Oct
12

Lobster and Pea Shoots with BUtter Fried Garlic & Ginger

I made this recently for our White Burgundy wine tasting. It turned out to be quite a hit with everyone. I had never made lobster before so I was particularly proud of how it turned out. The recipe itself is pretty easy and really quite tasty. The recipe is from Jean-Georges Vongerichten.
Total Time: 35 Mins
Ingredients:
Two [...]

May
18

Nova Terra, New Brunswick, NJ

I recently went to Nova Terra with my team for dinner. Been meaning to go there and try the rodizio for a while. I am a huge fan of rodizio at Churrascaria Plataforma in New York. I have been going to Plataforma for years and it is the gold standard when it comes to rodizio. [...]

Apr
29

Sotto 128, Princeton, NJ

Sotto is a surprisingly good italian restaurant in Princeton on Nassau Street. I had previously been there for drinks after work and had some of their bar food which was decent but not memorable. I went back again with some folks from work for dinner this time and I was pretty surprised and impressed.
Upon entering [...]

Mar
30

A Week in London

I was in London recently for business. London is actually my home town so I end up going quite often. In the 14 years since I left London the food scene has changed quite a bit. Celebrity chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Jamie Oliver have become household names, not just in England but here too. [...]

Mar
23

Macaroni, Corn and Wild Mushroom Pancakes

I wanted to try something a little different for our recent Chianti & Italian food night. After browsing through 500 recipes I decided on these pancakes which seemed interesting and unlikely that anyone else would make these, though wasn’t sure how they would turn out. They actually were a hit with everyone, despite a slow [...]