Silver Smith
...A nicely aromatic dish, with perfectly al dente orecchiette, fragrant chicken sausage, in a nicely uncomplicated garlic-olive oil sauce with broccoli and chilies, adding floral notes and kicky heat.... [Full Post]
Sealed With A Quiche
Broccoli & Cheddar Quiche | with Side Salad and Home Fries | Dorrian's Red Hand | 1616 2nd Ave. (at 84th St.) | 212.772.6660 | dorrians-nyc.com
Getting Ziggy With It
...A very decent pie this was. A nice, pliable but not doughy crust, with a thin strong fold but without the more the more New York-style "crisp". The cheeses were traditionally rustic and aromatic, the sausage buoyantly spicy and sweet, and all of it drizzled with a clean and earthy olive oil that brought all the good flavors together with each bite... [Full post]
Ging-ing It
...The shrimp were big and tasty, fried in a tempura-like batter that was not at all oily. The dumplings were light, with a nice non-gummy dough and a fully seasoned pork filling that require less soy dipping sauce than most dumplings do. The eggrolls were prepared more modernly, with a lighter yet crispier wrapper, and were nicely complimented by spicier- and fruitier-than-usual duck sauce.... [cont.]
That's Right; I Deep-Fried an Egg, and It Was Good...!
...Meanwhile, I boiled an egg. I (De)shelled the egg, rolled it in some flour, dipped it in an egg wash, rolled in some breadcrumbs I seasoned with salt, pepper, chili powder, oregano, and tarragon, and dropped in a pot of preheated (canola) oil for about a minute.... [cont.]
