Month: December 2006

best dishes of 2006…

#10: Hot Potato at alinea Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. From a second visit to the newly named number one restaurant in the U.S., Alinea (according to Gourmet Magazine), to snacking from street vendors in China, I’ve had a pretty amazing year of eating.  I visited Jean Georges on two continents, Thomas Keller on both coasts, […]

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best dishes of 2006…

#10: Hot Potato at alinea Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. From a second visit to the newly named number one restaurant in the U.S., Alinea (according to Gourmet Magazine), to snacking from street vendors in China, I’ve had a pretty amazing year of eating.  I visited Jean Georges on two continents, Thomas Keller on both coasts, […]

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nanners and rummy raisins…

Nanners and Rummy Raisin Ice Cream Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. I’m staring at two over-ripening bananas on my counter. What to do?  Je detest les bananes – well, except under a couple of scoops of ice cream and a coating of hot fudge, with a  cherry on top.  Oh!  Ice cream!!  Duh… (so works the […]

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nanners and rummy raisins…

Nanners and Rummy Raisin Ice Cream Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. I’m staring at two over-ripening bananas on my counter. What to do?  Je detest les bananes – well, except under a couple of scoops of ice cream and a coating of hot fudge, with a  cherry on top.  Oh!  Ice cream!!  Duh… (so works the […]

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the essence of chocolate…

Essence of Chocolate Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. The editors at Hyperion Books sent me three cookbooks and asked me if I might blog about them.  The cookbook that grabbed my attention immediately was The Essence of Chocolate by the founders of Scharffen Berger Cocolates, Robert Steinberg, a physician, and John Scharffenberger, an award-winning vintner. The book isn’t simply […]

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the essence of chocolate…

Essence of Chocolate Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. The editors at Hyperion Books sent me three cookbooks and asked me if I might blog about them.  The cookbook that grabbed my attention immediately was The Essence of Chocolate by the founders of Scharffen Berger Cocolates, Robert Steinberg, a physician, and John Scharffenberger, an award-winning vintner. The book isn’t simply […]

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merry christmas…

2006 Christmas Eve Dessert: Molten Chocolate Cake Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. To all my blogging friends, Merry Christmas!!  From my table to yours, I’d like to share a little of my holiday spirit with you. Last night, I cooked Christmas eve dinner for six. I started brainstorming for ideas for this dinner about a week […]

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merry christmas…

2006 Christmas Eve Dessert: Molten Chocolate Cake Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. To all my blogging friends, Merry Christmas!!  From my table to yours, I’d like to share a little of my holiday spirit with you. Last night, I cooked Christmas eve dinner for six. I started brainstorming for ideas for this dinner about a week […]

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edible complex…

  Recently, I was contacted by Lori Fredrickson of Popular Photography Magazine.  She had stumbled across my flickr account and photos and read my blog.  In a scheduled phone interviewed, Ms. Fredrickson interviewed me from her offices in New York City.  Her article, entitled “My Project: Edible Complex,”  which features some of my food photos is published in the January issue, […]

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edible complex…

  Recently, I was contacted by Lori Fredrickson of Popular Photography Magazine.  She had stumbled across my flickr account and photos and read my blog.  In a scheduled phone interviewed, Ms. Fredrickson interviewed me from her offices in New York City.  Her article, entitled “My Project: Edible Complex,”  which features some of my food photos is published in the January issue, […]

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menu for hope iii…

Food blogger extraordinaire, chez pim, has organized and kicked off the third annual Menu For Hope.  Because u.e. was too lame to get his act together to donate and participate in this year’s donations, I’ve got to sheepishly sit on the sidelines and cheer on the champs.  Menu For Hope has become a tremendous cause and […]

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menu for hope iii…

Food blogger extraordinaire, chez pim, has organized and kicked off the third annual Menu For Hope.  Because u.e. was too lame to get his act together to donate and participate in this year’s donations, I’ve got to sheepishly sit on the sidelines and cheer on the champs.  Menu For Hope has become a tremendous cause and […]

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biscotti, biscotti, biscotti….

Hrm, what to give my assistant and the good people at the *gainful employ* this holiday season??  Well, I’ve gotten my assistant a gift, but how about something to nibble.  They expect something edible from me…. Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. Last week, I received my free copy of Food + Wine Magazine […]

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biscotti, biscotti, biscotti….

Hrm, what to give my assistant and the good people at the *gainful employ* this holiday season??  Well, I’ve gotten my assistant a gift, but how about something to nibble.  They expect something edible from me…. Chocolate Pistachio Biscotti Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. Last week, I received my free copy of Food + Wine Magazine […]

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what a little birdie told me…

Alain Ducasse is talking with the Trump folks about opening up a restaurant in Chicago.  Look out Michelin, here he comes.  Heartland: fly-over no more!

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what a little birdie told me…

Alain Ducasse is talking with the Trump folks about opening up a restaurant in Chicago.  Look out Michelin, here he comes.  Heartland: fly-over no more!

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restoration hardware…

Oxtail Soup Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. When it’s cold outside, one wants nothing more than a warm bowl of fortification. I find my strength in hearty soups and stews. One of my childhood favorites is oxtail soup. There are a bazillion ways to prepare oxtails. The French braise the bone-on-meat in red wine until the […]

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restoration hardware…

Oxtail Soup Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure. When it’s cold outside, one wants nothing more than a warm bowl of fortification. I find my strength in hearty soups and stews. One of my childhood favorites is oxtail soup. There are a bazillion ways to prepare oxtails. The French braise the bone-on-meat in red wine until the […]

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what’s green and red…

Pistachio-Cherry Ice Cream Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure … and nutty all over? No, not a Christmas wreath with nuts, silly – home-made pistachio and dried cherry ice cream!  Well, not really. I’ve never quite grasped why or how pistachio ice cream attains a fiendishly neon green glow in ice cream shops.  Yes, the outter surface of pistachio nuts is pea […]

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what’s green and red…

Pistachio-Cherry Ice Cream Originally uploaded by ulteriorepicure … and nutty all over? No, not a Christmas wreath with nuts, silly – home-made pistachio and dried cherry ice cream!  Well, not really. I’ve never quite grasped why or how pistachio ice cream attains a fiendishly neon green glow in ice cream shops.  Yes, the outter surface of pistachio nuts is pea […]

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