NYC FOODIE TASTING EVENT OF THE WEEK: NY TASTE 
This past Monday I was lucky enough to attend NY Mag's NY TASTE event at Skylight Studios. It was an amazing event with some of the top chefs and restaurants in NYC dishing out some amazing bites. Here is just a taste of what I tasted!

Rouge Tomate's Long Island Duck with Farro, Pomegranate, and Pumpkin Seed and their version of smores




Eighty One's Slow-Cooked Egg with Crispy Trotters (my favorite dish of the night!)


Market Table's Roasted-Beet Salad with Hazelnuts, Horseradish Cream, and Goat-Cheese Fritters



SHO Shaun Hergatt's Three-Day Short Rib with Creamy White Polenta (amazing!)



Marea's Mackerel Crudo with Olivada and Lemon Oil



La Fonda Del Sol's Fideos de Calamar



Shang's House-Smoked Salmon with Green-Onion Pancake and Salmon Caviar



Dovetail's Shrimp Sausage with Sweet-and-Sour Butternut Squash and Grape Gelée



L'Ecole's Apples with Cinnamon White-Chocolate Cream and Pistachio Paste



Aldea's Bacalao-Coconut Mousse, Coriander, and Black Olive



Public's Fried Fanny-Bay Oysters with Shiso, Sansho Pepper, and Wasabi-Yuzu Dipping Sauce (amazing!)



Bia's Crispy Pork Belly, Daikon Rice Cake, and Pickled Vegetable



SD26'S Parmigiano Panna Cotta with Crunchy Pancetta, and Balsamic-Vinegar Reduction



Don't be jealous!


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NYC FOODIE UPCOMING EVENT OF THE WEEK: COOK. EAT. DRINK. LIVE. 
Hey all you NYC FOODIES check out this upcoming cool foodie event. I will be there Sunday!

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.
more.

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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NYC FOODIE MEAL OF THE WEEK: CASA MONO 
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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NYC FOODIE WORLD SERIES DEAL OF THE WEEK: BAR STUZZICHINI 
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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NYC FOODIE QUICK BITE: ED'S CHOWDER HOUSE 
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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