Forking Tasty

Happy Holidays…BURP!

Forgive us. It’s been 18 days since we’ve posted anything. There are reasons we will later go into but for now, suffice it to say we are full, at least 5 lbs heavier and planning for the turn of the year (It’s Spanish themed. More on that soon too.) The above Christmas beast image represents 2 of a 7 bone roast. The frenzy lasted 4 days straight this year, an Anello record. We hope you have all overindulged as much as we have. Have an amazing New Years. We’ve got one last post brewing before 2013 and it’s destination focused.

Thanksbringing 2012

This year for Thanksbringing we decided to try our best not to bite off more than we can chew. Our strategy was simple, focus on meat that cooks itself. The above lamb was one of our 4 meat dishes. Originally this lamb shoulder was spun on the rotisserie but a bad drip pan and small fire changed it’s fate. Finished in the oven with a lovely onion and wine sauce by my neighbor, the ever present Horst.

We also brought…

Eating Columbus

It’s in Ohio. And it’s all about ice cream.

I had a one day trip in Columbus, Ohio, a place I’d never been and didn’t think there would be much worth visiting. As it turns out there was a bunch of things that made the play side of this work trip very satisfying.

Hurricane Sandy Snacks

The NYC Subway has closed for the second time in it’s 109 year history. The crippling effects of this are lost to the rest of the world, to some degree, unless you are a NYer. Not to be snarky, exclusive or belittle those Floridians and other places that have felt devastating effects of weather with my words BUT, just that the 9 million plus of us use the subway for just about everything from getting to work to getting groceries. When it stops, so does New York City. Confined to our neighborhoods, the wine shop and video store get mobbed in preparation for the storm. The bread and milk disappear from the supermarket shelves and the streets thin out with people.

Since the majority of us in the tri-state are sitting at home working, pretending to work or playing, I though a little meal chronicle would be fun. Please feel free to send or comment with your own hurricane snacks.

Snack 1

Breakfast, Monday Oct 29 (pictured above)
Fried egg over medium, black forrest ham and english cheddar on a 9-grain roll.

See more snacks on the jump.

Eating San Francisco

I left my heart and confused my brain!

San Francisco definitely has my heart. I consider it the only other place I have really lived other than NY. I sometimes dream of moving back for the landscape, weather and food. Unfortunately my hyper active, NYC brain quickly reminds me that I love NY for many reasons San Francisco sometimes seems to lack. This struggle will never end. The conflict will flip flop in my brain depending on the season, the day and sometimes even the bite.

This year I have been there a lot. It’s not a cheap city but it is possible to do on the cheap. Below is a mix of those cheap and NOT so cheap possibilities. The itinerary covers a tasty and fun tour of my second favorite city in the US.

Eating Las Vegas

Sinning and loving it.

This is a hard one to write. By know means will this even scratch the surface of what you can eat in Vegas. These days it’s a veritable who’s who of celebrity chef establishments competing for the attention of tourists rich and budget conscious. This trip had me locked in the MGM Grand executing an event for the better part of a week so most of the below will focus on spots inside the MGM. Although I did manage to escape for secret pizza.

Pasta Touring

I realized I’ve had quite a few great bowls of pasta lately. I thought I’d take a moment and share some of the best in this quickie food porn post. I’ll try and do more of these as I turn my Instagram obsession back towards this blog. That damn app is like candy rigatoni. You just can’t stop at one. I thought I’d been staying away from pasta but obviously, based on the below, this is the farthest thing from the truth. My suggestion for the best way to explore the morsels below is to find a string of nice Sunday afternoons and indulge in these dishes week by week. For some reason eating pasta on Sunday is much easier forgiven than during the rest of the week. I’ll chalk it up to being a “product of your environment”. You can chalk it up to us telling you to do this. Win win right? The map at the bottom will link you right over to foursquare so you can add these to your hit list…

Giant Meat

Two days ago the Giants lost their season opener to the Dallas Cowboys. An unfortunate start to the season and a topic I know little about. The fortunate part of the day was the play by play meat fest that came across my iPhone as the two fools below tailgated them selves into a protein and bacon maple beer stupor. I’ve know Dave and Ian for a solid 20 years now. Of the many adventures we’ve had, this is one…

Eating Montreal

Parlez vous manger!

Possibly one of the greatest eating cities in the world, Montreal boasts tasty everywhere you look. The French influence makes things more decadent yet the Quebecois keeps it casual. Believe it or not this was my first time to Montreal. For a guy who has been to far flung places like Saigon and Buenos Aires you’d think I would have taken the 5 hour drive from New York as soon as I passed my DMV test. Incidentally I flew. Landing in Montreal-Trudeau felt the same as a shuttle hop to Dulles or Logan but I had indeed crossed an international border. One that came complete with another language to boot. Instantly you recognize the French influence by reading dual language signs and listening to people in the airport converse with each other. Soon after, I learned Montreal is more French than I thought and by some accounts not very English at all. Luckily the bi-lingual, McGill alumni Missus Tasty was by my side to help introduce me to one of HER top five eating cities of the world. You can’t go a block without discovering another restaurant or shop serving up a gastronomic wonder, old favorite or newly invented mouth waterer. Book a ticket and start fasting now. You’ll need an empty stomach for this one.