Entries from The Amateur Gourmet tagged with 'Pearl Oyster Bar'
How To Cook Fish (A Musical)
Dear Readers, I am so proud to share with you my latest Food2.com effort: "I Can't Cook Fish," a musical co-starring my friend Lisa and Rebecca Charles of Pearl Oyster Bar. For anyone who's written me before saying you're nervous to cook fish at home, this video's for YOU! If you liked it, please head over to our page on the Food2 site, give us a good rating and send the video to all of your friends! And if you haven't seen our other videos--Homemade Pasta, The Omelet Episode, or Perfect Steak--please watch those too. Special fish musical thanks must go to Joshua Hume (my collaborator and director), Ricky Marson for arranging the music, Lindy Groening for the awesome artwork, Ben Rasmussen for his choreography, the dancers--Chelsea Bonosky, Alana Isiguen, Alyssa Maksym--and, of course, Rebecca Charles, for sharing her fish recipe and her singing voice!...
What I Ate On My 30th Birthday
My birthday always begins with the Angel of Food hovering over my bed and handing me a pass that says, "EAT FREELY," which is not so much a mild suggestion, but an absolute imperative. There's no "maybe I shouldn't"s on my birthday--the word "shouldn't" is verbotten, as is "mustn't" and "oughtn't" (is oughtn't a word?)--my mission is a clear one: devour the city in 24 hours or less....
Cold Weather Lunches in N.Y.C. (Setagaya & Pearl)
There are cold days and then there are really cold days and on those really cold days you probably want to stay at home, under the covers, and never get out of bed. But then you have to get out of bed and, more importantly, you have to eat and if you're in Manhattan running errands, you may find it difficult to find the cold weather comfort food you crave. Sure you could snarf a burrito, you could scarf a sandwich, but will that really warm you up? No, it will not. But here are two N.Y.C. dishes that will....
