Food 101

Lift Your Spirits: Staying healthy and getting drunk

What do we say when COVID-19 disrupts our lives causing global panic and forces us to social distance inside our homes 24/7? Let’s make drinks! All jokes aside, it is […]

Lazy Pot Roast Recipe

Hey guys! Here is a lazy pot roast. I call this lazy because you basically throw a bunch of things in a pot and forget about it for 4 hours. […]

Where to Eat and Drink in the Hudson Valley – Poughkeepsie, New York

As most of you know, Kristin and I have recently made the move slightly upstate in the Hudson Valley. We are doing some house flipping, exploring and self-reflection. Since the […]

7 Meatball Making Tips from Celebrity Chef Michele Ragussis

No matter how many times I’ve made meatballs in my lifetime for some reason I can’t ever get them to taste like my Grandmother’s. Maybe its just the love that […]

What’s in your Glass? Here’s a Drinking Glassware Guide!

Whether you’re hosting a dinner party or just looking to stock up your bar cart, knowing different types of glassware can help make you appear like a savvy cocktail expert. […]

How to Make a Classic Margarita

Sometimes you just want a good ‘ol classic Margarita. My go-to recipe is fresh and bright and one you should definitely have under your belt as a home bartender. The […]

NYC Restaurant Health Grades Explained

I don’t know about you, but in school I always wanted to score an A. Even seeing that A- on a report card made my heart sink a little. After […]

From Mildest to Hottest: A Guide to Peppers

The mildest peppers such as sweet bell peppers and cherry peppers are at the bottom of the Scoville scale. In the middle are peppers like Serrano, yellow hot wax peppers, […]

Olive Oil

Everything You’d Ever Need to Know About Olive Oil Varieties

If you’re like many people, you’re cooking with olive oil more than ever. But are you also more confused than ever by the options available — extra virgin, virgin, pure, […]

Introduction to Rosé

Think Pink: A Quick Introduction to Rosé by Joe Roberts

Rosé wine has long lived in the shadows of some of the more traditional red and white varieties. Even well-made rosés were disregarded as thirsty drinkers assumed those pink wines […]

Easy & Delicious Mac & Cheese Recipe by Alice’s Arbor (Video)

We’ve been hearing the term “farm to table” thrown around excessively as of late, but regardless of the overuse, we’re big believers in the concept. And Alice’s Arbor in Clinton […]

What is Bone Broth & Why You Should Be Making It

Currently one of the biggest food and health trends, bone broth is actually one of humanity’s oldest foods. For as long as we have been cooking meat as a species, […]

What You’re Using is a Fraud, Here’s What Real Balsamic Vinegar Is

It all started in the year 1046 AD, when the Holy Roman Emperor, Henry III, was given a bottle of a local vinegar while passing through a small town on the […]

Tom Yum Soup: The Heart and Soul of Thailand

What’s the most popular Thai dish at home and abroad? Recently, I made a friendly bet with a friend that it was Pad Thai. I lost, and am now on […]

Origin of the Manhattan Cocktail

The Manhattan is one of the most classic and continuously popular drinks ever created –and we’re not just biased because of its namesake. Ok, maybe we’re a little biased, but […]

The Po’ Boy: New Orleans’ Super Star Sandwich

Submarine, sub, grinder, hero, hoagie, spuckie, zeppelin, zep. There are many names for a sandwich on a length of Italian bread split horizontally and filled with cold cuts, cheese, vegetables, […]

Best Places to Picnic in NYC

The last few weeks of summer are upon us, and with it comes the desire to squeeze every last bit of fun out of the warm weather before the snow […]

Sriracha: A Brief History of the World’s Most Popular Hot Sauce

Unless you’ve been living in under a rock, in a world devoid of flavor, you’ve probably heard about the extremely popular Sriracha. And if not, don’t worry, I was right […]

How to Make Obanyaki w/ MOCU-MOCU (Video)

Looking to satisfy your sweet-tooth, but tired of the same old New York glazed donuts and overpriced cupcakes? Well then, how about expanding your palate and trying some obanyaki? What […]

Muffaletta: The Big Sandwich of the Big Easy

Look at any list of great American sandwiches and you’ll see two from New Orleans near the top of the heap: the Po’Boy, most often stuffed with shrimp or oysters, […]

The Origin of the Nuts4Nuts Carts

If you’ve spent any time at all in midtown, you’ve probably seen a Nuts4Nuts cart or two, or seven. Heck, you’ve probably smelled the sweet aroma a block away before […]

Giardiniera: The Unsung Superstar of Condiments

Most of us have come across it in the course of our culinary adventures. We’ve found it tucked into the muffaletta sandwich we ate in New Orleans or scattered across […]

What are Oysters Rockefeller?

‘O Oysters,’ said the Carpenter, ‘You’ve had a pleasant run! Shall we be trotting home again?’ But answer came there none — And this was scarcely odd, because They’d eaten […]

What is Sake? The Art Behind the Drink

Forget the warm, cloudy, not particularly good sake you’ve sipped for years as part of the sushi ritual. Good sake – seriously good sake – is invading New York. But […]

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