The Wandering Eater

Coffee flavored duck breast [Flickr]

thewanderingeater — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:54:23 PDT

with blanched string beans

The duck turned out great. The skin is crisp and crackly. The coffee I used (the morning's leftovers) added some flavor and color to the skin.

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Iced coffee vanilla ice cream float [Flickr]

thewanderingeater — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:52:51 PDT

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A great treat to end the meal.

Many thanks to Melitta for the shipment of coffee and Nielson Massey for the organic vanilla beans and extract.

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Iced coffee vanilla ice cream float [Flickr]

thewanderingeater — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:51:21 PDT

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(Four) homemade ice cream flavors of the week [Flickr]

thewanderingeater — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:50:24 PDT

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Dark chocolate sorbet, Vietnamese coffee ice cream, Kusmi's "Sweet Love" tea ice cream and Organic vanilla (from Nielsen Massey) Philadelphia-style ice cream.

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Homemade Vietnamese Coffee Ice Cream [Flickr]

thewanderingeater — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:47:27 PDT

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Adour: Alain Ducasse at St. Regis

thewanderingeater — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 12:20:55 PDT

Entrance to Adour Celebrating my brother’s 23rd birthday early, as he is a newly minted MBA/CPA-certified auditor at a prestigious Midtown firm, my parents and I thought it was a good idea to go to Adour: Alain Ducasse at the St. Regis New York. It’s been awarded as a 1* Michelin...

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Jacques Genin: French Caramels and Millefeuille Heaven

thewanderingeater — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:31:24 PDT

This is a continuation from my Parisian vacation that took place in late May 2010. Menu on the window Monsieur Jacques Genin, how I have read so many good things about you. I have read you have ruined people after they ate your made-to-order millefeuilles and your exquisite caramels. Oh, the...

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Maialino – Restaurant Week Lunch

thewanderingeater — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 18:04:30 PDT

Hearing good things about Maialino, I cannot help but make a reservation during Restaurant Week when I found out they are participating. It’s inexpensive compared to what one would pay for lunch, as most of their pastas hover in the upper teens, as the main courses are in the twenty dollar...

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Meatopia: A Smoked Meat Carnivore’s Dream with a Side of Celebrity Chefs

thewanderingeater — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:33:51 PDT

On my way to Governors Island Meatopia. I would describe it as Big Apple BBQ but smaller (it’s on Governors Island) and arguably, a bit more chaotic as I’ve observed over time. But at least the weather was glorious for grilling, socializing and barbecue. I left my house early to meet...

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1* Michelin Tapas Dinner at Fogón

thewanderingeater — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 11:00:11 PDT

Fogón The evening of the epic chocolate tour and pastry tasting, HC and I had early dinner reservations to Fogón. My dining plans in Paris were essentially trying to get a taste of everything and I hoped to get my lips around some good, creative Spanish food. Granted, we’re not in Barcelona...

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Beef-centric Dinner at Le Bis du Severo

thewanderingeater — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 09:49:34 PDT

When you go to any French brasserie in the world, whether it’s in New York City or Paris, the dish that one would always find on their menu would be steak frites. Scouring through Paris food guides like Clotilde’s Edible Adventures in Paris and Paris Chowhound, I ended up reserving a...

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Tortuga’s Rum Cakes

thewanderingeater — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 18:14:25 PDT

Shipments of Tortuga Rum Cakes The past week, the kind people of Tortuga Rum Cake shipped me a bunch of their wonderful rum cakes as gifts. Flavors ranging from their Original to the more exotic flavors like Orange, Banana, and Blue Mountain Coffee. Coconut Rum Cake A few of my favorites of the...

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NYC Food Film Festival: Brad Farmerie’s Southeast Street Food Asian Market

thewanderingeater — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:35:24 PDT

I’m putting my Parisian vacation experience on pause for now, to bring us back to NYC in a more current time setting. Scenes from different rooms On Thursday, June 24th, I attended the 4th Annual NYC Food Film Festival: Brad Farmerie’s Southeast Street Food Asian Market at the Astor...

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Food Shopping Like A Parisian: Arnaud Demontel & Strolling Through The Parisian Open Air Market

thewanderingeater — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:51:41 PDT

When you read books (like David Lebovitz’s memoir on his experiences in Paris) or talk to the French about where they shop for food, namely their daily baguette, they say stick within one’s arrondissment. Taking that idea, I found out that HC and I were staying very close to Arnaud...

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A Chocoholic’s Dream: A Day with La Maison du Chocolat Factory Tour & Pastry Tasting with Gilles Marchal

thewanderingeater — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 16:48:22 PDT

The day I went to La Maison du Chocolat‘s factory in Nanterre, I thought I was Charlie from Dahl’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.” The obvious differences were that I am an adult woman and I will not get a lifetime supply of chocolate (sadly). I would be, however, be...

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