This recipe is from FYC friend, Melissa O’Donnell, Chef/Owner of Salt Bar, located on Clinton Street in New York City’s Lower East Side. Fingers crossed for a Salt Los Angeles in 2012! Read the rest of this entry »
People of the puritanical kind might suggest that a deal with the devil is the only way a woman born in 1896 could ever be nominated for four Academy Awards, three for writing and one for acting, win the latter and still have the best years of her career ahead of her at the tender age of 72. But those people are dumb, unlike this week’s Piece de Resistance of epic proportions, Ruth Gordon. Read the rest of this entry »
There are an abundance of cocktails with devilish undertones and sentiments. Read the rest of this entry »
This shake is made using one of my all-time favorite vanilla ice cream recipes from my pastry school days. I add an extra vanilla bean and a little salt for even more flavor. In the spirit of Rosemary’s Baby, the fictional tannis root is substituted for ouzo, adding a boozy licorice flavor to the creamy vanilla bean ice cream. So gooooooood! Read the rest of this entry »
When the devil comes to dinner (and by devil I mean your boss, your kid, your crazy neighbor, etc), serve him/her this mousse and watch Satan turn to Saint. Read the rest of this entry »
There are a number of reasons that we chose Rosemary’s Baby for this week’s movie. Based on the impressive credits alone, Mia Farrow, John Cassavetes, Ruth – mother fucking – Gordon, Charles Grodin, Roman Polanski, legends like William Castle, William Fraker, and Dick Sylbert to name a few, it stands out as one of the most important movies of all time. Read the rest of this entry »
Mixed Martial Arts is the fastest growing sport in the world. The UFC and smaller organizations have fighters from America, Brazil, Japan, Russia and even Hawaii. But there is one community, besides frat boys majoring in business, that has embraced it more than anybody, the US military. Read the rest of this entry »
So I’m being a little cute here by calling this pie black and blue. Like what happens when you get punched and kicked. Like mixed martial arts. Like in the movie,Warrior. Maybe I shouldn’t try to explain. I’ll let the pie speak for itself. Read the rest of this entry »
Think of a movie that you love, now think of your favorite male performance in that film. Think of the writing, the nuance, the inspirational performance. Alec Baldwin in Glengarry Glenn Ross, Al Pacino in in Any Given Sunday? Now imagine if that character was actually played by Nick Nolte. Mind blown yet? Read the rest of this entry »
Ah yes, meatloaf. One of my favorite comfort foods. Its homey and makes my mouth water. Meatloaf gets a bad wrap because of the dry, tasteless loaves we were forced to eat as children (Except for yours, Mom). Try this recipe, and I promise you’ll never eat a dry loaf again. And you’re eating your vegetables with this one: They’re inside the loaf! Read the rest of this entry »
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