Posted by Jenny Nguyen on November 29, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Paella probably isn’t the dish that comes to mind when you’re having an impromptu dinner party, but it should be. I can understand why you would first look at a pan of paella so beautifully decorated with shellfish, with its brilliant colours and immediately put it in the ”˜too hard’ basket but this dish is […]
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Category Food + Drink · Tags Bill Granger, Bill Granger Every Day, dinner, dinner party, easy cooking, food, food photography, main dish, Paella, Paul Barbera, shellfish, Spain, Spanish, Valencia
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on November 21, 2010 · Leave a Comment
When a dish is not considered to be authentic, like Chinese lemon chicken for example, is it right to say that it is inferior? I have always thought so”¦ at least in the case of Chinese food. We’ve all had one of those terrible anglicised chicken stir-fries with thick gravies full of corn flour and […]
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Category Food + Drink · Tags authentic cuisine, authentic Indian, british food, chicken, chicken tikka, Chicken Tikka Masala, Chinese, cooking, cream, curry, dinner, gravy, Indian, Indian food, lemon chicken, recipe, rice, spices, stir-fry
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on November 15, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Sushi Yasuda is hands down, the best sushi experience I have ever had. It’s probable that this is because I have yet to visit Japan, but this does not devalue my opinion as Mikee, who visits Tokyo frequently, makes the same claim. The restaurant is notoriously strict with reservations. Not only do you have to […]
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Category Food + Drink, New York City, NYC Food + Drink, United States · Tags dining out, dinner, fish, how to eat sushi, Japan, Japanese, lunch, mackerel, New York, NYC Food & Drink, Omakase, oyster, red vinegar, restaurant, rice, Salmon, sashimi, sea urchin, seafood, sushi, sushi rice, Sushi tips, Sushi Yasuda, Tokyo, tuna, wasabi, white vinegar, Yasuda
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on November 6, 2010 · Leave a Comment
That’s right, I heard it straight from the horses’ mouth ”“ Rene Redzepi, owner of NOMA, the best restaurant in the WORLD according to the esteemed San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants 2010. It all started the morning after our first Momofuku experience. I was an obsessed woman – I wanted to find out everything […]
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Category Copenhagen, Copenhagen Food + Drink, Denmark, Food + Drink · Tags 5. Culture, America, best restaurant, carrots, chef, copenhagen, Copenhagen Food & Drink, Cuisine, David Chang, food, Foraging, Korean, Michelin star, Momofuku, New York, New York Public Library, NOMA, Nordic cuisine, NYPL LIVE, Rene Redzepi, restaurants, San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants, Tokyo
Posted by Jenny Nguyen on November 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
I’ll admit it, I’m a Momofuku groupie. I know, there must be thousands of them around the world planning the next time they can line up for one of those steamed pork buns or burst open that poached eggy goodness into their ramen bowl. There must also be thousands of blog entries all talking about […]
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Category Food + Drink, New York City, NYC Food + Drink, United States · Tags best restaurant, Bill Kwong, cheap restaurants, Ciel Bleu, David Chang, expensive restaurants, foie gras, Michelin star, Momofuku, Momofuku Noodle Bar, New York, NYC Food & Drink, pork belly, restaurants