Siddity in the City

Went to view Feeding Desire on a whim today at the Cooper-Hewitt. Fascinating on so many levels. Even if you have no interest whatsoever in the dining ritual, the examples collected for the exhibit showed such an incredible range of artistry, innovation.
Did you know it was common well into the seventeenth century for even […]

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Yesterday, 12 hour brunch with Stolie, Bro and crew.
See, what had happened was, Stolie and I decided early on to have lunch, so we agreed to meet around 1:30 at Aussie haunt Eight Mile Creek (240 Mulberry, between Spring and Prince).
Australians, kangaroo meat and a back garden. What?
So we go, we head for […]

Mmmmmmmm. Mm. Mmmm.
Say it with me, now: zabaglione. (Need a little help? Okay. Zah-ball-yoh-neh.) An egg based, custard-y creme plopped over fresh fruit.
Easiest “it-tastes-impossibly-expensive-and-fancy-but-I-swear-I-made-it-myself” dessert ever. And it’s quick and inexpensive to make. I made some just this afternoon, in about 20 minutes. I used the recipe in Cooking School Secrets for Real World Cooks […]

Darling sweet quick-and-cheap food angel or irritating she-demon pimpstress of low-culture dining?
Discuss.