Kaz An Nou
March 27, 2011
After leaving an opening yesterday for Jane Talcott and John Lloyd’s, Prospect Park Landscapes exhibition in Park Slope, the girls and I ventured down to Kaz An Nou, an intimate little French Caribbean restaurant in Prospect Heights. The food was delicious, the atmosphere home-like and the chef/owner Sebastien, came out himself to take our orders and give us the full description on how every dish was made uniquely with the flavors of the French Caribbean.
Poire et Bleu, maple roasted pear with bleu cheese
Dombrés Crevettes, traditional Guadeloupe shrimp and dumplings and Ratatouille Exotique, squash, zucchini and eggplant in spicy pineapple tomato sauce, served with plantains
Poulet l'Estragon, smoked jerk chicken breast with goat cheese, tarragon and honey sauce
One of the dessert specials for the evening, spicy chocolate cake with coconut frosting
A Family Sunday Meal
March 20, 2011
I took a quick weekend trip Upstate, and enjoyed home-cooked Swedish meatballs and white pasta garnished with parsley.
Swedish Meatballs, Parsley and white pasta
Cranberry, Apple, Lemon Juice
A Daytrip to Italy
March 13, 2011
Well almost. At least as close as I’ve ever come to Italy without actually hopping on a plane. A few friends and I ventured to Arthur Ave in the Bronx on Saturday. I have heard great things about the authentic food selections available, but have yet to make the trek uptown. And it was well worth it. We quite possibly may have eaten enough in that one afternoon and evening to compensate for an entire week’s worth of food. Hence why this post has an overabundance of photos, I couldn’t bare to leave anything out. After carting back as many bags as possible, we prepared a meal of some of the best cheeses, meats, calamari, pasta and desserts.
Fresh Bread
Cosenza's Fish Market
Oysters on the half shell. We only bought 3 rounds. They were that good.
Casa Della Mozzarella. After purchasing 2 1/2 pounds of cheese, they gave us more fresh mozzarella in case we couldn't wait until we got home. Amazing,
Biancardi Meats behind the scenes where all the prep goes down
Biancardi Meats
Borgatti's prepping some fresh pasta for us
Arthur Ave Market
Provolone, Mozzarella, Sliced ricotta cheese, bread and tomatoes topped off with fresh basil from the farmer's market
Focaccia and fresh mozzarella
Canolli from Egidio's
Tomatoes and Ricotta
Frying up some calamari from Cosenza's
Julia’s Japanese
February 22, 2011
As promised, here’s the Udon noodles and vegetable dish my roommate, Julia cooked up from our ingredients bought at the Japanese Supermarket, Sunrise Mart.
Fresh vegetables and Teriyaki sauce
Udon noodles and vegetables, seasoned with Teriyaki sauce, garlic salt and Sriracha sauce
Fish Friday
February 4, 2011
In the middle of a snowstorm, my roommates and I, along with some friends from our building enjoyed a local meal at Kefi. Pictured below is the Pan Seared Striped Bass. Flashing back to another amazing fish dinner, check out a home cooked Wahoo evening in Aruba not too long ago.
Pan Seared Striped Bass, String Beans, Potato, Capers, Olives
Local Aruba Fish Market
Wahoo
Cooked and ready for dinner on the ocean
Wahoo Tacos
Marandi Sunset
January 18, 2011
A little flashback to the warm evenings in Aruba last month. Here’s a dinner enjoyed seaside at sunset in a palapa hut at Marandi.
Shrimp Tempura
Tuna Tartar
Happy New Years!
January 1, 2011
Bringing in the new year at the Deutsch’s at Mount Snow in Vermont.
Some of Vermont's best Indian dishes at the Deutsch's
Happy New Years from Vermont
Sunset Grille
December 23, 2010
To kick off the weekend in Aruba we enjoyed a delicious girl’s night dinner at the Sunset Grille. Below is my Prime Kurobuta Pork and Leslie’s Chilean Sea Bass entrees.
Prime Kurobuta Pork: Two medallions of sirloin wrapped bacon; herb-crusted Caribbean chimichuri with tropical relish. Chilean Sea Bass: Topped with balsamic whole grain mustard, green herbs pesto sauce, ove roasted Roma tomato and Bermuda onion rings
Sunset Grille
An Upper West Side Gem
December 13, 2010
Kefi is one of my favorite restaurants in my neighborhood, let alone all of New York City. They have an amazing Greek menu, very reasonably priced. I went there this weekend while my parents were visiting and ordered what I always do, the Sheep Milk Ravioli with brown butter and sage. A day later, the leftovers are just as delicious and photogenic as they were at the restaurant.
Sheep Milk Ravioli with Brown Butter & Sage
Holiday Dinner Party
December 6, 2010
Saturday evening we gathered at Leslie’s for a holiday dinner party with a hugely successful menu. Vicky and Dario are visiting from Milan, so we not only gave them a taste of New York, but had a little bit of Italy with their eggplant parmigiana. Other dishes included cheese stuffed meatballs, spinach gnocchi, grilled gouda and apple sandwiches, pudding pasta, potato latkes and apple sauce, onion and mushroom bruschetta, salad and delicious cookies for dessert.
Vicky & Dario's Eggplant Parmigiana
My Gruyere cheese stuffed meatballs & Sarah's spinach gnocchi
Heating up the sauce & Leslie's candles-in-bottles table centerpiece
a camera in the kitchen 