Forking Tasty

Bosnian Delight

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Have you ever had lunch and when you were done with lunch you were just not satisfied at all. That is what happened to me the other day. I had to take matters in my own hands and solve this problem. I did just that with Old Bridge Burger.

Christmas Cookies

Thursday, January 5, 2012

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If you know anything about how our family celebrates the holidays it is not like your ordinary family holiday. No, our holidays is packed with a ridiculous amount of food. Basically, if there is 10 people coming to eat we cook for 30. What do you expect, were Italian and we like to eat our delicious food more than just one day. We eat it over the course of a week, sometimes more. For instance, for dessert we made 15 different christmas cookies. Some of them were made 3x the regular recipe amount. Lets put it this way, picture your family dining room table that seats about 8. Now picture that entire table filled with tins of christmas cookies some 2 or 3 tins high. Oh and by the way, we also had a few cakes to make things interesting. Here is the rundown of the homemade goodness....

Moving Day

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

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Recently the southerner and I moved into an apartment in Queens. It was a big move day because I had to basically take my entire life that was sitting in storage and move it to the new apt. We were lucky we only had one flight in our walk up apartment. The original place we almost got was a 5 story walk up. I almost could not make the one flight with all my stuff. It started out great picked up the u-haul truck drove down to storage and loaded the truck to the max by noon. Drove slowly as all my stuff was bouncing around all on the drive from brooklyn to my apartment in Queens. Everything was running smooth. I even found a parking spot right in front of the apartment. What a miracle day, and then....

Southern Thanksgiving

Thursday, December 1, 2011

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This year for Thanksgiving I headed down south with the southerner. We hopped into the car and made the normally 7 hour trip to Yorktown VA, in 9 hours. Can not believe how many accidents were on the road. We got caught in every one of them. Lucky us!

European Fiesta

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

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For three months this summer I was cruising through the Mediterranean experiencing life in Italy, Spain, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, France and Monaco. I'm sure you have caught a couple of my posts while I was there. I could have done a lot more posts but there was so much food I encountered on my travels that it would become a full time job just to write them all. I put together this video to show you all the amazing food I either ate or saw and wanted to eat. The food in europe is so fresh and delicious it makes it really hard to stop eating. The company I got to enjoy the food with made it even better. The things that stood out to me were the multiple wine and olive oil tastings I went to. Not only did I taste the incredible wine and ridiculous olive oil but the food they served as well was equally delicious and authentic. I learned a lot about the different wines and the acidities in the olive oil. Many of the meals I ate each had it's own uniqueness to it. From my company to the service to the food and drinks, the mediterranean had it all to make each experience a memorable one.

A Quick Hit From Venice

Thursday, November 3, 2011

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My buddy Sean Bell and I sent out to explore Venice. Sean had been there before and I asked him for the Sean Bell Tour of Venice. We set out in the morning and had a lot of walking to do that day. Sean, (not a morning person fyi, typical musician) needed a quick fix before we get into the heart of Venice. The video shows the typical sandwich you can get at numerous cafes around Venice, let alone most of italy. However, this sandwich was filled with tuna and olives and was one of Sean's favorite. Me on he other hand, I can't stand the smell of tunafish let alone the taste. It was just the pick-me-up Sean needed to give me a great tour of Venice. We walked and saw one of the most unique cities I have ever been to. Where in a normal city you have road, Venice has rivers. Cities have cars, Venice has boats. It's different but a very beautiful city.

Just Before I Head Back To The States

Friday, October 28, 2011

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Before I left Greece I wanted to try a dish I had seen many times but never tried. The above is called Moussaka and when I saw it on other peoples plates I thought it was lasagna. It's close to lasagna, but not exactly. Moussaka is a casserole made by layering eggplant with a spiced meat filling then topping off with a creamy bechamel sauce that is baked. It is perhaps the most widely recognized of all Greek dishes. If your ever in Greece you have to get one. After I ordered my Moussaka I asked the waiter to put a little Greek Tirokafteri (Spicy Cheese Dip) on the side of the plate. I had some in Santorini and fell in love with this cheese. It's like nothing I have ever had before. They tell me that each restaurant makes it differently but it is mainly a mixture of feta and ricotta. These are two Greek treats I'll have to recreated back home in New York.

Well Off The Diet

Monday, October 17, 2011

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.... Not that I am on a diet but I typically will not eat like this all at once. It was the southerners and my last night in Barcelona. The night before be had a massive dinner in Barcelona (post coming soon) and I think it expanded our stomachs creating this void that needed to be filled. What else but to fill that void with food that really tastes good but is really bad for you. We didn't want to have a sit down dinner but to walk around and sample food here and there.

Italian Woman Shows Me The Ropes

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

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Forking Tasty - On a Farm Outside Rome from Anthony Anello on Vimeo. I took a tour and explored the catacombs just outside the city of Rome and after they brought us to a farm for some cooking lessons. We were making Gnocchi that day and the eatin was good. I had a lot of fun watching this Italian women make Gnocchi for us all. She eventually had a few of the guests come up to help out. I wanted to join but there was no more room at the table. When it was asked who would like to help make Gnocchi (she didn't ask because she did not speak a lick of english) I was busy stuffing my face and missed out. Maybe next time.

It Was So Close To Anello

Monday, September 5, 2011

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Forking Tasty - Da Nello - Santa Marghrita Italy from Anthony Anello on Vimeo. A couple buddies and I were walking around Santa Marghrita looking for the perfect stop for some lunch. We literally walked around for at least an hour or two. Santa Marghrita is so small that's all the time it took to walk the town. We stumbled upon a place called Da Nello. It was so close to my last name we had to try it out. We had an old lady that really did not know much english show us to our table which was right on the beach. I guess we are in her country, we really did not know enough Italian. She ended up being our waitress as well. After finding out that the two things we wanted on the menu they ran out of, she gave us some suggestions. Great view of the water and what will eventually turn out to be a fantastic lunch. I'm still thinking about those mussels. Not one mussels I ate tasted fishy, they were perfect. I could have dipped bread in that wine and olive oil at the bottom of the bowel all day.