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After several failed attempts I finally found myself sitting at the bar at <span style="color: #741b47;"><b><a href="http://thewaylandnyc.com/">The Wayland</a> </b></span> <br />
(700 east 9th and Avenue C). This corner spot has had several incarnation since I started to hang out on Avenue C but this is the first one that really seems like it's going to stick. Besides it's Williamsburgesque ye old tavern aesthetic which very cozy and welcoming it has an exceedingly well curated menu that changes regularly and is most geared toward bar snacks but certainly you can easily make a meal of what is on offer. I did and boy was I glad I did. The sandwich I had was oozing with rosemary mayo and chalk full of double smoked pork belly. It was hard to make a decision as the pulled chicken sandwich and the sausage bread both called to me.<br />
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The barman was very friendly and efficient - I ordered the naughtily named Cumin my Cocktail which is a clever take on a whiskey Sour with yes, cumin in it. Yum. Be careful these things go very easily.</div>
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I had one and switched to beer. Although their thing is cocktails they had a nice selection of beer and soem wine too!</div>
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The barman hard at work:<br />
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<a href="http://thewaylandnyc.com/"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>The Wayland</b></span></a> has gotten a lot of press and from my experience all I can tell you is it for good reason. they open at 7 and I suggest getting there early!<br />
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The Brooklyn based Montreal style Deli/Restaurant <a href="http://www.mileendbrooklyn.com/"><span style="color: #990000;"><b>Mile End</b></span></a> is opening up a Manhattan branch just off the Bowery at 53 Bond street. Very fancy. From the look of it they are hoping to sell a lot of sandwiches. With delicious house made corn beef and Montreal style bagels I see great success for this new edition to the lastest <a href="http://www.mileendbrooklyn.com/"><span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>Mile End</b></span></a>. Can't wait!</div>
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Makes you want to go out and plant things!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->
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Last Friday I noticed that the local coffee shop/wine bar was closed. It looked like they were stock taking or doing a big clean I didn't think anything of it. Then on Monday when they were still closed and I saw some people lingering outside I asked what was up. Turns out that indeed Roots and Vines has closed the, fall out, so I'm told from the people on the street (literally) of a divorce settlement. <div>
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As sad as it is to see a long time regular place shutter up its doors it is equally exciting to ponder what might come next? If they are able to sell their wine/beer license with the space my fingers are crossed for a local cafe with well sourced food a destination place that also gives us locals another option for eating out close by. Of course given the trend it could very well be an art gallery.</div>
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You could if you wanted to add the Asparagus to the Risotto, but I like it on the side as a refreshing counter to the creamy Risotto. Simple fried Perch would make for a lovely dinner party, but certainly not necessary.<br />
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This is a very simple dish tart with lemon and redolent of basil. I have freely adapted this from Rose Grey<br />
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Lemon Basil Risotto</div>
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In a medium size heavy bottomed sauce pan melt <span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>2 Tablespoons of Unsalted Butter</b></span>, add <span style="color: #990000;"><b>1/2 of a roughly chopped Red Onion</b></span> and 1 celery stock. Saute until translucent and soft (about 8 minutes) then add <span style="color: #0b5394;"><b>1 finely chopped Garlic Clove</b></span> and a <span style="color: #a64d79;"><b>handful of Celery Leaves</b></span>. Stir to incorporate and then add <span style="color: #38761d;"><b>3/4 cup risotto rice</b></span>. To this mixture add <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>1/3 cup of dry Vermouth</b></span>, which will bubble up and quickly become absorbed. Slowly a ladleful at a time add <span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>2 cups of Vegetable stock</b></span>.</div>
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Stirring constantly not adding the next ladleful of stock until the previous one has been absorbed. This should take about 15-20 minutes. When the rice is soft but not mushy add the grated <span style="color: #f1c232;"><b>Rind and Juice of 1 Lemon, </b></span><span style="color: #b45f06;"><b>1/3 cup of grated Parmesan</b></span> and <span style="color: #674ea7;"><b>2 1/2 Tablespoons of Marscapone Cheese</b></span>. Stir until well incorporated then add <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>3 generous tablespoons of finely chopped fresh Basil</b></span>.<br /><br />I like to add up to as much as another 1/3 cup of parmesan to this you can either add this to taste before serving or serve it on the side. Garnish with more Basil.<br />
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So today was suppose to be the day that the new Urbanfoodguy site went live...but due to a number of issues that isn't going to happen.....sorry, it's all very frustrating, great headway has been made but it is way more work and way more difficult than I could have imagined. My hope is sometime next week I will keep you up to date and in the mean time will still be bogging here.<br />
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This is the first time I have ever seen an advertisement for a a food product that so clearly stated it was not a GMO. I love Lundberg rice and have bought it for years and admire their commitment to transparency and labeling even while the FDA sits on it's adds about actually making it required for all food to be properly labeled.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->
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Between over fishing, oil spills, pollution, acidification and everything else we have done to the water on this planet the poor fish can't seem to catch a break. It is a cautionary tale though because eating fish has always be thought of as a "healthier" protein option, but now it looks like we need to take into consideration all the information we have about the bounty of the sea and reconsider how we eat. Al Jeezera reports:<br />
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This weeks installment of the Perennial Plate is about killing invasive non-native iguanas in Florida. It's a surprising video because at first you think it's going to be about how this thuggish guy, who has some form of arrested development and is still a 14 year old boy gets off on shooting frogs at the pond with his bebe gun, has grown up and is now doing the same thing for a living only with Iguanas. Not so. He's actually a compassionate, intelligent guy doing a nasty job that needs to be done in order to help bring back native species. The fact that the Iguanas end up being so tasty is just a bonus....Iguana Burgers anyone?<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">A media favorite and for good reason is <a href="http://www.pokpokpdx.com/">Pok Pok</a> a tiny hole in the wall Thai place at 137 Rivington street with James Beard award winning Chef Andy Richer at the stove. Pok Pok has a limited menu that specializes in the most amazing chicken wing variations. Awesome!</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Thai Posters hang everywhere giving this place a Bangkok feel it actually reminds me of a place I used to love to go to in Bangkok that was an art student hang out where you could get lunch for 2 bucks. Dinner at Pok Pok is a little more expensive then that, though still very reasonable.</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">The food has a decided Issan (Northeast Thailand) feel and I found the non chicken wing items were not as strong. I had a pork dish one night with sticky rice and Som Tam that I felt was a little tame and sweet, but now I know the folks here are very game to spice things up "Thai Style" if you ask and you should ask!</div><br />
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One of the things I have been doing while trying to not explode with frustration and anger at how difficult it is to put up a simple site on WordPress is look at other food blogs and read endless amounts of food "news". Today the thing that caught my eye where two graphics (I think it's a trend) explain how tuns gets from the sea to your plate and just exactly what kind of people buy solar panels (short answer: cheap ones who like to use a lot of electricity!)<br />
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I have given the links for both of these just in case when you click on them they don't get big enough for ya or because I want more info then the graphic gives.<br />
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One of the things that I notice about food blogs is they are always just about food. Which may sound like a stupid thing to say, but I always have felt that how we eat and what we eat is part of a larger story and it seems to give short shrift to the big picture if all you do is write about Brownie recipes. Maybe if you are reading this you feel the same way, maybe not. I'd love to hear what you think...and now I'm going to go to <a href="http://www.thebrooklynkitchen.com/"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><b>The Brooklyn Kitchen</b></span></a> and distract myself with some good old consumer kitchen therapy!<br />
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<a href="http://www.pewenvironment.org/news-room/other-resources/infographic-tuna-of-the-western-and-central-pacific-85899377037"><span style="color: cyan;"><b>Tuna</b></span></a><br />
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My feeling is that the individual, not the collective, should make up their minds as to what they want to buy or not. It will be interesting to see what the Co-op's final decision is....<br />
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This just in: Last night the Co-op <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/28/park-slope-food-coop-votes-against-israeli-product-boycott_n_1384760.html?ref=topbar"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">voted down the idea of an Israeli food boycott </span></b></a>1005 against to 653 for.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN -->
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Tonight I was looking for a Lemon Pudding Cake that I have a memory of that is like Chocolate pudding cake, instead I just kept finding version of the popular souffle type lemon dessert that is all about a runny, fluffy egg white mixture that is cooking in the oven in a hot water bath and comes out all light and fluffy. In my mind I wanted a dense cake with a lemon pudding at the bottom, but was unable to find a recipe so if you know of one please let me know otherwise I'll have to start experimenting and see if I can't figure it out on my own.<br />
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All this to say that my hands have been full lately. Mostly because creating a new site is a lot more work then I could have imagined. Not being 20 and a computer whiz first off puts me at a disadvantage, the learning curve is not insignificant. <br />
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