Though Herzog does not love chickens as much as we do, might we suggest a little tête-à-tête on the topic with another man with opinions on chickens, Ira Glass?
Just a thought.
Friday, February 24, 2012
Werner Herzog On Chickens
The filmmaker, documentarian, and philosopher shares his always memorable sense of observation, this time opining on chickens.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
A Taste of Fashion Week - Buddakan & Imitation of Christ
This week we were invited to attend the Imitation of Christ preview of their F/W 2012 collection at the ever-epic Buddakan. The show was dramatic and romantic - highlighted with a magician who made birds appear, women disappear, and awed the audience with flames. We were impressed.
We've always loved Buddakan - a spectacular space that juxtaposes light and dark, compressed bar spaces with grand double-height dining rooms, taxidermy birds with wax covered bird candle holders. The lighting is always fantastic (a mark of a well designed restaurant if you ask this girl) for everyone wants to look amazing while dining out.
As one could expect, there was much excitement in the air - models stood (with much strength and perseverance) for 2 hours as bloggers snapped photos, editors meticulously noted, interns tweeted, and yet the magician continued to entertain. We were seduced by the romantic dresses (specifically that stunning red number), big, messy-yet-lady-like hair, and dramatic eyes all under the massive chandeliers of the main dining room. Ah, how we crave.
As we lusted for silk frocks we sipped on champagne spiked with fruit, nibbled on dumplings filled with Edamame, and ate bites of charred beef to name a few of the delicious appetizers that were passed around the crowd.
We continue to be so obsessed by the Edamame dumplings that we did some google research to turn up the recipe! It sounds rather simple, and we will be making them tonight for our Valentines Day Feast.
Recipe: Edamame Dumplings
Michael Schulson, Previous Executive Chef, Buddakan
Brian Ray & Yang Huang, Current Executive Chefs
Edamame Filling:
3 cups edamame
1/2 pound butter
1/2 cup cream
25 store-bought wonton wrappers
Preparation
In water, cook the edamame until tender. Strain and puree with the other ingredients. Refrigerate the filling overnight until firm.
Put a teaspoon of the filling on a wonton skin; brush with water and fold in half to seal. Steam 5 pieces of the dumplings until tender, approximately 5 minutes.
Serving Size
Makes 25 pieces
**We could taste some Truffle when at Buddakan, so we will be adding a very light touch of Truffle Oil for some extra oomph.
Recipe via MSNBC
We've always loved Buddakan - a spectacular space that juxtaposes light and dark, compressed bar spaces with grand double-height dining rooms, taxidermy birds with wax covered bird candle holders. The lighting is always fantastic (a mark of a well designed restaurant if you ask this girl) for everyone wants to look amazing while dining out.
As one could expect, there was much excitement in the air - models stood (with much strength and perseverance) for 2 hours as bloggers snapped photos, editors meticulously noted, interns tweeted, and yet the magician continued to entertain. We were seduced by the romantic dresses (specifically that stunning red number), big, messy-yet-lady-like hair, and dramatic eyes all under the massive chandeliers of the main dining room. Ah, how we crave.
As we lusted for silk frocks we sipped on champagne spiked with fruit, nibbled on dumplings filled with Edamame, and ate bites of charred beef to name a few of the delicious appetizers that were passed around the crowd.
We continue to be so obsessed by the Edamame dumplings that we did some google research to turn up the recipe! It sounds rather simple, and we will be making them tonight for our Valentines Day Feast.
Recipe: Edamame Dumplings
Michael Schulson, Previous Executive Chef, Buddakan
Brian Ray & Yang Huang, Current Executive Chefs
Edamame Filling:
3 cups edamame
1/2 pound butter
1/2 cup cream
25 store-bought wonton wrappers
Preparation
In water, cook the edamame until tender. Strain and puree with the other ingredients. Refrigerate the filling overnight until firm.
Put a teaspoon of the filling on a wonton skin; brush with water and fold in half to seal. Steam 5 pieces of the dumplings until tender, approximately 5 minutes.
Serving Size
Makes 25 pieces
**We could taste some Truffle when at Buddakan, so we will be adding a very light touch of Truffle Oil for some extra oomph.
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Recipe via MSNBC
Monday, February 13, 2012
Gastronomista Gift Guide: The Littlest Gourmand
Today we're pleased to present a guest post by one of our favorite gals around, Miss Amanda de Beaufort of the wildly successful parent-style blog, Coos & Ahhs. Whenever we're in a jam for gifts to get for the little ones in our life, we always turn to C&A for some seriously cute and stylish finds. Additionally, we're terribly fond of her son, Master Henry Hugh, who is not only one stylish two year old, but also is quite the little gourmand. We've seen the little chap down raw oysters, pasta carbonara, steak - pretty much whatever mom's eating, and she's always serving up something divine.
So we asked Miss de Beaufort to give us a round up of some of the best foodie finds she can recommend for the little gourmands in your life.
Without further ado:
Gifts for the Littlest Gourmand
I am honored to contribute this gift guide for my favorite foodie ladies!
Like most food-loving parents, one of my greatest fears was giving birth to a picky eater. Okay, slight exaggeration! Kids are kids, but I strongly feel that feeding your child real, homemade, healthy food as much as possible is key to a healthy adventurous eater. Here are some of my favorite foodie gifts for little ones...happy eating!
1. The baby & toddler cookbook 2. Boon modware utensils 3. Deuz napkid bib 4. Sili squeeze--take purees on the go! 5. Beaba babycook 6. Rookie red training chopsticks 7. Marimekko karkuteilla kids set 8. Boon fruit and veggie slicer 9. Zoku popmaker and sticks
Want more? Pop in over at Coos & Ahhs!
xx Amanda de Beaufort
So we asked Miss de Beaufort to give us a round up of some of the best foodie finds she can recommend for the little gourmands in your life.
Without further ado:
Gifts for the Littlest Gourmand
I am honored to contribute this gift guide for my favorite foodie ladies!
Like most food-loving parents, one of my greatest fears was giving birth to a picky eater. Okay, slight exaggeration! Kids are kids, but I strongly feel that feeding your child real, homemade, healthy food as much as possible is key to a healthy adventurous eater. Here are some of my favorite foodie gifts for little ones...happy eating!
1. The baby & toddler cookbook 2. Boon modware utensils 3. Deuz napkid bib 4. Sili squeeze--take purees on the go! 5. Beaba babycook 6. Rookie red training chopsticks 7. Marimekko karkuteilla kids set 8. Boon fruit and veggie slicer 9. Zoku popmaker and sticks
Want more? Pop in over at Coos & Ahhs!
xx Amanda de Beaufort
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Pops of Joy
People. Popcorn is delicious. Don't even try to hide it - it's the reason you go to the movies, it's the reason you stay at that bar for hours after you should, and its a main staple of your diet. It is for us too, and that's where the truffle salt comes into play....
Popcorn. Watch it come to delicious fruition in 12 seconds:
Popcorn. Watch it come to delicious fruition in 12 seconds:
Monday, February 6, 2012
My Skills Include Eating Donuts
Sometimes twitter is full of gems. Today we laughed out loud when we saw this tweet from Mitchell Davis over at Cook and Eat Better - explaining subtle nuisances of social media through....donuts. Genius, we say!
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