What a gorgeous photo of chicken soup atop this week's NY Times Dining Section. It got us warmed up and in the mood for a good read... and a fairly good read it was.
Soul for the Chicken Soup: An entertaining article covering the different versions of chicken soup one can find in NYC restaurants. Thankfully for those of us who want to cook, they offer a recipe: Blue Ribbon Bakery's Matzo Ball Soup.
A New York Story On the Half Shell: Florence Fabricant has lunch with Mark Kurlansky (aren't you jealous?) who just came out with a book about oysters. He reveals some fascinating facts about NYC's role in the oyster's history - at one point, oysters pulled from the East River were considered some of the best in the world.
Busy Nights? Classic Sauce: Bittman gets down and dirty with Pasta Puttanesca. Don't forget the video, where he exclaims "thank you, Ladies!"
PLUS...
A Little Bird Feeds Texas' Ruling Class: Kim Severson, thank goodness, just couldn't help herself this week and gives us a run-down on the role of Quail in Texas kitchens.
Rioja, Serene Above the Trendy Fray: Asimov has a look at Rioja.
When I was a kid in NW PA, my dad used to hunt quail, doves, and pheasant. I remember really liking it, but I also remember chewing some buckshot. The article makes it seem like it's the food of the rich, but that was not the case in our house.... my dad didn't have "bird boys" to clean them for him. I remember him cleaning them in the basement sink.
Bittman's video was good/cute and the exclamation quite funny! Thanks for pointing it out. I realized just last weekend that his cookbook, HTCE, has a CD-rom enclosed, I'll have to check that out as well.
leeds,
Whaaaa? I didn't get a cd rom!
chrisB
Really?? whoa, maybe for int'l copies only? I'm in Canada.. but that doesn't seem likely.
I just checked Amazon.com AND Amazon.ca and the book doesn't seem to include it. On my copy, the dust cover mentions the cd rom.
I got lucky, I guess. Will check my copy at home & maybe check at bookstore where I got it, which was at least 6 months ago.
Hmmm, hate when that happens...! I'll get back to you if & when I find out something.