Pastis, New York City

The Italian Romanesco

I have heard of Romanesco but have never come across one until the farmers market last week.  Romanesco is an Italian cauliflower with quite the unique shape.  The season is short for this veggie so I picked up a few to try.

ABC Kitchen and ABC Carpet and Home, NYC

Here is a round up of IPhone pics from the ABC Kitchen and ABC Home Store in NYC.  The food is amazing and the store is styled so beautifully.  Lucky us.  We had a great lunch.  

Il Formaggio at Eataly, NYC

I just got back from an incredibly fun trip to New York City.  We stopped in at Eataly, an amazing Italian food and wine store on 5th Avenue.  It is a jaw dropping, beautiful store, filled with gorgeous vegetables, cheese, pastas, fish and meat.  And a handful of restaurants to taste from.  You can read more about it here.  This is a sampling of il formaggio!

The Skinny Margarita and Cabo

No one makes a better margarita than the One and Only Palmilla in Cabo, Mexico.  Here is my recreation and some shots of Cabo, just to put you in the sipping mood.

• 2 ounces Don Julio Silver Tequilla
• 2 ounces Controy
• 3 limes
• Shake it up and pour over ice with or without salt

Scenes From A Restaurant, The Fly 'N' Fish Oyster Bar & Grill

We stopped into the Fly 'N" Fish Oyster Bar and Grill the other night and I took these IPhone photos for my restaurant series.  The fried oyster was wonderful.  Thank you Julio!

Purple Basil and the Tanah Gajah

When I stayed at the Chedi Club in Ubud, Bali, they served a cocktail called the Tanah Gajah.  It is the perfect summer cocktail with purple basil, which you can usually find this time of the year.  Here is my recreation.

• 2 1/2 ounces Vodka
• 1 ounce lime juice
• 1 ounce sugar syrup
• 10 purple basil leaves, some mottled 
• Shake