http://cho-tabetai.com A journal of dining, cooking and food experimentation Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:18:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I picked these up from a plant nursery around the corner from my house called Natty Garden. I live in the Jamaican area of Brooklyn, so there is tons of new things to try in this area. As I was buying the mangoes, the guy warned me they were ... http://cho-tabetai.com/spicy-pickled-mango/ I realize "best brunch ever" is quite a bold statement to make, but months after I have visited Philly's Apamate I am still salivating just to think pf the experience. I can't wait for an excuese to go back to Philly and visit agian. The fact that it's so ... http://cho-tabetai.com/the-best-brunch-ever/ Check out this amazing fruit tart my mother made. It was superb, and looks fantastic too. I shot this picture with my dad's Nikon D80. The shot came out so well. Makes me realize it's time for a new camera, I have been using the same one since 1998! ... http://cho-tabetai.com/fruit-tart/ I found Tastebook.com today reading one of my favorite design blogs (webcreme). It's a great idea. I wish I thought of it first. The prices are reasonable, and the printing looks great. I think I am going to have to assemble one myself. I'll post pics when I get ... http://cho-tabetai.com/create-a-tastebook-of-your-favorite-recipes/ So... this does not have anything to do with food, but I just finished a new promotional dj mix. You can download it here if you like dance music. Please right click and save as (as opposed to streaming it with your browser). Here is the setlist: Chromeo - Fancy ... http://cho-tabetai.com/ot-shameless-self-promotion-new-dj-mix/ I can't say it was my best moment as a photographer, but Veno's Lamb prosciutto and marmalade on toast are to die for. Yet another example of awesome food in Brooklyn within four blocks of my house. Bonus points to Veno for keeping the interior decor of the ancient ... http://cho-tabetai.com/lamb-prochutto-and-marmalade/ My brother in Law Jake Dowling gave me a quick (really quick) tutorial on how to unshell a lobster recently. He is a native of Maine (which has too much lobster--if you did not know) so this kind of thing is truly second nature to him. He showed me ... http://cho-tabetai.com/how-to-unshell-a-lobster-in-under-60-seconds/ My friends and recent newlyweds Chris and Kate Miller just spent their honeymoon in Japan. I met up with them last week and they gave me this incredible looking hand painted clay container of sake as a gift. The sake has a dry flavor with a bit of a ... http://cho-tabetai.com/gifted-sake/ Right around the corner from my new loft in Brooklyn is a Japanese restaurant called Gen. I have been frequenting it quite often. My friend Lina noticed on our last visit together that they had a brunch, so I was excited to see what their offering of breakfast food ... http://cho-tabetai.com/renkon-hasami-age/ Well, it looks like everything worked itself out. Under new a slightly new look, and new management (Sarah of Delicious Life I wonder???) Tastespotting.com has returned. One good thing that happened during the down period was the launch of FoodGawker. Thanks to the talented Lina of EatYet for ... http://cho-tabetai.com/the-return-of-tastespotting/