culinography

Friday, July 17, 2009

More from Mom's Garden

In my efforts to show where food comes from, I have been photographing food bearing plants in my family's garden in Sonoma County, CA.

Elephant Garlic:

Raspberry Bush:

Melon Vine:

Lettuce:

Lemon tree:

Flat leaf Cabbage:

Asparagus:

Artichoke:

Thursday, July 16, 2009

Beer Garden Party at Inside Park at St. Bart's

Matthew Weinegarten is the very talented chef at Inside Park at St. Bart's Cathedral who specializes in local and sustainable fare. He cures his own meats and last night I tried MANY of them! As a new meat eater (I was raised vegetarian and recently started eating meat)...I was in heaven! His hot dogs and pulled pork were my favorites. This is exactly what I've been missing all these years!

The info for yesterday's event:

Join Edible Manhattan at Inside Park at St. Bart's
for an evening to celebrate the newest issue
of Manhattan's beloved locavore magazine!

Enjoy a walk-around tasting of local beers and Biergarten fare
from Executive Chef Matthew Weingarten, including:

Hanks of Assorted Sausages! Roasted Heritage Pig!
Long Island Sound Seafood Skewers!
Local Cheeses, Market Pickles and more!

Tickets sold in advance. $55.00 per person.
Please call (212) 593-3333, or book online at OpenTable.com.

Inside Park at St. Bart's
109 East 50th Street - Entrance on Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022
Phone: (212) 593-3333 | Website: www.insideparknyc.com

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Inside Park also has a great bar on the patio for happy hour.. and the cathedral lights up at night making it an ideal summer spot.

above, Weingarten with Peter Hoffman of Savoy

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Strawberry Picking in Santa Barbara

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Tango Dinner Party!

My dear friend Andrea has been living in Buenos Aires and has just come back to live in NYC. To welcome her home, we had a Tango themed dinner party at my house in Brooklyn.

Sunset Rooftop Cocktails:
Payman's Spicy Capirinhas
Meagan's Mirandas: A blended frozen kiwi mint cocktail
Lots of Malbec! and cold white wine

To Start:
Fresh Pico de Gallo & Chips
Meagan's mango, goat cheese and fresh mint salad

Dinner:
Andrea's Enchiladas (both red and green) filled with cheddar cheese, cream cheese, sauteed onions & peppers, and spinach. Topped with dollops of sour cream.

Vanessa's empanadas filled with chorizo, goat cheese and black beans. Dipped in chimichurri saice...Amazing!

Payman's roasted sweet potatoes topped with a toasted cumin seed butter sauce.

Green Salad with Cucumbers, Mint, Tomatoes, Avocado and a light lemony dressing. (aloe leaf tongs)

For dessert: Strawberries dipped in whip cream. Chocolate sea salt covered almonds.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Buenos Aires

A few pictures from a recent vacation to Argentina:

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Tuscan Wine Lovers Dinner

Last week, chef Rossano Giannini of Lanterna in Nyack, NY, was at the James Beard House for a Tuscan Wine Lovers Dinner. Delicioso! Click for a full menu.
From the JBF website:
“Lanterna shines an unfiltered light on the popular cuisine of Tuscany, offering a well-executed primer on the soul of true Northern Italian cuisine,” wrote Dennis A. Chansky of the Journal News about Rossano Giannini’s charming eatery. Join us for a dinner of the chef’s spot-on, rustic favorites paired with a selection of fine Tuscan wines.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Mom's Garden

On a recent trip to see my family in Sonoma County, I took some photos in my Mom's beautiful little vegetable garden that is surrounded by redwood trees. My dad built all the raised beds and my brother Ryan (who is an amazing gardner) has helped plant all sorts of wonderful things. It's so fun to be able to walk up to the garden with a basket and pick things to make for dinner. Mom knows I love kale, so she's planted several varieties for me for when I visit (which happens to be every 3 months, the rule as long as I live so far away). I eat kale often, and there's NO kale like Mom's. It's crisp and sweet and tender and so flavorful! You hardly need butter.

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