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October 21, 2011

Lady M Confections: Cakes, Macarons, and My Early Birthday Cake

At Lady M: Exterior and Interior, Beautiful vase of Hydrangeas, and Breakfast for Two Though I have written about Lady M earlier this year, this..
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October 18, 2011

Ultimate Blast 2011

The crowd at Ultimate Blast 2011 Last Friday, October 14th was the 2nd annual Ultimate Blast 2011 at Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square. This..
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October 18, 2011

The Butch Bakery Cookbook

The Butch Bakery Cookbook by David Arrick with Janice Kollar Cupcakes (or any dessert or confection) appeal mostly to females. Think about it. Cupcakes, macarons,..
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October 14, 2011

Dim Sum at Golden Unicorn with Ching-He Huang of The Cooking Channel

Ching-He Huang with Golden Unicorn’s dim sum chef; Table setting and Menu Earlier this week, I went to Golden Unicorn Restaurant to meet Ching-He Huang,..
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October 10, 2011

Black Périgord truffle tasting dinner at Ai Fiori

Ai Fiori, my Périgord truffles from Gourmet Attitude on Ai Fiori’s beautiful bowl, and Mare e Monte If you recall my post on Gourmet Attitude’s..
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October 8, 2011

StarChefs Rising Stars Gala 2011

At Bar Basque, Murgo 2007 Brut Rosé for VIP reception, and the lavish table display at Bar Basque This year’s StarChefs Rising Stars Gala 2011..
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October 6, 2011

Lima Tokyo & Macchu Pisco Tasting Dinner at Zengo

Main dining room & Tequila Library Last night I had a fun time at Zengo having dinner paired with Macchu Pisco that dinner ended into..
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October 6, 2011

Lima Tokyo & Macchu Pisco Tasting Dinner at Zengo

Main dining room & Tequila Library Last night I had a fun time at Zengo having dinner paired with Macchu Pisco that dinner ended into..
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October 5, 2011

Recap Day 2 of StarChefs ICC 2011: (Almost) Pierre Hermé Day

Pierre Hermé and his assistant teaching his first workshop Day 2 of StarChefs ICC 2011 was essentially Pierre Hermé (link to his company store) day..
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October 4, 2011

Recap of StarChefs ICC 2011 – Day 1

Judges (Ron Paparocki, Pierre Herme, Michael Laiskonis, Elizabeth Falkner) and Pre-Desserts from Day 1 of ICC’s Pastry Competition Day 1 of StarChefs ICC 2011 was..
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October 1, 2011

Grand Tasting at NYC Food Network's Wine & Food Festival

The location of the Grand Tasting This late morning/early afternoon I attended Food Network’s New York City Wine & Food Festival: Grand Tasting taken place..
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October 1, 2011

Grand Tasting at NYC Food Network’s Wine & Food Festival

The location of the Grand Tasting This late morning/early afternoon I attended Food Network’s New York City Wine & Food Festival: Grand Tasting taken place..
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September 28, 2011

Matsuri Restaurant: Preview of the Seven Deadly Sins Menu

Matsuri: At the bar, my yuzu cosmopolitan, and the dining room Matsuri is a Japanese restaurant located at The Maritime Hotel in Chelsea, under the..
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September 24, 2011

Vendy Awards 2011

View of Downtown Manhattan, a can of Brooklyn Beer’s Lager with a Vendy sleeve, and the crowd Probably some of you might think I won’t..
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September 22, 2011

Gourmet Attitude's Heavenly Truffles

Truffle products with Rémy Martin Louis XIII (top photo), Whole black truffles (in a large jade artifact) with Rémy Martin Louis XIII (bottom left), and..
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