Oooh, check 'em out. Macaron ice cream sandwiches. They come in four flavors - strawberry cheesecake, coconut-mango, raspberry-pistachio, and chocolate on chocolate with cocoa nibs - now available at Payard. Read all about them here: http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2013/06/payard-macaron-ice-cream-sandwiches.html. Thanks to sis for the heads up. Also pursuant to our macaron discussion my macaron rant in yesterday's blog entry,…
June 27, 2013: MasterChef screws up macarons! Let’s all chip in and get the Golden Boy something nice!
Dear Gordon Ramsay, Joe Bastianich, and Gordon Elliot, THIS - - is a macaroon, while THIS - - is a macaron. MACAROON - MACARON - They are two strikingly different desserts in terms of taste, texture, and appearance. I can cut a fledgling home cook some slack for getting the two confused, but you…
January 9, 2011: The Top 10 Food T.V. Personalities I Enjoy Watching!
I watch a lot of food t.v., partly because I love food and partly because the Food Network is the channel of choice to keep my dogs company when I'm out and about (For what it's worth, Bubba really seems to really enjoy Iron Chef America). As a result, over the years, I've come to form some…
December 1, 2009: Tokyo Travel Day #7 – Gordon Ramsay, Mo Shibuya Stroll, Ishikawa (and I mean it this time!)
Success! Following five success days of post-feasting pre-day sloth, I actually managed an entire half a work yesterday morning! After showering up, I peeked outside and noted it was overcast, gambled, left the sunglasses behind and donned my coat. Later that day, as I was walking through Omotesando, one of my coat buttons came off…
March 24, 2009: Back in the Office, Another Book of the Month Club Addition, and What Are You Watching?
Back in the office today. I got in this morning and popped my head into Director Ernest Dickerson’s office to say hello and welcome him to the show. Ultra talented and a super nice guy to boot, it turns out we share an affinity for things Japanese - anime food, and film in particular. We…
March 1, 2009: What happened to the rest of February?
Hey, it’s March already! How the hell did that happen?! Why didn’t anyone wake me up? Damnit! I mentioned the other day that I had received an advance copy of Best Served Cold, Joe Aberdrombie’s latest. Well, it turns out it wasn’t intended for me after all. Scribbled on one of the inside pages was…