Monthly Archives: July 2010

[BUENOS AIRES]: CHORIPAN a classic street food

Choripan 2

Dear Food Diary:
One of my fondest childhood food memories is eating a choripan (“chori”zo in a “pan” (bread) makes a chorizo sandwich) on the streets of Costanera. These Buenos Aires road-side parrilla (BBQ) stands also known as Los Carritos de la Costanera offer a mean Argentinean Chorizo (usually pork, sometimes beef), grilled on the spot and cut open in half known as “mariposa” or butterfly style. Each stand has their own special sauce, usually consists of an chimichurri, provensal (parsley garlic) and a salsa criolla (onions, tomatoes and peppers).

YUMMY EATS AT HOME

Recipes, product reviews, appliances and more


PRODUCT REVIEWS 
 COWABUNGA rice krispy and red velvet “designer” ice cream
 CHOCRI customize and name your chocolate bars
 DANISH KRINGLE from the OH Danish Bakery (filled puff pastry)
 FRESH STRAWBERRY LEMONADE fishy ice & pops
 BUITONI FROZEN MEALS FOR 2 Foodbuzz Tastemakers Program
 HONEST TEA little sugar, a whole lot of flavor
 NIHILIST MINTS flavorless mints
 GRES DES VOSGES stinky stinky cheese
 BLACK SESAME MOCHI ICE CREAM chubby style “yuan xiao”
 CHOCOLATS APERITIF chocolate covered seeds and herbs
 SARA SNACKER’S CHIPN’ETZEL potato chips + pretzel in a cookie
 ORBITS MOJITO GUM sweet mojitos on the go
 JAMON IBERICO pata negra ham, worth every penny
 SURIMI BABY EEL substitute baby eels in a can
 TOP 3 CHOCOLATE STORES best dark chocolates


APPLIANCE REVIEWS  

 TASSIMO my own little personal barista
 NESPRESSO PIXIE with Ted Allen and Pixie Lott
 NESPRESSO LATTISSIMA lattes and cappuccinos with a touch of a button
 AUNT ELSE’S AEBLESKIVER tayoyaki meets pancake

 MONTEL WILLIAMS HEALTH MASTER confessions of an infomercial-holic

 

STORE REVIEWS
 MURRAY’S CHEESE AND MEATS

 ECONOMY CANDY happy treat or treating all year long

 DESPANA all yummy things from spain

 

 

RECIPES & MORE
 recipe SUMMER WATERMELON COCKTAIL

 recipe Jean Georges’ Johnny Luzzini’s Chocolate Pudding
 recipe Top Chef Elizabeth Falkner’s Chocolate Gelato Sundae

 recipe RED HOOK LOBSTER ROLL

 recipe MOMOFUKU’S BO SSAM

 recipe EASY BREEZY SUMMER ROLLS

 recipe GRILLED MEXICAN STYLE CORN

 recipe SHANGHAINESE pork belly, vegetable rice, fresh crab roe tofu, fried fish

 DIY VIDEO: KIMCHI MAKING AT HOME

 DIY FRESH DILL SMOKED SALMON

 53rd & 6th FAMOUS HALAL turning their combo into egg fried rice

 CHEAT SHEET know when to buy Organic

 ADOBE PHOTOSHOP COOK by far the coolest video I’ve seen in a while

 iPHONE COOKIES APPetizing and so detailed, all the way from Japan

 

YUMMY EVENTS & AWARDS

NY RESTAURANT WEEK (Chubby in the NY Post article about RW)
 CHUBBY’S 1ST ANNUAL NY RESTAURANT WEEK AWARDS 2009
 BUTTER desserts isn’t their forte
 COLICCHIO & SONS TAP ROOM worth a try if you must do restaurant week
 PARK AVENUE WINTER why it sometimes just isn’t worth it
 LAUT very flavorful malaysian
 MAZE by Gordon Ramsay what the #!$%#$%^&*$#!!!!
 NOUGATINE at Jean Georges pleasant lunch
 OCEANA asians eat at the back!


SUPPER CLUB
 BON APPETIT CAFE ’09 yummy chaos in the city
 BON APPETIT CAFE ’09 part two
 BROOKLYN EDIBLE SOCIAL CLUB my favorite supper club
 RABBIT MAFIA supper club virgin no more
 WHAT HAPPENS WHEN awesome pop up restaurant


TASTE-OFF

 AMORINO vs GROM GELATO
 WOOLY’S vs SHAVED ICE SHOP

 




TASTINGS
 ASIAN AMERICAN FOOD FAIR 
 DEWARD’S SCOTCH TASTING
 EN BRASSERIE TASTE OF JAPANESE PREMIUM BEEF Zagat presents
 EN BRASSERIE: FISH HEAD, EEL BONE & BEER Every first Saturday 
 BACK 40 summer crab boil
 BAOHAUS STYLE CHINESE NEW YEAR DINNER 
 PIZZA BY CER TE opening night party
 LE GRAND FOODING 2010 David Chang amongst this SF vs NY taste off of chefs
 SNEAK TASTE AT MCDONALD’S new summer items and chic new decor
 US OPEN 2011 TASTING iron chef Morimoto, top chef master Tony Mantuano


DAVID BURKE BEVERAGE SERIES
 LEBLON CACHACA and the chef himself
 THE RIESLING COLLECTION  my favorite wine of all time


FESTIVALS & MORE
 NYC WINE & FOOD FESTIVAL meatpacking uncorked
 APPLEFEST 2009 Warwick, NY


FOODBUZZ EVENTS
 FOODBUZZ BLOGGER FESTIVAL 2009
 24 24 NOVEMBER’09: NY “Urban Orphan’s” Thanksgiving TURDUCKEN dinner
 24 24 JUNE’10: Summer Soba Picking Party
 24 24 FEBRUARY’11: Cooking Shanghainese with my ChubbyMama
 24 24 JUNE’11: Conch Tasting in Turks & Caicos









Fresh Strawberry Lemonade Fishy Ice & Pops

country time 2

Dear Food Diary:
It’s been scorchingly hot in NY these past couple days, so I put my freebies from Country Time and Pylones from the Grand Central Terminal to good use.

[MYSTIC] Connecticut: A day by the Seaport

Mystic Seaport 7

Dear Food Diary:
If you still don’t have plans for this weekend, don’t worry, Mystic, Connecticut is less than a 3 hr drive away. There’s tons of things to do in this charming little town.