Thursday, October 2, 2014

Power Breakfast at Balthazar New York



BALTHAZAR


Noho NEW YORK


NEW YORK 'S # 1

POWER BREAKFAST


The PERFECT BREAKFAST

BAGELS & LOX
COFFEE
FRESH ORANGE JUICE
The NEW YORK TIMES

Balthazar New York




NY Times Pete Wells 2 STARS Cherche Midi & Slams McBride




Cherche Midi

On The Bowery

Is Keith McNally's Latest New York Outpost


Pete Wells, New York Tiems Food Critic gives Keith McNally's latest New York Bistro 2 Stars and Slams Balthazar's Food under Chef Shane McBride as being Mundane! Mentioning one restaurant while doing a review of another is not totally unheard of, however it's not a normal practice is Pete Wells knocks the food at Balthazar as being Mundane under Chef Shane McBrides helm ...





BALTHAZAR JUMPS !!!



The MAESTRO


KEITH McNALLY


Pete Wells NY of TIMES Slams Shane McBride 's Food at Baalthazar .. Calling The Food MUNDANE




PETE WELLS SLAMS SHANE BcBRIDE






There is a limit, though, and Balthazar is approaching it. The cooking, under Mr. McBride, has become utterly mundane, a pretty but flavorless imitation of French food of the kind found at any generic fake bistro.




Balthazar Brasserie

Noho New York

by KEITH McNALLY

Monday, September 29, 2014

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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Julia Child's Vinaigrette Recipe

 
JULIA CHILD
 
 
JULIA CHILD'S VINAGRETTE RECIPE
 
Ingredients:
 
1 tablsepoon Shallots, minced
1 tablespoon Dijon Mustard
2 tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
1 teaspoon Fresh Lemon Juice
1/4 teaspoon Salt
1/4 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
1/4 cup Olive Oil
Preparation:
Place all ingredients in a bowl and mix with a wire-whip, or put in a bottle and shake vigorously. Voila! It's as simple as that!
NOTE: You can omit the Shallots if you like. Also you can increase the amount of vinegar to your liking for a zesty dressing.
 
This is Julia Child's recipe for her Classic Vinaigrette which can dress a multitude of ingredients from a simple Salad, to Leeks or Asparagus Vinagrette to Mussels Vinagrette or Artichokes. You can make the vinagrette in a bowl, mixing it with a wire-whip or just a fork. Or get a jar, put all the ingredients in througha a funnel, shake it up, and Voila, you've got the Classic Vinagrette alla Julia Childs. Enjoy!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Sunday, September 7, 2014

Secret Italian Recipes


RECIPES In SEGRETO ITALIANO  
by Daniel Bellino Zwicke


SEGRETO ITALIANO Secret Recipes & Favorite Italian Dishes by Daniel Bellino-Zwicke SEGRETO ITALIANO
Secret Recipes & Favorite Italian Dishes
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Chicken & Chet




Chet Baker


Came up with a new one the other night. It was at one of our dinners that we have a coupel time a month, when we cook, drink wine, and listen to some great music on Vinyl .. Vinyle Records that is, and some great music, not like any of the crap they make today, but great artist of the 20th Century like; Frank Sinatra, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Albert King, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and greats like Chet Baker. What's that? You never heard of Chet Baker? You're forgiven, many have not.
Chet Baker was one of the 20th Cenury's greatest and most unique Jazz Artist. He played Trumpet and had a positively unique singing style that was Super Cool and all his own. Baker played with Jazz Greats Charlie Parker and Jerry Mulligan before forming his own band and going out on his own in 1953, when he recorded and released Chet baker Sings ...
Chet Bakers most famous recordings are; My Funny Valentine and Let's Get Lost ...

OK, back to the Chciken & Chet Dinner ...  So my friends and I were having one of our little dinner parties at Chris's place on Thompson Street (Greenwich Village) .. As we usually do, we decide what we are gonign to eat, we buy the food, get some wine and cook dinner. As always the elements of our little dinner parties are; the food, some very good wine, and lots of great music, some on vinyl, some on CDs ... No matter what we make, we usually always have some nice cheese to start the meal, we decide on some music, and crack open our first bottle of wine. This night, Chris had already decided on chicken, which we all agreed would be great. He made some buttered carrots and Couscous to accompany the Chicken. Chris picked up a nice bottle of Au Bon Climant Pinot Noir from Santa Barbara that was quite nice, and I brought a bottle of Fausto Maculans Brentino ...

Chris was cooking the chicken, and we were listening to Eric Clapton, Ron Wood, and Pete Towsend's Raibow Concert LP .. A great album that's a bit obscure, but can you imagine, Clapton, Pete twonsend and Ron Wood all playing together? Friggin amazing. I myself had never heard of this concert and live recording album until Chris turned me on to it. It's awesome. Chris had some Zeppelin playing when we sat down to dinner, and I told him we had to tone the music down while eating. Like most civilized people I can't listen to loud music when eating so I requested a slow down. Chris asked what I wanted? He had been playing some Chet Baker when I arrived at his apartment, so I said I could go for some more Chet. He obliged.
The chicken was quite tasty, the wine was flowing and Chet Baker sounded just fine. 
The next day I sent Chris a Text thanking him for the Chicken & Chet, and so it's been coined. Everytime we have a Chicken Dinner now, we must also have some Chet, Chicken & Chet, it's our latest thing .. A dinner theme to add to our already famous Chianti Rolling Stones & Newport Steaks (dinner), as well Pork Chops Vino & Soul ... 
Oh and by the way, dessert is always Reese's Peanut Butter Cups and all is well with; Chianti Steak or Chicken, The Rollign Stones and Rock N Roll, R&B, Chet Baker and Peanut Butter Cups .. What more could one ever ask for?


by Daniel Bellino-Zwicke



CHICKEN
&  
CHET