10 Monday Jun 2013
OddFellows Ice Cream Co. is serving chorizo caramel ice cream! The smoky chorizo flavor isn’t immediately present but after you let it melt in your mouth a bit, it is unmistakable! Maybe they’ll come up with calamares en su tinta with fudge like Heladería Islandia in Xixón!
10 Monday Jun 2013
I just had the best ice cream of my life at Victory Garden! Their goat’s milk herbal ice cream (shown below) and their chocolate rosemary blend were both incredibly delicious, it was like a dream come true! I added cacao nibs, my favorite ice cream topping. They have other toppings, too, like mastic wafers and honeycomb candy.
Victory Garden
31 Carmine
New York NY 10014
10 Monday Jun 2013
Deji at Smorgasburg was serving little beignets filled with foie gras mousse and topped with powdered Nutella and bokbunjaju (복분자주 or mountain berry) sauce at Smorgasburg on Saturday. They were really delicious. Be careful though! There is so much foie gras inside that it explodes a little when you bite into them!
10 Monday Jun 2013
Posted in Asian, Brooklyn, bucket list, herbs and spices, Japanese, New York, ramen, seafood, snacks, urban, Williamsburg
The staff at Yuji recently returned from Japan and are now serving this brothless mazemen with chilled crab and a refreshing cucumber gelée.
10 Monday Jun 2013
Momofuku Milk Bar in Williamsburg turned 2 over the weekend and they were giving away free cookies!
Here is their yuzu cherrysicle softserve. It tasted just like a red Popsicle with yuzu.
02 Sunday Jun 2013
Pierre Hermé’s famous Ispahan dessert is not available in the United States. I did get to try one last year in Tokyo. Since then I often find myself daydreaming about the magical combination of rose, lychee, and raspberry.
Below is a recipe for Ispahan ice cream. I made it last weekend and it turned out great!
Prepare your ice cream maker (mine has a detachable bowl that has to freeze overnight).
Over low heat, stir 8 egg yolks and 3/4 cup sugar until the yolks coat the back of the spoon. Pour into a bowl and chill this in the fridge.
Warm 1 cup of raspberries in a sauce pan with 2 tablespoons of sugar until sugar dissolves. Pour into a bowl and chill in the fridge.
Chop up one cup of lychees and set aside.
When yolks and raspberries are no longer warm, pour 2 cups of heavy cream, 1 cup of whole milk, the yolk mixture, a pinch of salt, and 2 tablespoons of rose water into the ice cream maker and let it mix for at least 10 minutes.
When the ice cream is starting to set, mix in lychees. Stir in raspberries and sauce, making a swirl. Transfer to a tightly sealed container and freeze overnight before serving!
Enjoy! And please like me on Chinook Olive Facebook!
02 Sunday Jun 2013
Posted in American, Asian, bucket list, fish, Hawaiian, herbs and spices, Japanese, Mexican, New York, Queens, seafood, snacks, spicy, Williamsburg
My best friend is in Honolulu right now and she sent me a picture of Gyotaku’s nattochos (a portmanteau of “natto” and “nachos”). I immediately went to Family Market in Astoria and bought wonton wraps, tuna, natto (fermented soy beans), yamaimo (wild yam), green onions, radish sprouts, and nori.
We found that our poke mix was a little bland so some yuzu kosho, yuzu chili paste, really helped make the nattochos a success! Please like Chinook Olive’s Facebook page!
Gyotaku
1824 South King St
Honolulu HI 96826
808-949-4584
Family Market
2915 Broadway
Astoria NY 11106
718-956-7925
16 Thursday May 2013
Posted in bakeries, celebrations, French, herbs and spices, macarons, New York, snacks, sweets, tea, wagashi
The new celeste Marie Antoinette macaron is currently available at Ladurée in New York City. It’s made with a cream filling that’s infused with Ladurée’s Marie Antoinette tea, a Chinese black tea blended with citrus, rose petals, and honey. Please like the Chinook Olive on Facebook!
22 Monday Apr 2013
I had Yuji’s mazemen at Smorgasburg last September and immediately fell in love with the brothless noodles. Right now chef Yuji Haraguchi has a test kitchen at Whole Foods Market (Bowery) on Houston. The test kitchen is only going to be there for a few months until his restaurant opens in Williamsburg this summer.
20 Saturday Apr 2013
I am at the first ever Hot Sauce Expo at the East River State Park in Williamsburg and Dana’s is here with a ghost pepper macaron! I actually met Dana and she was so sweet!! She gave me one of her limited edition jelly donut macarons when I told her I was a big fan! 🙂 I was totally starstruck when I met her.
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