By Julie Canter At first I had my doubts. Chocolate, of course. Chicken, maybe. But brisket? Yes, brisket! Stephanie Pierson’s brand new homage to what my grandma called bruschtekle, The Brisket Book: A Love Story with Recipes (Andrews McMeel Publishing), is as fun to read as it is to cook with. Stephanie, veteran journalist and [...]
Great restauranteurs share their seasonal recipes for fall. By Julie Canter Steven Waxman Trax Restaurant & Café “My mom Janet and grandmother Gertrude had a limited but successful repertoire that they infused upon us. We collaborated on a lot of the family meals, always traditional foods like brisket with potatoes, carrots and onions, always chicken [...]
Listen To These Sounds Of Summer
Regarded as the founding father of Rock & Roll, Doc Pomus wrote nearly 500 songs for artists such as Ray Charles and B.B. King. Pomus has been elected to the Rock & Roll, Songwriters, and Blues Hall of Fame. Check out these classics: Little Sister by Elvis Presley http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBS2NcFJBaE Save The Last Dance For Me [...]
The game of basketball was invented in 1891 by a minister, James Naismith, who believed that it would promote “muscular Christianity.” That game would be unrecognizable today with its peach baskets, players passing the ball but never dribbling (a minor adjustment never envisioned by Naismith) and final scores like 5-4. It wasn’t until Jewish immigrants [...]
You say macaron, I say macaroon
If you live in NYC you had the opportunity to taste a French macaron (as they say it) free on French Macaron Day, initiated here on Sunday March 20 by Francois Payard, one of the foremost émigré chocolatiers from the motherland. In a world where a single one of these cookies costs between $2 and [...]
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