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• 04.29.09
  IRON CHEF NORWALK: BOBBY FLAY AT STEW’S Uncategorized | (0)

  4/29/2009 Bobby Flay won't be in town until next Tuesday for a book event at Stew Leonard’s but today he talks burgers with writer Camilla Herrera in the food section. Flay might officially be here to sign copies of his new book, Burgers Fries & Shakes, but personally, I’m hoping for a guerrilla Throwdown! between Flay and the guy from Greenwich’s Burgers Shakes & Fries. I’ll admit to being a fan of his show and I’m down for some truly impromptu Fairfield County burger mayhem. WHERE AND WHEN: Tuesday, May 5, 6-8 p.m. at Stew Leonard's, 55 Westport Ave., Norwalk. –CP
• 04.29.09
  SAVEUR TO CONNECTICUT: GO MAKE AH-BEETS Uncategorized | (0)

  4/29/2009 Seeing my adopted home state reduced to an index of pizzas, burgers and deep-fried hot dogs is obviously fine by me. Connecticut is featured on Saveur magazine's monthly "State Plates" page, with a centerpiece photo that makes me wish I lived a little close to Pepe's. In the rundown are – of course – lobster rolls from Lenny and Joes Fish Tale in Westbrook, Ted's steamed cheeseburgers in Meriden and the deep-fried hot dogs at Rawleys in Fairfield. But no mention of Fairfield's superior dog shop, Super Duper Weenie, the cult of Colony Grill, or even the Shady Glen Dairy Store? Injustice! –CP
• 04.29.09
  GIVE ME A SIXER OF LIBERTY ALE OR GIVE ME DEATH Uncategorized | (0)

  ABOVE: A hastily poured, warmish Anderson Valley ESB. I'll try to do better next time. 4/26/2009 Considering that Connecticut's blue laws have roots in colonial times, I doubt Patrick Henry would have considered the inability to obtain alcoholic beverages on the Sabbath as a valid reason to enter into a bloody revolution. But wars have been fought over lesser grievances. Having been a resident of the Constitution state for six years, you'd think I would have conditioned myself to deal with this absolutely ridiculous, unnecessary and downright maddening law, but it is so absurd and lacking in reason that I still cannot mentally accept ...
• 04.29.09
  MEXICAN STANDOFF: A NORWALK TACO THROWDOWN Uncategorized | (0)

  ABOVE: Tacos at Los Portales Mexican Grocery in Norwalk. 4/16/2009 In my endless search for quality tacos and taco-related foods, I decided it was finally time for a side-by-side comparison of the taco joints on Fort Point St. in Norwalk. A taco throwdown was in the works and along for the ride was reporter Magdalene Perez who, while born in the Midwest, has made enough trips to México, D.F. to be the closest thing I could find to an authority on the subject. Situated about two blocks from each other on the narrow street near exit-16, Tacos Mexico and Los Portales Mexican Grocery ...
• 04.29.09
  CHANGES ON SUMMER Uncategorized | (0)

  4/14/2009 Local Stamford bloggers, Stamford Talk and Streets of Stamford are kicking my butt...but what's new? I must admit, I pretty much never walk down lower Summer St. when I'm heading downtown, so I haven't taken much note of changes down there. However, Stamford talk has a recent post about the opening of the new chain wings joint a chain Mexican restaurant and an update on Barcelona. I'm somewhat skeptical of the first two, however, I am looking forward to Barcelona, which will open where Zinc had been and has – for Stamford – prime outdoor seating. From the sounds of things, the ...
• 04.29.09
  FIVE NAPKIN BURGER AND MORE PROOF I’M NOT CATHOLIC Uncategorized | (0)

  ABOVE: Five Napkin Burger’s classic burger. FIVE NAPKIN BURGER: 45TH ST. AND 9TH AVE., NEW YORK 4/10/2009 In town for the New York International Show, where I decided my next car should be a 2010 Porsche 911 Targa 4S, I had to stop at nearby Five Napkin Burger for my Good Friday lunch. The Hell’s Kitchen burger joint is on everybody’s short-list of haute-burger spots in New York and for good reason. The classic burger, smothered in comte cheese, caramelized onion and rosemary aioli, is dynamite. [Substituting the Tuscan fries seasoned with loads of garlic and rosemary for the standard shoestring variety, is a ...
• 04.29.09
  MAKE THIS: DUTCH BABY Uncategorized | (0)

  4/10/2009 One day this week, I woke up, grabbed the most recent issue of Gourmet off of my bedside and immediately realized that I had to make half-pancake-half-popover for breakfast. I meant to photograph it for the blog, but I ended up eating most of it before I could really got the chance to grab my camera. All I can say is: you gotta make one. But cut the butter in half. READ THE RECIPE. –CP
• 04.29.09
  BULLS HEAD MARKET: ILENE’S DREAM Uncategorized | (0)

  ABOVE: Ilene's Dream makes any day the day after Thanksgiving. BULL'S HEAD MARKET: 2 HIGH RIDGE PARK, STAMFORD [THE SECRET LOCATION] 4/9/2009 Despite possessing a name offensive to a proud Bay Area native, The Frisco sandwich at Bull's Head Market is pretty good. Lord knows I love me some avocado and bacon. But I've since come to embrace the Ilene's Dream: a heap of a Thanksgiving-leftover sandwich that when paired with a big bag of kettle chips, not only fulfills half of my daily caloric requirements but also leaves me with pangs of sentimentality. OK, it's just a sandwich. But it's a pretty damn good ...
• 04.29.09
  THE LBC AND THE LAMBCHOP: PREGAMING EASTER Uncategorized | (0)

  ABOVE: Pan-fried lamb chops with a balsamic reduction and a mixed green salad with mission figs and feta. 4/5/2009 As legend goes, a Bulgarian I know once roasted an entire lamb obtained from Bake’s Meat Market in the Cove. I am, however, not that ambitious. After consulting my decades-old copy of “The Complete Greek Cookbook,” the author suggests that Greek men are particularly opinionated when it comes to the roasting of lamb and phone calls to two generations of Preovolos men confirmed this. [John Preovolos, the elder, is nothing if not opinionated. Just try and violate his betting system at the blackjack table and see ...
• 04.06.09
  LBC PHOTO OF THE DAY Uncategorized | (0)

  4/5/2009 I'm still experimenting with this and getting a little better. Pretty good crumb. –CP

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