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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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September 19, 2011

Revol – Amazing and Beautiful French Porcelain

Grands Classiques Collection: Lion head soup bowl with large dried scallops We know how limited storage space we have in the kitchen, especially living in..
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September 12, 2011

Homemade Egg Tarts (Dan Tats; 蛋撻) and Mid-Autumn Festival

Tray full of homemade egg tarts (assortment of flavors) with oolong tea Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! (中秋節快樂!) to those who celebrate this holiday. As everyone knows..
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September 12, 2011

Pig Island 2011 at Governors Island

Pig’s head on a grill, Sixpoint Brewery beer, and grilling up sausages from Hecho en Dumbo Pig Island II took place on Saturday, September 10,..
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September 7, 2011

A General Chinese Tea Tasting Guide

Since Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, the most common and traditional pairing is mooncakes served with hot tea to aid digestion. If you never had a..
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September 3, 2011

Homemade Snow Skin Mooncakes (冰皮月饼)

I’m continuing my tradition of making my own mooncakes for myself and my family. (Here is last year’s mooncakes post.) The two main reasons why..
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September 1, 2011

Private Tasting Dinner by Chef Josh Capon at The Kitchen

At Rue La La’s Tasting Dinner with Chef Josh Capon (top left); kicking off with Stoli Vodka based-drinks and TY KU Sakes Last night, I..
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August 31, 2011

Ladurée in New York City

Ladurée As of the past week or so, almost everyone in the Internet, food forums to respectable food websites talked about Ladurée. In case you..
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August 28, 2011

Fig Hazelnut Crostata While Waiting for Irene

Fig hazelnut crostata Like many other people on the Northeast Coast of the United States, I’m trapped in my house because of what was the..
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August 24, 2011

Very Good Food at the U.S. Open's Tennis Center

U.S. Open’s grounds Whenever I think sports venue or stadium food, I think the typical hot dog, burger or any other mediocre fast food (with..
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August 24, 2011

Very Good Food at the U.S. Open’s Tennis Center

U.S. Open’s grounds Whenever I think sports venue or stadium food, I think the typical hot dog, burger or any other mediocre fast food (with..
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August 23, 2011

Ice Cream, Chocolates and Cookies: Chozen Ice Cream, Valrhona, Jin Patisserie, and Alégio's Claudio Corallo

Note: This is a general post all about sweets I’ve eaten within the past several weeks just to catch up before my grad school schedule..
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August 23, 2011

Ice Cream, Chocolates and Cookies: Chozen Ice Cream, Valrhona, Jin Patisserie, and Alégio’s Claudio Corallo

Note: This is a general post all about sweets I’ve eaten within the past several weeks just to catch up before my grad school schedule..
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August 21, 2011

Cloister Honey

Assortment of Cloister Honey honeys Cloister Honey is a small, artisanal honey company owned and run by a friendly couple, Joanne Young and Randall York,..
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August 21, 2011

Peanut Butter & Co.'s Cake Mix and Flavored Peanut Butters

Peanut Butter & Co.’s Cupcake Mix & Flavored Peanut Butters I admire Peanut Butter & Co.‘s peanut butters for years ever since they started selling..
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