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Join me at Fairway Market for a Cooking Class on 1/22!

7 Jan

I was just invited to attend a cooking class at Fairway Market on Wednesday, January 22nd to benefit The Common Pantry and I’m going to get a ticket for Mike to join me as well.  I wanted to pass it along to you, my awesome readers, in case anyone else is interested in coming! Here is the information:

“FOR THE LOVE OF LAMB

FAIRWAY MARKET’S CHEF VINNIE OLIVIERI TO CONDUCT MASTER CLASS ON COOKING LAMB ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 2014 AT  FAIRWAY CAFÉ & STEAKHOUSE TO BENEFIT THE COMMON PANTRY

Fairway Market Lamb Cooking Class

Learn how to prepare a Mustard Crusted Rack of Lamb and a Roasted Leg of Lamb  with Fairway Market’s Chef Vincent Olivieri, on Wednesday, January 22, 2014 in Fairway Café & Steakhouse (2127 Broadway at W. 74th Street) at 7 pm.  Then sit back and enjoy a truly memorable meal, featuring a Mustard Crusted Rack of Lamb with Fig Chutney for an appetizer, a Kale salad with butternut squash, cranberries, pumpkin seeds and cider vinaigrette, then a roasted Leg of Lamb with parsnip turnip pure and roasted Brussels sprouts, chestnut and bacon for dinner, and dessert. The meal will be complimented with award-winning Aussie extra-virgin olive oil and paired with Australian wines selected by Fairway Market wine guru Joshua Wesson. Tickets are $60 and all proceeds will go to the New York Common Pantry, which is New York City’s largest community-based food pantry and is designed to meet the needs of our families by providing culturally-appropriate and nutritiously-balanced food. Go to www.fairwaymarket.com/events to order tickets.

WHAT: Fairway Market’s Chef Vincent Olivieri to Conduct Master Class on Cooking Lamb to Benefit New York Common Pantry

WHERE:  Fairway Café & Steakhouse -Second floor: 2127 Broadway at W. 74th Street

WHEN: Wednesday, January 22, 2014: 7 PM – 9 PM”

 

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Hope to see you there! Be sure to drop me a note if you will be coming.

Cheers,
Mr. and Mrs. Nom Nom

 

Note: I was contacted by a representative from Fairway and was asked to post this. I will be attending as their guest, however, I only post things I truly support myself and all opinions are mine. After all, I love lamb, cooking classes, Fairway, and money going to good causes!

 

Philly Noms- Reading Terminal Market

11 Apr

On our trolley tour of Philly, the guide mentioned that the Reading Terminal Market was a foodie paradise. So when Mike and I found ourselves close and with a few hours to spare, we ducked in and checked it out.  I took pictures of the things I liked, and while we ate nothing from the market, we sure enjoyed looking around.  I hope you enjoy this photo-only blog of the Market…

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The Original Farmers Market – Los Angeles

25 Oct

One thing I really enjoyed when I was last in LA was the Farmers Market.  It’s a bustling set of stands in an enclosed building that is filled with energy and food.  Last time I was there, I had some crazy meat from a place that I think was Brazilian… and it was AMAZING.  I found that place again, however, it had a line around the corner and I was short on time.  I took a quick jaunt around and settled on dinner at The French Crepe Company.

Why The French Crepe Company?  I have no idea…  I used to REALLY love crepes, however, lately I have been disappointed.  Or perhaps I just previously only had crepes filled with nutella and berries?  Hmmmm….

Anyway… I was stumped on what to order, but eventually decided on the “La Poissoniere” – Smoked Salmon, Scrambled Eggs, Sour Cream, Capers, and Chives.  (I only hesitated a bit on the fact that it looked like it was called The Poison and figured it either meant something different or the French are weird… My apologies to the French!)

It was good… but just not great.  And the smoked salmon didn’t taste smoky enough for me.  I need to remind myself that all smoked salmon is not NY deli lox.

I think one of the problems was that everything was overcooked and there was 0 sauce or liquid to be found. I expected the sour cream to make it a bit more interesting, however, I tasted none.  The whole thing was just a little too dry, a little too fishy, and a little too boring.  Oh well!  I enjoyed the Market anyway. 

And next time I am totally going back to that meat place!