Today kicks off the 82nd Annual Feast of San Gennaro in New York City.
New York City’s longest-running, biggest and most revered religious outdoor festival in the United States, will be held Thursday, September 10, through Sunday, September 20, 2009, on the streets of historic Little Italy, the lower Manhattan neighborhood which served as the first home in America for hundreds of thousands of Italian immigrants who came here seeking to improve their lives beginning in the early part of the 20th century.
Hit up the link for event schedules, maps, and …

Clean, simple, and inevitable.  It’s only a matter of time until that chef at Benihana is replaced by a mechanical counterpart.  First it’ll slice and dice the meat, and then proceed to slice and dice the customers.  The T-shirts are printed on American Apparel and are available in 4 different colors for $24 each.  I got myself one and it arrived in about 7 days.   Also available in long sleeve, V-neck, and girly fitted short sleeve.  Get yours here.

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Let’s face it, as mighty as the ‘Incredible, Edible, Egg’ is, hard boiling one is an entirely different subject matter.  Cooking one egg isn’t easy, and cooking a whole lot?  Well, consistency from one egg to another might be difficult to come by.  I came across two methods for cooking up a mass of hard-boiled eggs.
The first method involves baking (yes, baking)  the eggs for half an hour at 325 degrees.  Full instructions can be found here.
The second method involves boiling the eggs quickly, covering and removing the pot …

Flaky, yet firm.  Mild yet flavorful.  Plentiful and sustainable.  Farmed rainbow trout is a great fish to include in the weekly diet, but many home cooks tend to avoid it because thin filets of fish can be intimidating to cook.  Either the fish results in being too dry, or it breaks up into pieces before it ends up on the plate.  Rainbow trout is available year-long in most supermarkets and filets usually weigh in at around 4 ounces, which is a perfect serving size.  While baking is a viable method, …

This year, the Hoboken Feast of the Madonna dei Martiri will be held from September 10 to 13 on Sinatra Drive in Hoboken, NJ.  There’s nothing like stuffing your face with Italian sausage sandwiches and cannolis while enjoying a view of the Manhattan skyline.  Here’s the schedule of events:
Thursday, Sept. 10
5:00 — 7:00: Heroes of the State (H.O.T.S.) — classic cock cover band
7:00 — 10:00: The Benjamins
8:30: Annual pizza-eating contest
Friday, Sept. 11
5:00 — 7:00: Monte’s Pythons — cover band, back by popular demand
7:00 – 11:00: Mirage, one of New Jersey’s …

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Man, I didn’t see this coming at all.  Former Winter Olympics gold medalist, Brian Boitano will be showing off his culinary skills on his new show, ‘What Would Brian Boitano Make?’ The name of the show is a play off the South Park song, ‘What Would Brian Boitano Do?’  As it turns out, Boitano is uber passionate about food and he impressed the Food Network executives.  His new show will be joining the Sunday afternoon Food Network line up starting this Sunday, August 23 at 1pm/12c.  A television …

Ever since I went gluten-free almost two months ago, I had to give up the one condiment that I grew up with, soy sauce.  Most varieties of soy sauce found on store shelves contain wheat, so those who are sensitive to gluten are unable to partake on the savory goodness.  After a month of not eating soy sauce, the cravings started to set in and the search for gluten free soy sauce began.  I was surprised by the search results for “gluten-free soy sauce.”  I wasn’t able to find …

UPDATE:  Restaurant Week is extended through Labor Day.
Restaurant Week is underway in New York City again.  Over 250 NYC restaurants are participating in the event and it’ll be around until the end of the month.  Lunch is priced at $24.07 (odd pricing), and dinner is set at $35.00.  Drinks, taxes, and gratuities are not included.  Check out the list of participants here.

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When I was a kid, I  hated bitter melon.  It was too bitter for my taste and I didn’t understand why grown-ups liked it so much.  When my parents cooked it with pork, I wouldn’t even eat the pork because it had made contact with the melon.  Then something changed in my mid-twenties.  I gave it another try and it actually tasted pretty good.  I’m not sure how I acquired a taste for it, but I liked it.  Remember the first time you had beer?  Yeah, it didn’t taste great …