would you like a pair of tickets to attend a Chef Tasting and Benefit Party at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe valued at $130.00? To enter to win, write a comment on this post listing the two restaurants at which Alex Guarnaschelli is Executive Chef. Hint – See below press release. You must have a valid [...]
March 7, 2011
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The Sweeter Side of The Brooklyn Booze Experiment
It’s another full house at The Bell House, the scene of the latest cook off competition hosted by Nick Suarez and Theo Peck of The Food Experiments. Booze is the theme du jour, with beer or booze infused dishes (savory and sweet) for the eating. I spent my time with a few boozy dessert competitors [...]
March 1, 2011
Eating Jackson Heights
After devouring the most authentic North Pakistani kabab roll this side of Lahore, I stand outside the tiny Jackson Heights eatery named Kababish and ask Chef Barbar about their kabab spice mixture. I rattle off the following spices and he nods in approval after each one: Cardamom, Cinnamon, Coriander, Garam masala. Thrilled that we’ve cracked [...]
February 26, 2011
Happier than a Pig In Shit at Stone Barns Center
Livestock are the highlight to your winter visit to Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture in Pocantico Hills , NY – just 30 miles north of Manhattan. Stone Barns is an 80 acre four-season farm and education center boasting strong initiatives in holistic agriculture and sustainable farming practices. The featured cast of characters during [...]
February 9, 2011
How Many Sliders Can You Eat in 5 minutes?
24 sliders in 5 minutes Four brave souls stepped up to the plate (literally) for The Burger Bowl – a gut busting slider eating competition – held at The Burger Bistro in Bay Ridge. Hosted by the League of Amateur Competitive Eaters (LACE), this event catered to amateurs and first timers only. Each competitor stared down [...]
February 8, 2011
Arancini Bros. Has Bushwick by the Balls
Bushwick just got a whole lot more Sicilian with the February 1st opening of Arancini Bros. — New York’s first and only Sicilian rice ball eatery. Arancini means “little oranges” in Italian, which is exactly how these hearty rice balls look after a dunk in the deep fryer. Breaking a rice ball open reveals creamy [...]
February 1, 2011
Chilifest 2011
Two thousand people herded into Chelsea Market on Sunday for Chilifest 2011, a gluttonous orgy of chili and beer brought to you by Dickson’s Farmstand Meats and The Cleaver Company. 24 restaurants and chefs vied for the $2,000 grand prize and ladled out sometimes spicy (but always meaty) chili into novelty mugs attendees carried from [...]
January 25, 2011
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24 Hour Restaurant Battle Taping
To blog or not to blog, that is the $750,000.00 question. I scored a chance to be a taste tester for a taping of Season 2 of 24 Hour Restaurant Battle on Food Network. The show is a spin off of Top Chef’s infamous Restaurant Wars episodes. On this show, two teams of amateur cooks/restauranteurs [...]
March 26, 2011
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