I’ve had this dish at The Bread Bar at Tabla a couple of times. While I like it, I always felt the pepper was a little excessive so the few times I have made it, I have cut back on the pepper which I think balances the dish much more. You can make this dish [...]
Ok, so this does sound like a weird combination. But bottom line is that it really works. I was in the mood for mussels and fries. I had never tried making them before, I didn’t have a recipe and I couldn’t be bothered to find a recipe or ask my Belgian neighbors. So I just [...]
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. [...]
Last week we had another get together for our wine club (you can read all about it on another post). The theme was sparkling white wine and seafood. I thought about making crab cakes from a Floyd Cardoz recipe. Floyd is the chef for Tabla in NY, one of my favorite restaurants. I’d already made [...]
I went back to Coccola in Hillsborough last Tuesday for dinner with friends. I’ve was there for brunch a few weeks ago and really liked it and it was convenient for everyone, so back I went. You can read about the brunch on an earlier post.
Being Tuesday night the place was pretty empty. We were served [...]
