What do you get when an engineer trades in his slide rule for a slicing knife? A fourth-generation fish monger, of course!
OK, maybe that wasn’t SO obvious, but once you take a bite of the succulent sturgeon or luscious lox at our friend Josh’s appetizing store on the Lower East Side, you’ll forget all about my senseless riddles and annoying aliteration. For the full Russ and Daughters spiel (look, I used Yiddish!) and to see what Martha Stewart’s raving about, read (and watch) on … -Bret
Alright, check out my cousin’s take on a Chinese classic, “mapo tofu“. You’ll notice the video that he shot and edited in a day (far quicker than anything I’ve ever done) is by far the most visually sophisticated and cinematic of all the the videos yet posted on this site. It’s all about visual storytelling. I sense the influence of P. T. Anderson. That’s because he’s a genius and an incredibly talented filmmaker and animator. Did I mention we’re related by blood? Bret, you might want to pay attention to how he peels the skin off the Italian sausages. He doesn’t even use his hands. There’s no “pushing it” at all. Intrigued? Check out the full video and recipe.
Ever the martyrs, JG and I have taken it upon ourselves to research for all of you some of the best burgers in NYC. Welcome to the first installment of the of the Burger Reviews. We’re using the TONY Top Ten List of burgers as our guide, but we’re not bound to it. If you all have any suggestions send them our way. Better yet, submit your own burger review. Check out the full review of our first three burgers. Come on. Take a bite.
Gong Hay Fat Choi! Alright, I know it’s already been a month and a half since Chinese New Year so this post is particularly late. But it takes time to edit all my crappy footage and whittle it down to a comprehensible video that shows the whole (or at least wholish) process of preparing a certain dish. And in this case, the footage was crappier than usual, because I was all ADD (or ADHD if you prefer) trying to follow the prep of four different dishes while also chowing down and hanging out with Bay Area friends I see maybe a few times a year. Alright, enough whining. I just want to give props to Cheryl, Cam, Maia and Dylan for hosting another kick ass (that’s Chinese for awesome) Chinese New Year party in their newly renovated house and amazing kitchen. Also, thanks are in order to Cheryl, Matt, Chiara and Dave for being patient enough to cook and let me put my annoying camera in their face. Alright so check out some of the delicious stuff we cooked that night via these fried chicken wings:
Why am I smiling? Because I’m doing the Jing Fong jig! Duh! Ok, so about month ago, I had dim sum at this NYC Chinatown establishment and well… Check out the full review.
