The kid in me loves meringue. This big one, with cocoa in it, is from Whole Foods Market; they often have them in the bakery, and I can see splitting them and topping them with berries for a summer dessert, much like a Pavlova. (Sometimes Rory Philipson at Blue Bottle Cafe in Hopewell has a Pavlova … Continue reading
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Mother’s Day at The Frog and The Peach
It used to be that nice restaurants were closed on holidays like Mother’s Day (May 9 this year). I was never sure why, but it seemed that the only places to eat out were big buffets or “food mills,” where the food was lousy and you felt taken advantage of to boot. But, with the downturn … Continue reading
Penang
Now that my review of Penang Malaysian & Thai Cuisine has appeared in the Packet TimeOff, I wanted to share some photos I took at the table during my dinner. At left you see the Golden Fried Eggplant, it was quite delicious, addictive, really, with a good hit of heat from the chopped chilies sprinkled on … Continue reading
Fight Hunger with Taste on April 26
Princeton’s Taste of the Nation is Monday, April 26 at the Westin in Forrestal Village. Don’t miss out on this premier gourmet food tasting with your favorite restaurants. While you enjoy fabulous food and wine (and much, much more), you’ll be helping to stamp out hunger in your own back yard. 100% of your ticket … Continue reading
All aboard for a noshing tour!
JCC Princeton Mercer Bucks hosts a Jewish Heritage and “Noshing” Tour of New York’s Lower East Side on Sunday, May 16, 2010. The trip will include a visit to the historic Tenement Museum, an interactive tour of a family’s apartment set in 1916, and a guided walking tour of the Lower East Side . Along … Continue reading
Osso Buco at Eno Terra
Hats off to Executive Chef Chris Albrecht (and the rest of the staff!) for the recent dinner at Eno Terra featuring the foods of Lombardia. (The next in the series is the Veneto, on April 21.) By the time this succulent osso buco with risotto Milanese arrived at the table, I only had room for a … Continue reading
One 53 Burger
I’ve gotta say, this was just about the perfect burger for me. Medium-rare and juicy, caremelized onions, a gloss of Swiss cheese, and excellent fries with truffled mayo on the side. (I always remove the lettuce and tomato, though, since I don’t like salad on my burger, except, for some strange reason, at certain fast food … Continue reading
How about an aria with those appetizers?
Or some Puccini with your pasta? Opera is on the menu at the Rocky Hill Inn Eatery & Tavern on Friday and Saturday, April 2 and 3, when Liana Brooke Guberman, a one-time employee of the restaurant, performs the works of Puccini, Mozart and Gounod, starting at 7 pm. Liana attended Westminster Conservatory in Princeton during … Continue reading
Lombardia via Eno Terra
I haven’t been to Eno Terra in a while, so I’m really looking forward to their Thursday night dinner featuring the foods of Lombardia (part of their regional Italian series), where my grandmother was from. But Granny may not have eaten quite this well back in Villa Marioli, where life for her family was hardscrabble poor. The … Continue reading
Taste of the Nation Princeton
Princeton’s Taste of the Nation (part of a nationwide series with the goal of eradicating childhood hunger) has become our area’s premier hunger-relief fundraiser since it’s inception here in 1992. I worked on the event myself for a number of years, even chairing it twice, and I think the world of the parent organization, Share Our Strength. … Continue reading
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