NYC Photos!!!

NYC and No Eat n Greet!!

Hey Blog world here's the NY breakdown I have been trying to complete for the last few weeks, sorry if you all have been anticipating more posts. It has still been extremely difficult to get much free time with my 14 hour days running so long. The time out here takes it's toll on you. So any time I could even think about writing, I have been either completely exhausted, or I can't connect to the internet faster than dial up speed. It has been mostly all work and no play until we arrived in NY. I have been waiting for this day for about 13 years. Ever since I started taking serious interests in cooking I have been dying to go to NY city. With its fast paced atmosphere and endless places to try every kind of food you can think of. I have a few simple things to do in the AM then it's off to a day of appetizers at as many places we can go or until we are too full to eat another bite. So we start with Chinatown going to a six table closet of a restaurant called Little Asian Cuisine. We immediately notice the dumplings and an interesting white wine chicken dish. We finish it off with some schezuan dumplings with some unbelievable spice. Well thats enough Asian off to Angelo's Italian Restaurant that Rusty was dying to have me try this absurd fresh mozzarella dish in this fantastic light tomato sauce. With a couple of delectable Stuffed mushrooms and a good but not extraordinary fried calamari. Time for some sweets not very far away we decided to do a hit n run at Farrara's (IS NOW MY DESSERT HEAVEN) We sampled about 8 different pastries including... Chocolate Mignon=Food Orgasm... Napoleons=Sugar Magic.... and a variety of Mini Canoli's and Biscotti's=You wish Starbucks made something this good. And if that weren't enough lets try get some Caraca's (A Zac Brown favorite!) for a retardedly good made to order (no rushing here!!) Arepas, which are pulled pork and plantain sandwich with fresh perfectly cooked bread and a sauce that I still want to try to recreate but I just can't figure out a few things that are in there. And of course it wouldn't be a complete day in NY without a vended Dog, and a NY slice (or two..) pizza. I still wouldn't dare declare a winner between a NY and a Chicago Deep. They should be in categories all to themselves. Look for some summaries of different cities and I have been working on a Gonzo journalism tribute to the late Hunter Thompson about my weird trip to Talladega. As always all comments are greatly appreciated as well as my thanks for your valuable time spent reading my blog.

LOOK FOR NEW POSTS THIS WEEK!!!!!

Hello Everyone!!!

Sorry about not posting anything for a while it's been a crazy few weeks, between being busy, sick, and some computer issues I am still working on. I've had no peace of mind to write how I enjoy doing so. Things are still going great though. NY was awesome, for one cause I was off, and two Rusty and I started the day doing appetizers at as many places we could before having to get back to the venue. I'll dedicate my next post specifically to my experience there (with some pics!!!). The Fox was an operation, being the headliners and coordinators for a charity event of that scale with that many performers is a daunting task, but it pulled together as always for a great show and for a great cause. Atlanta loves the Fox. Of course I'll have to throw in some tidbits about Halloween at Talladega Speedway. People watching paradise!!

As always thank you to all who have taken the time to follow this blog. I am looking forward to spending more time sharing the day to day trials of a traveling chef and philosopher.

JP