Stella Blue, one of a handful of fine dining establishments in Conshohocken had recently closed its doors for several months to remodel the interior and spice up their menu. They went from a primarily Italian menu to more of a global tapas setup of small plates and large plates. The interior of the restaurant has [...]
I thought it would be fun to break out of my normal format for the day and talk about photography a bit. I should start with the disclaimer that I am not a photographer. I am a graphic designer. Any good shots you may see on my site were either luck, or heavily tweaked in [...]
I managed to do it again… I just uncovered a stash of photos on a misplaced memory card from over six months ago. I can’t remember much of the meal, short of the fact that it was fun and the restaurant was literally open to the lobby of the Amtrak building. I’ll let the Gastronomer [...]
Fresh on the heels of other bacon innovations such as bacon infused vodka and the bacon weave we have bacon toffee. This was submitted to the valentine’s desert competition at my work by my favorite IT chica Dawn Gilliland. It was quite a balanced dish, the crispy toffee paired with the chewy bacon, and the [...]
I presume that the word croquette instantly brings to mind those fantastic deep friend potatoes that every culture in the world seems to have adopted as their own, but this weekend I was treated to a fantastic variation to the dish. I was once again visiting my dear friend Tadashi-san in Brooklyn and we found [...]