FoodMayhem
Blog URL http://www.foodmayhem.com/
Located New York, New York USA
Tags food, cooking, kitchen, recipe, restaurant, photography, baking, drink, writing
Written from New York City (mostly), FoodMayhem.com is all about... food! We love food: talking about food, writing about food, looking at food, taking pictures of food, making a blog about food, and, of course, eating food.
Latest Blog Posts
- Luo Bo Gao (Daikon Radish Cakes) on Nov 24, 2009 in Chinese Recipes Chinese pork sausage daikon dried shrimp grapeseed oil oyster sauce rice flour scallion vegetable oil wheat starch
One of my fantasies is to become a master dim sum chef. One day, I will move to Hong Kong and do a traditional 8 year apprenticeship, learning every type of dough, every way to fold a dumpling, and become of master of teas as well. One day…righ...
- 10 Downing on Nov 23, 2009 in American and New American Restaurants
Is any press good press? You have to wonder as Chef Jason Neroni was accused by a former boss of stealing (charges were dropped), and then called-out when he solicited votes for a James Beard Award. This all seemed to help his new restaurant of emplo...
- Andy’s Seafood & Grill on Nov 22, 2009 in Asian Restaurants
Andy’s Seafood & Grill 95-26 Queens Boulevard, Rego Park, NY 11374 is kind of a mish-mosh of Taiwanese, Cantonese, Szechuan, and Shanghainese so it’s no surprise that some dishes rocked, while some dishes fell short. Still, in Rego P...
- Double Chocolate Truffle Cupcakes on Nov 20, 2009 in Desserts Recipes all-purpose flour butter chocolate egg egg yolk milk sugar vanilla extract
It was another day for experimenting, and again, things did not come out quite as expected, but just like the Cloud Topped Pumpkin Loaf (which I hope to be famous for one day), these cupcakes were a hit, and will remain in my repertoire. During Hall...
- Za Jiang Mein on Nov 18, 2009 in Chinese Recipes cucumber ground bean sauce mung bean sprouts noodle pork scallions sugar sweet bean sauce vegetable oil
Most American kids cannot imagine growing up without Spaghetti and Meat Sauce or Bolognese. For Chinese kids, it’s Za Jian Mein, Noodles with Pork Bean Sauce. It’s sweet and salty, with a chunky thick sauce that coats noodles so well, irr...
- Bill’s Bar & Burger on Nov 17, 2009 in American and New American Restaurants
My food writing class, headed by the fabulous, Andrea Strong, descended on Bill’s Bar and Burger 22 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10014 like wild female cats, pouncing on everything edible, and some of us were in heat. It was the final off...
- Quince Part 2: Ginger Poached Quince on Nov 16, 2009 in Desserts Recipes ginger honey quince sugar
Quince may sound mysterious (if it does, read part 1), but poaching quince couldn’t be a simpler task. It could even be your first attempt at cooking. The part I would worry about is peeling the quince. You need a very sharp knife and be extra...
