February 9th, 2010 — Food
Still not sure???
Okay, we’ll give you one more clue???
Yes, it IS national BAGEL day…
Have you celebrated yet???
We have with an all everything, with a schmear of white fish!!!
And in case you were wondering, yea, that’s a hair piece on the guy with the glasses…
February 8th, 2010 — Food
This is me solo for dinner…
The place is called Pei Wei…
It’s a mini P.F. Chang’s…
You are looking at Shrimp with Lo mein noodles…
A little soy sauce & hot mustard…
MMMMMMMM good…
With a drink, only $10.95…
MMMMMMM great!!!
January 23rd, 2010 — Food
Normally, I don’t share my lunch menu, but Capriotti’s is THE GREATEST sandwich on the planet…
If you don’t believe me, ask Griffen or Ammanda or Michelle or Byron or Ireney or Uriah…
That right there is the WORLD FAMOUS BOBBIE!!!
January 13th, 2010 — Food
May he rest in peace…
Used to eat at least 3 cans a week growing up in the Bronx…
THANK YOU!
November 11th, 2009 — Food
Ever since moving from New York City, we have been on the hunt for great Italian restaurants, and fabulous Chinese food…
Casa di Amore at 2850 East Tropicana is on the list…
They are old school, VERY old school…
It doesn’t get any more old school, or old Vegas, than the Rat Pack…
You’ll have to travel a few miles off the Strip, but if you wanna get your Italian on, this is your spot…
Try the stuffed mushrooms, and you’ll lick your fingers!
November 6th, 2009 — Food
In between my sophomore and junior year in college, I spent a year in Europe, mostly in England…
I lived with a fabulous family in North London, and became a HUGE fan of the Arsenal soccer team…
Also found a bake shop that did things out of the ordinary…
The pastries were top notch, but the servers, were OUT OF THIS WORLD…
Now, they wanna shut down the bakery…
Preposterous…
Where am I gonna get my MUFFINS when we go back to London?
Just another little issue to deal with on an 80 degree Friday in Vegas…
September 27th, 2009 — Food
No, I’m not saying that to my thousands of followers, but rather putting another VERY cool Vegas outing on the table…
Nove Italiano is a fabulous restaurant inside the Palms Hotel…
How do I know?
Been there a dozen times, and NEVER had a bad meal…
And the picture above is just the start, because they have floor-to-ceiling windows that look out over the fabulous Vegas Strip…
Nove also has the BEST service EVERY time thanks to my man, one of the managers, Servando Daniels…
On Monday night, Nove is having a little “Get Corked” night…
They are serving half price bottles of wine, and if you sit at the bar, you can nosh on small plates of pizza, clams, meatballs and crabcakes…for ONLY $9…
Like a little vino and some wonderful food? Head to Nove and say hello to my man Servando!
August 11th, 2009 — Food
This Recipe is called Studio Apartment Pizza for one reason, its simple. Anyone can throw down on this recipe for their guest’s to enjoy. For sure you will set an impression. Not only is this recipe simple and can be made in the smallest of spaces, it is the foundation upon many recipes from which your palate can explore.
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I would like to assume that a majority of these pantry items are staple items in your kitchen, considering you are on a truffle website reviewing recipes. Items such as salt, pepper, flour, honey, yeast, Extra Virgin Olive oil. If you don’t have Honey use sugar. If you don’t have whole wheat flour, use regular A.P. flour
This recipe is meant to be simple and is for you to be the judge as to when to improvise, because that’s cooking.
First we need to activate the yeast. I have used a Stainless bowl, where I have added my yeast, honey, a little salt, about a table spoon of olive oil and a few table spoons of water. I have stirred it over a water bath on the stove to loosen the honey, so everything incorporates well.
While the yeast is activating (which will take roughly 20 minutes depending on ambient temp), begin with your mise en place. Once again assuming, bring out your food processor and open the can of garbanzo beans. Dump the whole can including juice. Of course you can make your own beans or choose another bean variety. You could even just buy some pre made hummus. Put the lid top of food processor on and press start. Beans will begin to break down, add a little olive oil as you see the mixture begin to thicken and become emulsified. You don’t want it as thick as store bought hummus and not as thin as a puree, somewhere in between. Next add some of the arugula leaves that you have already cleaned for color and flavor. Remember, consistency and texture is key as you will be using this like a pizza sauce. Season to taste. Place in the fridge to let stand.
Depending on your prep speed the yeast may be ready, so lets get together the flour and water that will be used to make the dough. If you do not have a mixer, that is O.K. Pizza dough can be made by hand.
Now it is time to finish the remaining mise en place. To demo this pizza in the fashion of studio apartment simplicity I will be using a $20.00 plug-in flat top grill. Preheat to 400 degrees. Nicely and thinly slice your tomato, slice in half your ham and cheese and small chop your green onion. When flat top begins to heat add a little olive oil to season and clean the non-stick surface. Wipe off excess before cooking. You can season grill with a brush, paper towel or lightly drizzle.
Now that the prep work is over and you should be about a little over an hour into this game, lets start making some pizza. Season your cutting board with a little flour. It doesn’t matter what. I use semolina because it acts more as a non-stick surface, but your dough has rested long enough to whereas it wont stick much anyhow with regular flour. Flatten one of your rested dough balls. Use your hands or a rolling pin to give the pizza a 1/8-1/4 inch thickness. Rustic look is O.K., pizza does not need to be perfectly round.
After flipped and about two minutes in, you can begin assembling your pizza. Take your bean sauce from the fridge. Using a spoon lather the top side with an even coat. Next place your tomatoes, ham, green onion and a some of the cut cheese.
Let everything cook and cheese melt. Now add your truffles and top with the remaining cheese. Let cook for another 8-10 minutes or until the bottom is nice and crisp but not burnt or dry.
This was just one pizza. Recipe can make a minimum of three small pizzas and you will still have left over ingredients for tomorrows lunch or a later snack. Enjoy.
August 10th, 2009 — Food
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