People look at me like I have 5 heads when I tell them I don’t like potatoes. A potato is a ball of starchy blandness, that without outside flavors would be pretty much useless. That being said, my only 2 exceptions for potato dishes I’ll allow are: tater tots and gnocchi. I saw this great idea…
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I’ll order soup 365 days a year – I don’t give a shit what time of the year it is. I also don’t discriminate on soup bases either – everything from broths to bisques to chowders and my interest is immediately piqued. Strangely enough, a lot of people don’t share the same passion as I…
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Being that my oven has been (and probably will perpetually be) broken, I try to find ways to make typically baked dishes on the stovetop. Manicotti is one of my favorite stuffed pastas, only slightly behind raviolis, so I figured I’d give it a shot. Note: You’ll probably need a super wide frying pan, like…
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Yes Chef Wine Bar is not your typical neighborhood restaurant. Slightly hidden on the eastern part of 30th Avenue in Astoria is a tiny, 15 or so seat restaurant run solely by 2 individuals. It’s hard to say which character is the star, because just as much as Chef Laszlo throws out amazing food, Phillip…
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New Year, New Me! JK – same shit, same me. I have, and always will, love me some legit NYC bagels. And trust me, it really does make a difference that it is a legit NYC bagel. We’ve all heard the stories, where the bagel-makers lend the extra flavor into their craft via the city…
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