Archive for August, 2009

Johnna’s Pick of the Week (Travel Edition): Settepani (NY, NY)
[ 0 ] August 11, 2009 |

Johnna’s Pick of the Week (Travel Edition): Settepani (NY, NY)

Let us preface this review by stating we are not sweets people (*Translation: We do not eat or appreciate sweeter foods the way most people do) and we only order one thing for brunch. This will be short and sweet (*No pun intended…) Over the past 10 years Harlem has welcomed an array of restaurants […]

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Food.Fun.Stuff: Locked Up Spice & The Giveaway is Over
[ 0 ] August 11, 2009 |

Food.Fun.Stuff: Locked Up Spice & The Giveaway is Over

The Randomness: >Jailhouse rock- The minimum -security Hillsborough County Jail (*Tampa, Florida) inmates are cooking up some spicy sauces while pulling their time. Apparently, they are cooking up some pretty spicy stuff called “Jailhouse Fire Hot Sauce” which comes in Original, Smoke or No Escape, which are made from jail grown peppers. The profits are […]

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Food.Fun.Stuff: Ceiba Celebrates Rum
[ 0 ] August 11, 2009 |

Food.Fun.Stuff: Ceiba Celebrates Rum

Gotta love a good rum and coke. That’s what Ceiba must have been thinking when they decided to celebrate Rum from August 14-16 (*This weekend). This weekend the restaurant is inviting patrons to come, celebrate and have a FREE (*Some rules apply) frozen “Death by Cannon” rum cocktail. The Low Down: The “FREE” part is […]

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Recipe: Herb Butter Scallops
[ 0 ] August 11, 2009 |

Recipe: Herb Butter Scallops

1 lb. bay scallops 1/4 cup sweet, unsalted butter 1 clove garlic (minced) 1/2 tbsp. fresh basil 1/2 tbsp. fresh parsley Salt (to taste) White Pepper (to taste) Saute scallops in garlic and butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add in the fresh herbs as they brown lightly. Add in only enough scallops to […]

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Food.Fun.Stuff: Randomness…
[ 0 ] August 10, 2009 |

Food.Fun.Stuff: Randomness…

Today’s blurbs: >Little did we know that those sidewalk carts we see on the street corners of DC & NY costs a small fortune. Today we came across a blurb about a NY hot dog vendor who is now being evicted from his MOMA location (*Museum of Modern Art) for failure to pay the $54,000 […]

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