We’ve all seen Chef Gordon Ramsay scream profanities and such at contestants on his show, “Hell’s Kitchen.”   How about having Chef Ramsay yell at you for a change?  This September, “Hell’s Kitchen:  The Video Game”, hits the Nintendo Wii and Nintendo DS.  Ramsay even did the voices for his own virtual animation, making it that [...]

Date: July 21th, 2008 (Mon) - July 25th, 2008 (Fri), July 28th, 2008 (Mon) - August 1st, 2008 (Fri)
Time: Lunch/Dinner
Cost: Three Course Lunch - $24.07, Three Course Dinner - $35.00
Location: New York City

Website: http://nycvisit.com/restaurantweek/
Synopsis: NYC Restaurant Week stands apart as one of the City’s most exciting and anticipated events. More than 235 restaurants participate—a [...]

Over the July 4th Weekend, I learned that kiwi is a great tenderizer for beef.  It was the first time I had heard of this, but the kalbi (Korean beef short ribs) I had were out of this world, and the secret was using kiwi in the marinade.  Kiwis contain an enzyme called actinidin, and [...]

The source of the tomato salmonella outbreak still eludes the food and safety health officials.  The outbreak so far has affected more than 900 people nationwide.  What’s worse is that the FDA is now questioning the source of the outbreak.  It might not be the tomatoes after all.   The other suspects are jalapeno peppers, Serrano [...]

 Edible.com’s Insectivore collection of creepy-crawly goodies is actually quite interesting.  All of the insects are bred for human consumption and meet all strict health and safety guidelines.  Which is great, if you manage to put some of these things in your mouth.  Actually, I wouldn’t mind trying the Giant Toasted Ants and the Toffee Scorpion [...]

There are themed restaurants, and there are themed restaurants.  Like no other, the restaurant, located in Hangzhou in the Zhejiang province of China, has toilets as the dining chairs, and the food is served in miniature bathtubs and toilet bowls.  Just make sure you don’t go to the bathroom on the toilets, even though that [...]

I have to admit, this beer bartender is cool, but I hope these things never make it to the bars in NYC.  I much rather have an attractive female bartender serve me drinks and not a hunk of metal.
~ Kin

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Today marks the last phase of the New York City Trans Fat ban.  With the ban in full effect, it extends to baked goods, frozen foods, cannolis, and doughnuts.  Don’t worry, you can still have your artery-clogging goodness through the substitution of saturated fats.  I don’t know about you, but I could go for [...]

 
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When it comes to restaurant reservations, I love using OpenTable.com.  It’s fast, it’s easy, and it’s way better than talking to the other person on the other line.  Well, the website has taken it a step further by providing mobile web users access to the same online booking benefits via http://mobile.opentable.com.
~ Kin