Cook. Eat. Drink. Live.
Try the Wine. Taste the Food. Watch the Talent.
November 6-8, 2009
New York, NY—The Third Annual Cook. Eat. Drink. Live. Festival returns November 6-8th to feature culinary celebrities, tastings, shopping, and more. Presented by CCK Global Events and sponsored by Zagat and the Astor Center, the Festival will take place at Chelsea’s The Tunnel/La Venue.
Cook. Eat. Drink. Live. is a lively, interactive, holiday-themed event that showcases new food products, celebrity chefs, wineries, cocktails, cookbook authors, mixologists, and popular restaurants. In addition to the tastings, guests can do holiday shopping with both purveyors and wineries, as well as have the opportunity to purchase gift certificates to over fifty of New York City’s popular eateries.
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What: 2009 Cook. Eat. Drink. Live.
When: November 6-8, 2009. Friday 6-9PM, Saturday 2-6PM, Sunday 2-6PM
Where: The Tunnel/La.Venue, 608 West 28th Street, NY, NY
Agenda: Interactive food festival featuring tastings, chef demos, wineries, cocktails, popular restaurants, and opportunities for early holiday shopping.
Tickets are $65.00 per day and can be purchased online (www.cookeatdrinklive.com) or by phone: 888-695-0888.
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( 3 / 176 )Last Friday my family and I celebrated my younger sister's 27th birthday at Casa Mono, which happens to be my favorite tapas spot in NYC. We ordered a bunch of dishes to share and ALL of them were great! Check them out:
Bacalao Croquetas with Orange Alioli ($9)- Yummo!
Pumpkin and Goat Cheese Croquetas ($9)- these were amazing!
Scallops with Blood Oranges and Rainbow Carrots ($15)- Hello Gorgeous!
Duck Egg with Mojama ($16) - a classic dish at Casa Mono, this pic does not do it justice, but crack that yolk and have fun!
Fideos with Chorizo and Clams ($18) - the highlight of the evening, crunchy noodles melt away in the flavorful, delicious broth; succulent and orgasmic, yea I said it.
Artichokes with Mint ($9) - tasty, lemony goodness! (just a touch of mint)
Patatas Bravas ($9)- probably the best I have ever had- a sauce just spicy enough and extremely addictive.
Gamba with Black Bomba Rice ($14) - Question: "What's black and red and tastes great?" Answer: "This dish."
Crispy Pork Belly and Apple Salad ($19)- great texture, great flavor, addictive = daddy like! (my father liked this dish too)
Sheep's Milk Cheese and Quince Jelly ($9) - I love cheese! If God serves cheese in heaven, this would be that dish.
Bread Pudding with Caramel Ice Cream ($9) - What a sweet and delicious ending to an amazing and magical meal. Happy Birthday Briana Beckerman!
Casa Mono
52 Irving Place (at 17th Street)
New York, NY 10003
212-253-2773
www.casamononyc.com
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( 3 / 202 )Hey Foodies and baseball fans- just received this press release:
"Southern Italian restaurant Bar Stuzzichini now has a TV and will be showing the World Series!
For all seven games, they are offering half priced Peronis (sm, $3 & lg, $4) in the bar area from the first pitch to the end of the game. Even better, the food is amazing too—go for the meatballs, rice balls and artichokes!"
I've been to Bar Stuzzichini a few times, and love their Italian bites. Sounds good to me!
Bar Stuzzichini
928 Broadway (bet 21st and 22nd)
New York, NY 10010
212-780-5100
www.barstuzzichini.com
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( 3 / 193 )Last week I had a lunch (with a stunningly beautiful Director of PR for a restaurant group) at Ed's Chowder House (formerly Center Cut), a new seafood restaurant in the Empire Hotel. Ed's is brought to us by Jeffrey Chodorow's China Grill Management empire and consulting chef Ed Brown.
It's a beautiful, clean space, with high ceilings, that had a Southampton feel to it.
We started with a chowder sampler ($12), a selection of oysters ($2.75 each), and the tuna sliders ($5 each).
The three chowders were a sweet corn, a New England style clam, and a Manhattan style blue crab. They were all fine, the highlight for me was the sweet corn, which was sweet and had a little kick to it as well.
The oysters were extremely fresh and delicious! It felt like they just came off the boat!
The tuna sliders were also nice, and the addition of a chipotle mayo gave a nice to kick to them as well.
For our main course we had the lobster roll ($24) and the Chatham cod ($24).
The lobster roll was silky, fresh, and truly wonderful! The mayo was light which I liked, and the roll was sweet and perfect.
The Chatham cod came with a potato chip crust, spinach, and a mustard sauce. The fish was perfectly cooked and tasted extremely fresh. The potato chip crust gave a great crunch and added a beautiful texture complement to the tender fish. The mustard sauce was soothing and balanced out the dish perfectly. It was a great fish dish.
We also had a side of seasoned fries ($6) and a jalapeno corn gratin ($6). The fries were surprisingly awesome, and the corn gratin was addictive and great!
Of course after all this seafood we had to save a little room for dessert, so we ordered the chocolate donut holes with kahlua creme ($8) which were a sweet ending to a fine meal.
So for a fine seafood experience for lunch or dinner, definitely stop by Ed's Chowder House.
Ed's Chowder House
44 W. 63rd St. (bet. Broadway and Columbus- in the Empire Hotel)
New York, NY 10023
212-956-1288
www.chinagrillmgt.com
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( 3 / 216 )Last night I went to Abe & Arthur's, the two week old "hot spot" that used to be Lotus. Abe and Arthur's comes to us from Eugene Remme and Mark Birnbaum, the team behind the exclusive club Tenjune, and the new lounge SL. Manning the stoves is Chef Franklin Becker (Brasserie), cooking up some great modern American dishes.
The two floor space was packed when I got there at 10pm. It seemed more like a Thursday or Friday night, than a Tuesday; it was hopping! It's a gorgeous space (designed by iCrave), hip, cool, and beautiful, just like its clientele. I first took a table to myself on the second floor, but then noticed a friend of mine (editor of In Touch Weekly) sitting with another friend (via Facebook) of mine down below, so I joined them. I would like to think I was the only celebrity there, but alas, to my right was Mickey Rourke, and to my left was Harvey Keitel.
I just tried two dishes briefly: the meatballs ($13) and a side of mac and cheese ($10). The meatballs were tasty and delicious, sweet and with a touch of spiciness; the sauce was spot on. The mac and cheese was perfect and addicitve.
If you are looking to drink and dine within the true scene of NYC, this is the spot to do it in. Just don't be surprised if you find yourself in Page 6 the following day; it's bound to happen.
Abe & Arthur's
409 W. 14th Street (bet. 9th and Washington)
New York, NY 10014
212-242-5272
www.abeandarthursrestaurant.com
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