So, we’ve done Zucca, we’ve done Trullo. Each, in their own way, brilliant crowd- (and critic-) pleasing local Italian restaurants that punch well above their weight for their price point and together form almost a statement of intent regarding the direction that Italian cuisine can, and should, take in the capital. But what of anywhere else
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Osteria dell’Angolo, Westminster
Whole Earth Bakery is amazing! I’ve been going here for years and it’s the only place in the city that I can find vegan, wheat-free and sugar-free baked items. Many places offer vegan treats, but all contain wheat or sugar, others are wheat-free but not vegan or sugar-free. This place does it all! For vegans and those with food allergies, Whole Earth Bakery is a godsend.
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Whole Earth Bakery & Kitchen reviewed by Justinelinn on August 5, 2010
Mixed Vegetable Kootu The kitchen smelt remarkably delicious with warm aromatic flavors while cooking today’s recipe, mixed vegetable kootu. The reason for the wonderful aroma were the roasted spices and lentils – asafoetida, cinnamon, bengal gram and poppy seeds that were ground to a paste with fresh coconut forming the masala base of the kootu. Makes for a memorable side not only with rice but with dosa and chapati too.
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Mixed Vegetable Kootu
This dish is going to be the accompaniment to tonight’s dinner, huevos rancheros, which will be made very shortly. 
Refried Beans (Vegetarian Version) This recipe is quick & super easy to make! Refried beans, or frijoles refritos , is a dish that goes well with many different Mexican foods: It makes a great side for steak or chicken fajitas , quesadillas , pupusas, empanadas, etc., and of course, huevos racheros
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Recipe #158: Refried Beans (Vegetarian Version)
Quick to say, quick to serve, quick to eat! Normally I don’t venture out to Government Center for lunch as it’s about a mile from my office, but today was a good day to catch up with an old friend who works around there. Due to a massive blister on my heel (ouch!), I hopped the T instead of walking, and it was a quick enough ride to Zo. Gyros, wraps, spanakopita, dolmadakia, baklava – it’s all
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A Quick Lunch at Zo
I’ve categorized this dish as a “breakfast food,” although you can also serve it for lunch or dinner. That’s what I did.
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Recipe #157: Goat Cheese, Mushroom, & Tomato Omelette with Fresh Chervil & Chives
Perugu Thotakura If you are fond of greens, especially Amaranth leaves aka Chauli, then I’d like to draw your attention to today’s quick and simple dish that not only adds color, flavor and aroma to your meal but loads of nutrition too.
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Perugu Thotakura ~ Amaranth leaves in yogurt sauce
One of the great ethnic food styles of London, I’ve never had an ocakbasi (translating as far as I can tell as simply ‘charcoal grill’) that’s been anything less than decent, and they have the potential to be very good indeed. Yet bizarrely, they also seem to be one of the most overlooked cuisines in the capital, certainly next to Chinese or Vietnamese or Indian/Pakistani. At the risk of sounding patronising, I can’t help feeling they often only have themselves to blame – I’ve known many a very impressive ocakbasi grill (characterised by their huge extractor hoods) hiding towards the back of the restaurant, while pride of place in the shop window goes to two columns of sweaty doner meat and a tray of deep-fried chicken.
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Mangal 2, Dalston
Une exposition inédite des portraits d’artistes de 1930 à 1950 sur les quais du métro… Photographe active à partir des années 30 jusqu’en 1975, et décédée en 1999, Denis Bellon a côtoyé de nombreux artistes de son époque (Duchamp, Dali, de Beauvoir, Breton…) et beaucoup voyagé (Europe, Maroc, Tunisie, Finlande, Afrique…) prenant des photos partout sur son chemin, mais étrangement elle n’a pas vraiment été reconnue de son vivant.
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Exposition Denise Bellon au métro Saint-Germain-des-Prés jusqu’au 18 octobre 2010
Saturday 7 August, Rag&Bow ’s monthly women’s vintage sale at the Paradise By Way of Kensal Green is back (free entry; 12pm–5pm) says local West London blog, Park-Life.org . Visually engaging merchandising, continually on-trend stock and affordable prices have made this monthly vintage sale a welcome fixture on West London’s fashion calendar, with folks flocking from miles away to frock-hunt here. Stylish, eco and thrifty – we love Hazel Holtham’s spectacular selection of secondhand treasures.
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The Roaming Vintage Store
Once again we saw how important team diversity is, as the winning team definitely won by kicking ass in the Round 7 featuring grandpa music. Maybe you should invite your grandpa out more often with your friends, eh? Sure, he’ll drink too much, start telling stories about the greatest generation and getting a little touchy with the ladies, but hey, do you want to take home first place or not
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Thanks, Grandpa.
MID-CITY — Word on the street is that new kid on the block , Tinga , has been knocking off socks. LAW pays the small Mexican eatery a visit, requisite food porn viewable here . [LAW] MID-CITY — Grub Street brings word that Tacos El Paisano debuted on Venice Blvd near Hauser.
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EaterWire: Tacos El Paisano Opens, Additional Te’Kila Delays, 2nd Annual Korean BBQ Fest, MORE!
This past weekend, Joel and I traveled to NYC to visit friends and family. Kim (who is responsible for the many yeti drawings of Fork it over, Boston!) and I had tickets to see one of our old favorite bands, the Goo Goo Dolls, at Jones Beach
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A New York City Weekend of Food and Music and Animals with No Shame
WILLIAMSBURG — Fork in the Road uncovers some new details on Zenkichi’s new adjacent sake bar. It will be called Akariba , the owner explains, “The space is cozy and intimate. This will be a sanctuary in the middle of Williamsburg for unwinding in a relaxed, jazzy atmosphere.” It should soft open in the next few weeks.
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EaterWire: DBGB Closed for AC Upgrade; Zenkichi’s Offshoot Akariba
Cafe Nunez – Spanish and Caribbean Bar, Restaurant Club Garment District NY 240 W 35th St (between 7th Ave & 8th Ave) Manhattan, NY 10001 (212) 564-7444 cafenunez.com/ Just started a new job recently down in the garment district. I’m missing the access to Ma Peche and the famous halal cart on 53rd (and all my friends at msft of course), but so far lots of great places to check out down here and mostly at a fraction of the prices of Midtown. Last week, one of my coworkers who happens to be Puerto Rican took us out to Cafe Nunez on 35th St.
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Cafe Nunez – Spanish and Caribbean Bar, Restaurant Club Garment District NY
Gael Greene thinks the debauchery depicted on the television series Mad Men is child’s play in comparison to the upcoming Starz series based on her memoir Insatiable : “If you think Mad Men 60′s was messy, brace yourself for the I’m entitled adventure of the 70′s in my Insatiable TV series. What fun we had!” [Twitter via Eater National ]
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@GaelGreene: Gael Greene thinks the debauchery depicted…
For the last few years, chef, restaurateur and sometimes TV judge Geoffrey Zakarian has been working on the opening of The Lamb’s Club, his much delayed project within the soon to open Chatwal Hotel.
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First Word: Geoffrey Zakarian to Open Yet Another Restaurant Hotel
To help with the dog days of summer, it’s time to update the Eater 38 , your answer and ours to any question that begins, “Can you recommend a restaurant…” This highly elite group covers the entire city, spans myriad cuisines, and collectively satisfies all of your restaurant needs, save for those occasions when you absolutely must spend half a paycheck. Every month or so, we’ll be adding pertinent restaurants that were omitted, have newly become eligible (restaurants must be open at least six months to qualify for inclusion), or have stepped up their game
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The Eater 38: The 38 Essential Los Angeles Restaurants, August ’10
It’s official. “Eat, Pray, Love” fever is gripping the nation. In advance of the film release on August 13– based on the best-selling book and guaranteed to be one of the biggest blockbusters of the summer– hotels are rolling out special packages to entice visitors to trace author Elizabeth Gilbert’s footsteps on a quest around the world
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Eat, Pray, Love across Thailand, Bhutan, Indonesia with COMO Hotels and Resorts
Every day this week, we’ll feature a Shitshow Week Review—a new assessment of a restaurant that at first glance seemed totally and completely off the rails. To give these places a fair shake, we revisited to pass new judgment. The first review is sadder than we originally intended.
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Shitshows: Bar Artisanal Restaurant & Tapas Bar