Month: November 2007

eating on the cheap…

Butter Lettuce Salad at bluestem I eat out a lot.  More often than not, I’m eating multi-coursed meals in higher end establishments.  When I’m not eating out, I’m usually recipe testing or cooking something up (inevitably, in batches too large for one) at home. A by-product of eating “fancy” so frequently is an indelible craving for the casual, the sloppy, […]

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eating on the cheap…

Butter Lettuce Salad at bluestem I eat out a lot.  More often than not, I’m eating multi-coursed meals in higher end establishments.  When I’m not eating out, I’m usually recipe testing or cooking something up (inevitably, in batches too large for one) at home. A by-product of eating “fancy” so frequently is an indelible craving for the casual, the sloppy, […]

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crunchy inside and out…

Nancy Olson’s Crunchy Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Layer Cake My eyes get me in more trouble than they should. I’m a sucker for glossy print pictures… especially ones of food. But, this time, it wasn’t the picture that caught my attention first. It was the name: Nancy Olson. Just a couple of months before I […]

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crunchy inside and out…

Nancy Olson’s Crunchy Milk Chocolate Peanut Butter Layer Cake My eyes get me in more trouble than they should. I’m a sucker for glossy print pictures… especially ones of food. But, this time, it wasn’t the picture that caught my attention first. It was the name: Nancy Olson. Just a couple of months before I […]

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review: cork-covered rusticity…

Sardinia Ristorante I was pretty set on taking the family to Talula for dinner on my last night in Miami. The main reason for that decision was that my mom, who turned 60 (and for whom the trip to Miami was taken), greatly prefers gentle, quiet, and linen-serviced restaurants to those that are more boisterous […]

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review: cork-covered rusticity…

Sardinia Ristorante I was pretty set on taking the family to Talula for dinner on my last night in Miami. The main reason for that decision was that my mom, who turned 60 (and for whom the trip to Miami was taken), greatly prefers gentle, quiet, and linen-serviced restaurants to those that are more boisterous […]

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review: genuine food, genuine drink…

Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink I was pleased to spy Chef Michael Schwartz as my table was seated to dinner recently at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, the trendy new eat place in Miami’s heretofore rather quiet, but apparently up-and-coming, Design District. Michael Schwartz recently garnered a bit of press as […]

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review: genuine food, genuine drink…

Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink I was pleased to spy Chef Michael Schwartz as my table was seated to dinner recently at Michael’s Genuine Food & Drink, the trendy new eat place in Miami’s heretofore rather quiet, but apparently up-and-coming, Design District. Michael Schwartz recently garnered a bit of press as […]

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review: joe’s stone crab…

Joe’s Stone Crab Restaurant Joe’s “Select” Stone Crab Claws My family and I had a simple, light lunch at Joe’s not too long ago. It was our first time in Miami, and thus, at the original. I’ve been to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steaks & Stone Crab in Chicago, a collaboration between Joe’s Stone Crab and […]

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review: joe’s stone crab…

Joe’s Stone Crab Restaurant Joe’s “Select” Stone Crab Claws My family and I had a simple, light lunch at Joe’s not too long ago. It was our first time in Miami, and thus, at the original. I’ve been to Joe’s Seafood, Prime Steaks & Stone Crab in Chicago, a collaboration between Joe’s Stone Crab and […]

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review: amidst the swaying palms…

I just wrapped up three days of great eating in Miami. I have to admit to a bit of whining and anxiety about the food scene in Miami (all, admittedly, prejudice) – but, I have to say that I was pretty impressed by what I experienced. Here is what I managed to squeeze into my […]

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review: amidst the swaying palms…

I just wrapped up three days of great eating in Miami. I have to admit to a bit of whining and anxiety about the food scene in Miami (all, admittedly, prejudice) – but, I have to say that I was pretty impressed by what I experienced. Here is what I managed to squeeze into my […]

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have pears, will bake…

u.e.’s Ginger Cinnamon Pear Tart What happens when you have an extra batch of pâte sablée and 6 pounds of bosc pears? Make a pear tart. This past weekend was my mother’s 60th birthday. By default, I was to show as chef for the dinner. This pear tart made for an excellent dessert. The recipe […]

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have pears, will bake…

u.e.’s Ginger Cinnamon Pear Tart What happens when you have an extra batch of pâte sablée and 6 pounds of bosc pears? Make a pear tart. This past weekend was my mother’s 60th birthday. By default, I was to show as chef for the dinner. This pear tart made for an excellent dessert. The recipe […]

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