EATING SEASON
I've spent the past few days visiting local farms for a story on the early crops of summer (it'll pub Wednesday, July 11) and gearing up for the Fancy Food Show in New York. I'll be eating my way through the show Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. I feel grateful I've laid a healthy foundation in my stomach of kale, leaf lettuces, 8-ball squashes and the first corn of the season by doing this farm story. Goodness knows what I'll face during the food show - pounds of cheeses, chocolates, snacks, pestos, salsas, pastas, condiments, sauces - you name it, I'll eat it.
Before I take off, I'm going to try to catch "Ratatouille" at the Algonquin in Manasquan. Have you seen it?
I have to admit, I'm not much of a movie-goer. Mostly because I tend to spend my nights either in restaurants or my kitchen. It's not that I don't enjoy movies; it's just that it's hard to be in two places at once. But this "Ratatouille" sounds irresistible. I'm hoping it'll rev up my hunger for the food show.
I'll write you after the show - though, remember, as usual, I'll be doing a couple of Food covers on the trends and highlights. So here, you'll be fed out-takes. Leftovers? Hmm, I have to find the right word.
Meanwhile, I want to ask your opinions on something: What's your favorite casual seafood place? Not one of those tourist-type seafood palaces, but your most beloved seafood-focused spot? It might be seasonal, it might be shack-like, it might be very, very out of the way.
Farmers: Please post your just-picked specials right here. Chefs: What do you have that's special this weekend? Weigh in!
cheers,
Andy
7.06.07
P.S. Forgot to tell you - Sunday, after the first round of the show, I'm meeting a pal at Hill Country, the new Texas-in-New York barbecue joint on 26th Street. Anyone been? If not, I'll tell all after I get back. We need more barbecue joints out here!
Before I take off, I'm going to try to catch "Ratatouille" at the Algonquin in Manasquan. Have you seen it?
I have to admit, I'm not much of a movie-goer. Mostly because I tend to spend my nights either in restaurants or my kitchen. It's not that I don't enjoy movies; it's just that it's hard to be in two places at once. But this "Ratatouille" sounds irresistible. I'm hoping it'll rev up my hunger for the food show.
I'll write you after the show - though, remember, as usual, I'll be doing a couple of Food covers on the trends and highlights. So here, you'll be fed out-takes. Leftovers? Hmm, I have to find the right word.
Meanwhile, I want to ask your opinions on something: What's your favorite casual seafood place? Not one of those tourist-type seafood palaces, but your most beloved seafood-focused spot? It might be seasonal, it might be shack-like, it might be very, very out of the way.
Farmers: Please post your just-picked specials right here. Chefs: What do you have that's special this weekend? Weigh in!
cheers,
Andy
7.06.07
P.S. Forgot to tell you - Sunday, after the first round of the show, I'm meeting a pal at Hill Country, the new Texas-in-New York barbecue joint on 26th Street. Anyone been? If not, I'll tell all after I get back. We need more barbecue joints out here!
posted by Andrea Clurfeld at 1:10 PM
8 Comments:
Mustache Bill's Diner in Barnegat Light - any fish dish there is phenomenal - the sides too are tops - but then again you know this...
Way to go in dissecting Sirena - it doesn't deserve the real estate it has - I wish I could have Marsilio's move there.
This weekend at Atlantic Highlands Yacht Club we'll be serving up Tomatillo-Braised Pork Country Ribs with Red Potatoes and
Mexican Greens...Seafood (Clams, Calamari and Shrimp) Rice with Roasted Tomato Sauce...and Gently Grilled Ahi Tuna with a Green Pipián Sauce.
Wish you were a member. We have such a fun time with our little restaurant, the members have become like family and we look forward to seeing them every weekend.
Enjoy your summer.
Chef Morrall
What a great movie!
Did you happen to catch the article on you in the TriCity News?
Daddy O - mussels in a homemade tomato/basil sauce with bread, $5 for Happy Hour - along with an "O" cocktail I was in heaven on LBI.
GREAT NEWS - MAZI IS LOOKING TO COME BACK!
"Cerrato’s opened in February in the cozy, light-filled storefront that last year was Mazi, a Mediterranean-leaning restaurant.
(Peter Mantas, a co-owner of Mazi with Leslie Feingold, says the partners are looking for a site with a liquor license.) "
From a recent online review...
THAT'S AWESOME NEWS ABOUT MAZI...WHERE? AC, TELL US WHAT YOU KNOW PLEASE
Hey folks, don't you wish AHYC was open to the public, with all that terrific-sounding food. Thanks, Chef Kevin, for posting - I'll bet you get some new eating members with a menu like that!
I adored "Ratatouille" and couldn't help but thinking how reflective it is of how far we've come in our eating lives. Could this movie have succeeded in even a small way 10 years ago? I think not. But we all know enough today to embrace it.
RE: stories about me - I have to say, as I've said before, I really do believe in freedom of the press and that folks have a right to say what they want to say. No, I haven't read this story (and I haven't caught others, either). If it helps anyone to know, my mission in my food writing is to provide an honest appraisal of my dining experience. It's always about what happened, not what I WISH happened. My columns are for consumers.
RE: Peter and Leslie and Mazi - I have heard nothing from them for several months. Though they had told me in phone interviews last winter that they were investigating possibilities, nothing was firm yet. If Peter and Leslie would like to post an update here, they'd be welcome!
cheers,
Andy
7.12.07
I happen to think that your reviews on the whole are spot on and appreciate the honesty. Have you ever been to Morimoto in Philly??
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