Posted in Guest Chef on Jun 30th, 2011
My buddy over at RONENV.COM has been hard at work busting ass on some killer videos. You might have seen him cooking beef stroganoff while a certain ninja tried to fight him off, but this video really blew my mind. Anyone hear about the 6 course meal that was held on the L train? Check [...]
Posted in Food Finds, Uncategorized on Jun 24th, 2011
When you are a broke ass musician, like myself, and you decide to stop buying food altogether and only eat and cook with leftovers from food jobs your knowledge of restaurants dwindles. I can’t tell you how many times people have asked me where to eat in Williamsburg on the assumption that I must know [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, Wise Man Food on Jun 22nd, 2011
What I am about to share may make me seem like a completely insane man, but, eh, what are you gonna do? When it comes to motor vehicles I have had some pretty terrible CARma. I’ve been involved in about 10 car accidents, 3 of which the cars were totaled, I have had my car [...]
Posted in New Food Experiences on Jun 17th, 2011
Green Gazpacho A few months ago Cathy came to me with an idea to throw a dinner at 61 Local in Brooklyn where we would use 61 local ingredients to create a delicious menu open to anyone interested. A few days ago she came by and we tested out one of the dishes. The beauty [...]
Posted in EverydayAppetite on Jun 16th, 2011
Smoked Brisket Bread Bowl Question. What are dreams? Answer. No fucking clue. But I have some ideas and the more I seem to understand myself and am aware of what goes on in my life, the more my dreams make sense. The beauty of dreams, no matter how fucked up they may be, is that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 14th, 2011
Before I was in a band, before I ever played an instrument, I was a big Phish fan. For those of you who do not know Phish, Phish is a jam band that took over the scene after Jerry Garcia died and the Grateful Dead were temporarily no more. Unlike other bands in other music [...]
Posted in Cooking Tips on Jun 9th, 2011
Cooking chicken, scares the hell out of you doesn’t it? There are so many myths, rumors and so much “scientific data” going around that we can’t help but fear the wrath of chicken. “I don’t want to get salmonella poising!” “If I eat chicken that is not fully cooked I am going to keel over [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, Wise Man Food on Jun 8th, 2011
Can life get longer or is it always getting shorter? Rest and be at peace Pop Pop. What is the deal with choices and why do I have to make them? You want to know who I really don’t trust? Three things that will be spoken about in this post if you choose to read [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 6th, 2011
Herb Honey Citrus Marinated Skirt Steak with a Mango Slaw on Fried Tortillas After a great cookout gig for a birthday party on saturday I was wiped out, 14 hours of cooking, time to get home and chill. Adam asks me if I want to go to the city, he was going to meet a [...]
Posted in EverydayAppetite on Jun 2nd, 2011
Seared Duck Breast with Bok Choy Brown Rice Some days are just not quite as good as others. Maybe it was the weird and twisted dreams that launched me off to a bad start or maybe something else, but on this morning I wake up with nothing but eh… Some of my best friends are [...]
