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Carlo Mirarchi at Omnivore
Unfortunately I arrived late for Friday's Omnivore chef demonstrations, catching the end of George Mendes, the final presenter. I arrived early on Saturday in time to catch Carlo Mirarchi's demo....
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Quick Pics From The Alchemy of Taste Dinner –“Action” Shots
An all-star cast cooking together, this one of a kind dinner was simply incredible. The food, the drink, the scents, the people, the vibe – all combined to create a simply unforgettable evening after...
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A Golden Dinner – The Alchemy of Taste and Smell
Alchemy - Definition from Dictionary.com 1. a form of chemistry and speculative philosophy practiced inthe Middle Ages and the Renaissance and concerned principally with discovering methods for...
View ArticleMy Top Five Restaurant Pasta Dishes of 2010
It's in my blood that I love pasta. To me, pasta is one of the most satisfying dishes that I can have. I cook it a lot and I eat it a lot in restaurants. I had plenty of outstanding pasta in...
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Goose Prosciutto
Duck prosciutto is not uncommon, but I'd never seen or tried goose prosciutto before. The reality is that ducks and geese are really very similar birds, so why not goose prosciutto? When I butchered...
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Roberta’s Pizza – Part 1: Dinner
Chef/Owner Carlo MirarchiOne can’t be all things to all people, but can one be many things to many people? Usually, when someone tries to do just that, it comes out as not much of anything to anyone....
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Roberta’s Pizza – Part 2: Brunch
With my fine dining experience at Roberta’s having been so positive, I needed to check out the more rustic side of the equation. So, a few weeks after my incredible dinner, I was back in town and...
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My Top 10 Dishes of 2011
2011 has been, for me, a year of extraordinary dining, perhaps my best year ever. It is incredibly difficult choosing ten dishes as the very best of the year, let alone ranking them. This is a...
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Sunday Photo – Blanca
Chef Carlo Mirarchi of Blanca I’ve been a fan of Carlo Mirarchi’s cooking for some time now and thoroughly loved the tasting menu at Roberta’s two years ago. I was fortunate to have been invited to...
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Yuji Ramen – The Revolution Grows
Ramen is popping up seemingly everywhere in NYC these days, much of it quite good. One of the more unique places was recommended to me by my friend, Jeff Chin, who was a judge alongside me at The...
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