Forking Tasty

4th Annual Hot Dog Cookoff

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Jay and I entered ourselves in The Great Hot Dog Cookoff. It was a ton of fun. I had just come home form my second contract on the ship and stepped in as the sues chef. Check the video out to see how it all went down at the Kelso Brewery…

RECAP-Reel Tasty Brooklyn: Rear Window

photo credit: Kun Kim

Our second dinner on the deck was a ton of fun. Sorry it took a while to get this post up. We want to, again, thank all our guests for making the evening super special. This Reel Tasty Brooklyn dinner featured Grace Kelly and Jimmy Stewart in Rear Window paired with some wonderful dishes…

Son to Son

I finally made it to Marlow and sons the other night. I met up with my buddy Tarikh for a quick catch up on all things Brooklyn, digital and bike oriented…

Dinner with the Goonies: Recap

credit: kun kim

Last saturday was our first Reel Tasty Brooklyn dinner. For those hearing that for the first time, it’s our summer supper club where we screen a movie on a 2 story building while feeding our guests some of our latest gastronomic creations. Aimee and I had a great time and we think our guests did as well. We are both really excited about planning our next evening. Right now, we’re thinking Saturday, May 30. This will be solidified by the end of the week, so check back and grab your spot.

The weather Saturday was touch and go right up until 7pm when guests were scheduled to arrive. We decided to set the table outside and hope for the best. Turns out not a drop of rain fell, the sun even made a brief appearance. Before movie time guests mingled in the back of the deck while sipping a 2007 Tapena Spanish table wine, Singha Thai beer or 333 Vietnamese beer. We set out some London Bar mix (recipe at bottom) and apricots stuffed with pistachios and gorgonzola cheese. The snack table was rounded out with some cheese, gourmet crackers and cucumber chips…

Accidental Steak for Two

I am not even sure where to start on this one. Today ended much different then where it was supposed to start. Before my eyes opened at 9:30am, I envisioned my self jumping on the bike and putting in a solid day out in the boroughs with my buddy Joe. A little sun, some bike friendly grub and a few peaceful riding breaks around greater Brooklyn and Queens would be the perfect Sunday plan. But that is not even close to what happened…

Dinner with the Goonies

Saturday, May 9th at 7:00pm
Our first summer dinner on the deck.
Here’s the skinny on the fat.

How to make friends and score ribs

This past Saturday, as I headed to my nephew’s 4th birthday party in LI, I had to make a quick stop in Sheepshead Bay. I know, not quite the most direct route to the north shore of LI, but it had to be done. Think of it as Richard Dryfuss’ mashed potato sculpture and subsequent journey to the space ship in Close Encounters….

A Saturday Night Dinner

steak a la bricciola/garlic spinich/mashed potatoes

Destefano’s Steakhouse
www.deesteakhouse.com
89 Conselyea St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 384-2836

The cookie mine of chocolate

Have you had these cookies at General Greene. I am not even going to really get into it. Go there and get them! They come warm, each bite has an eruption of melted chocolate chips in it and when your done they also have this ridiculous homemade ice cream to wash it down with. My choice is definitely the salted carmel

The General Green
229 Dekalb Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205
(718) 222-1510

Miranda. Miraculous.

This Friday we hit this restaurant Miranda in Williamsburg and then proceeded to dance it up a t Black Betty’s until Joe fell out, Marcella started slurring and I went to go make breakfast. But lets start back at the beginning…