PRODUCT: Scotch-Infused Chocolates For Burns Night

[1] Each chocolate ganache is flavored with a different fine Scotch (photos #1 and #2 © Burdick Chocolate. [2] We love these chocolates—any whisky-drinker who likes sweets will appreciate a box. [3] Instead of artisan bonbons, grab a quality dark chocolate bar. Here are our recommendations for the best 75% cacao chocolate bars (photo ©…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Tom Kha Gai Soup

Our neighborhood Thai restaurant closed on December 31st, victim to a(nother) heartless New York City landlord. It left us without our weekly supply of tom kha gai—and at the start of National Soup Month, no less. Tom kha gai, literally “chicken galangal soup,” is a spicy and sour hot chicken soup with coconut milk. In…
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Oysters Rockefeller History & Recipe For National Oysters Rockefeller Day

[1] Many Oysters Rockefeller recipes look something like this: lots of bread crumbs, some spinach and a bacon garnish. Here’s the recipe from Tide & Thyme (photo © Tide & Thyme). [2] Some recipes add bacon and Mornay sauce, a cheese sauce variation of béchamel (photo © Arch Rock Fish). [3] Oysters Rockefeller at Bonefish…
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