ThanksGavin 2011 – The Third Wave
Given that we went out to the Zoo all day while my cousin Abbe cooked up this followup to the official Thanksgiving dinner, she insists that it should really be called the ThanksFlitter (her last...
View ArticleThanksGavin 2011 – Salty Saturday
Part of the tradition for the ThanksGavin weekend of gluttony is a Saturday deli brunch. As we celebrate in Philadelphia, we have access to all sorts of good deli and the like. My mom also made an...
View ArticleUltimate Pizza 2012
With the new year comes more Ultimate Pizza (see here for the whole series). In case you missed it, this is the totally hand crafted gourmet pizzas we cook at home. Yum, Burgundy from the cellar....
View ArticleSan Fran – RN74
Restaurant: RN74 Location: 301 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 Tel: 415.543.7474 Date: February 10, 2012 Cuisine: American Rating: Good, but not spectacular _ I really wanted to go to Michael...
View ArticleUltimate Pizza New Years 2012
Every few months, and particularly at New Years, we do another round of our Ultimate Homemade Pizzas. If you’re curious about how these components are made look here, otherwise just enjoy the food...
View ArticleThanksGavin 2013
It’s that time of year again, time to loosen your belt buckle and sit down for the annual ThanksGavin! The table is set. The libations begin with this bubbly. 1990 Robert Ampeau & Fils Meursault...
View ArticleReference Pasta – Cacio e Pepe
I’m pretty much a pasta fiend, particularly good homemade pasta, so an evening home with my son afforded a good opportunity to try out my pasta cooking chops on this ultimate reference pasta — cacio e...
View ArticleThanksGavin 2014
It’s that time of year again, time to loosen your belt buckle and sit down for the annual ThanksGavin! The table is set. NV Casa Vinicola Botter Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Santi Nello. Bubbly to...
View ArticleCooking Italy – Guazzetto
Periodically I get the bug to try to make some dish at home to the best of my ability. Usually it’s something Italian, like my Tiramisu or Pizzas, or my crazy Gelato fetish (yet undocumented), and...
View ArticleWhite Guys Can Cook Noodles
Since I’m a noodle fiend, and Dan Dan Mein is one of my all time favorites, and a lot of my home cooking focuses on pasta (and pizza and gelato) I got it in my head to try making this amazing noodle...
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