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 [...]
If you read my Pinot Noir wine tasting post, you’ll know that I had made the smoked salmon tartare which turned out really well and was quite popular with everyone (at least I think so becaus ethere wasn’t much left). The recipe is from the November issue of Food and Wine.
This works really well as an [...]
If you’ve read one of my earlier posts, you’ll know that I really don’t have a great opinion of Princeton area restaurants, except for the Witherspoon Grill. I first went here over the summer and since have been back 3 times. There are very few restaurants I go to so often, but I just love [...]
