I’m in shock. Today marks the end of Mark Bittman’s Minimalist Column in the New York Times. Mark, Mark, how will we continue without you? Well, it won’t be cold turkey, fortunately. We’ll still find him in the Opinion section (where he will advocate for good food practices and policies), and also, he assures us, … Continue reading
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Family Dinner at Tre Piani
I had dinner with family recently at Tre Piani, my first visit in a while, I blush to admit. To the left you see a photo (sorry it’s not better) of the entrée that three of the four of us had, lamb from Neptune Farm, an organic farm in south NJ, prepared three ways, roasted (shoulder … Continue reading
Cat Cora @ Hamilton Manor June 2
Here’s something I found out about at Taste of the Nation. Thanks to Friends Health Connection and the Mercer County Community College Hospitality Club (they had a table at Taste with brownies and adorable red velvet cupcakes), celebrity chef Cat Cora visits our area on June 2, for a book signing and tasting event at the Hamilton Manor. … Continue reading
Creative Food Writing Workshop in Assisi, Italy
Be still my heart. When I win the lottery, I may do something like this. Paulette Licitra, the publisher and editor-in-chief of Alimentum-The Literature of Food, a publication I’ve mentioned before, is giving a two week creative food writing workshop in Assisi Italy this summer (a one-week option is also available). Here’s some of the information I … Continue reading
Canal House Cooking Vol. 3
It doesn’t get much better than this! The third volume of Canal House Cooking arrived on my doorstep just a few days before the arrival of spring and warm weather. This latest volume in a series from Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer offers recipes for winter and spring, but judging from the cover, their hearts are in … Continue reading
Reminder – Foodies at the Library
Groundhog day swooped right by me, but I’ve been meaning to share this photo of adorable hedgehog breads from Witherspoon Bread Company. I took it when Terra Momo opened their Dispensa cafe in the Princeton Public Library; as with everything the Momo brothers do, it was a lovely, tasteful (ha!), opening. (THIS EVENT, AND THE ONE … Continue reading
Princeton Foodies at Library
Looking for the inside scoop on places that Princeton foodies like to frequent? Here’s a chance to hear some dedicated noshers talk about their local favorites on February 9 at the Princeton Public Library. I know two of them myself, Pat Tanner is my longtime colleague and fellow In The Kitchen columnist at the Packet, while Linda … Continue reading
Nigella @ B&N December 4
Attention Shoppers! Barnes & Noble, Princeton Market Fair, hosts a discussion and signing with Nigella Lawson on December 4, 7:30pm. The goddess of “easy extravagance” will discuss and sign her latest holiday cookbook, Nigella Christmas. Special Instructions: Seating is limited and begins at 6:00 pm. Books must be purchased prior to seating. Standing room is available. … Continue reading
Rigatoni in Parchment with Five Cheeses
Here’s the recipe I promised readers of my Princeton Packet In The Kitchen Column in today’s issue. We made this in my October 10 cheese making class at Mercer County Community College, and it was delicious. Very, very rich. And very, very delicious. You get the idea. Rigatoni in Parchment with Five Cheeses Adapted … Continue reading
A Trophy for “Canal House Cooking”?
One of my favorite recent cookbooks, Canal House Cooking Volume N°1, Summer, by Melissa Hamilton and Christopher Hirsheimer, was chosen as a finalist in The Tournament of Cookbooks on food52, a nifty new website aimed at serious home cooks (one I only learned of from the release about this book). According to the release, the … Continue reading
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