https://cooksnbooks.com/blog daily 1.0 2022-08-11 https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/a-case-for-canned monthly 0.5 2022-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/1657306885466-WI3ZFHM2YBH8WA50IK5P/20220608_152526.jpg Blog - A Case for Canned - Make it stand out My parents’ canned fish gift box. I thank you both as I fight to make them last as long as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/786cf0c8-8756-402c-a15e-15e5758f481f/20220630_130100.jpg Blog - A Case for Canned - Make it stand out Just one of many Portuguese parcels of perfectly preserved (p)fish. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/3e7f5d2b-08ab-4467-a2b6-068c22f4b3e3/53270_163064927065667_5329775_o.jpg Blog - A Case for Canned - Make it stand out Just a small collection of conservas found within Conserveira de Lisboa. Talk about magical! https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/the-tale-of-stone-soup monthly 0.5 2022-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/1656893476147-R816JAZ117MYRTTRWZGP/unsplash-image-xgAcJZRk9_8.jpg Blog - The Tale of Stone Soup - Make it stand out Been thinking way too much about the edibility of these rocks…If rock candy exists than clearly there is a precedent. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/8312895d-453d-439d-9413-f3f72fccd929/tumblr_d4ac627fda8d8808f1b364167fb9ed83_bad0ea24_540+%281%29.png Blog - The Tale of Stone Soup - Make it stand out You can’t tell me that rock doesn’t look appetizing. — screenshot from Barney & Friends https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/magic-spoon monthly 0.5 2022-08-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/56213894-f92b-4ffd-a7c6-4fb4116cd1bd/20220501_133233.jpg Blog - My Journey with Magic Spoon: A Cereal Retrospective - Make it stand out A beautiful display of all of my pretties (soon to be eaten). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/98a894a0-38ab-40a3-b75c-ab9b5d43472d/20220501_133140.jpg Blog - My Journey with Magic Spoon: A Cereal Retrospective - Make it stand out Didn’t last long enough for me to even think about doing a photo shoot…farewell Mr. Maple Man and your trusty Walrus sidekick. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/c6d09c29-6a56-43ea-aec0-5be78c783e69/20220501_133115.jpg Blog - My Journey with Magic Spoon: A Cereal Retrospective - Make it stand out The only slight miss for me. Still ate it all, just my least favorite of the four. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/1655926485545-MVTKHSFG7U5Y8H4QD7U5/20220501_133042.jpg Blog - My Journey with Magic Spoon: A Cereal Retrospective - Make it stand out A look back on breakfasts past. — Magic Spoon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/a20c9673-6fe3-4795-88cf-d7ee412c241c/20220502_124021.jpg Blog - My Journey with Magic Spoon: A Cereal Retrospective - Make it stand out Protein-rich cereal in oat milk. In retrospect, a dangerous move (we don’t tend to buy or have uses for regular milk). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/13f89c38-45a7-4364-b8a6-1f42633ee259/20220413_142225.jpg Blog - My Journey with Magic Spoon: A Cereal Retrospective - Make it stand out Adulthood is a tray of homemade granola. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/9992e4da-7c5d-4c56-86fa-5facdce51a53/20220516_142500.jpg Blog - My Journey with Magic Spoon: A Cereal Retrospective - Make it stand out A muted look into my not quite technicolor madness. https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/soothr monthly 0.5 2022-06-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/387a1170-4d20-4b90-b3e8-acc24cd76192/20220521_171640.jpg Blog - Soothr - Make it stand out Petchara (Diamond) — Jasmine-infused vodka, Grand Marnier, Saint Germain, Prosecco https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/15676f08-5221-48fe-9a1c-c063dc77501d/20220521_171626.jpg Blog - Soothr - Make it stand out Here’s a regular reminder that we are SLEEPING on Taro. Yuca too, while we’re at it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/0cc0f2cb-3074-4113-899b-98a7825bfbed/20220521_171701.jpg Blog - Soothr - Make it stand out Bu-Nga — Gin, butterfly pea-infused Umeshu, Salted plum puree, Cointreau, lime juice, Bergamotto (with a plum powder rim) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/1655329278325-U0BV09A3ICXSPN4ZDBYL/20220521_173300.jpg Blog - Soothr - Make it stand out Massaman Trio. According to our server this is one of the dishes that specifically grabbed Michelin’s attention. I guess the Man couldn’t pick all of them. Fair enough. — Soothr https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/a66e2e88-adbe-4d17-b2f6-f15a105ccffc/20220521_171651.jpg Blog - Soothr - Make it stand out Ploychompu (Rose Quartz) — Vodka, Rose wine, Aperol, Lychee puree, rose syrup, lime juice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/e53a76a9-6b74-4085-a778-b74f34fcbb91/20220521_173303.jpg Blog - Soothr - Make it stand out Don’t let the summertime sticky heat stop you from gorging on (non-spicy) curry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/543cb8dd-014c-4bc9-a4f6-d120ecb3d1c0/20220521_171915.jpg Blog - Soothr - Make it stand out Simple and clean. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/165c6f8c-79b9-4df1-a374-63b9752379dd/20220521_173306.jpg Blog - Soothr - Make it stand out A little bit of everything, everywhere, all at once. https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/the-italian-labyrinth monthly 0.5 2022-06-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/77242f49-26d2-4e1b-a1f0-4b7f92429537/20220520_195150.jpg Blog - The Italian Labyrinth - Make it stand out A lovely assortment with something for everyone: toast, pickled veggies, olives, salami, prosciutto, burrata, raddichio, broccoli rabe, and whatever else I missed — Eataly https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/b7bf90e9-817c-4ee7-8b56-3e9006c7866c/20220520_202406.jpg Blog - The Italian Labyrinth - Make it stand out When in doubt, without fail, pizza. https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/smoothie-season monthly 0.5 2022-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/1655059861589-Q7Z5ETISCE8EOBJ856P7/20220528_115920.jpg Blog - Smoothie Season - Make it stand out One of many homemade mango lassis that have been doing wonders in all this summer heat. The sprinkling of ground cardamom on top really adds that extra oomph that’ll send you into smoothied bliss. https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/nish-nush monthly 0.5 2022-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/9ac1adb6-03c6-4cf4-8a73-365a77a57ef4/20220520_132407.jpg Blog - Nish Nush - Make it stand out Pita, hummus, halloumi salad. Roasty, toasty, worthy of boasting. — Nish Nush https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/728302d9-9eb2-4dbf-8809-20dbeb3325c3/20220520_132404.jpg Blog - Nish Nush - Make it stand out Baba ganoush, cauiflower sabich, beets. Rich, delish, scratching that itch. https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/mypo-tofu monthly 0.5 2022-06-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/cf8eb3db-6bdb-4c01-b141-32fe11d025cd/20220519_135129.jpg Blog - (My)po Tofu - Make it stand out Homemade “mock-po tofu.” Not as good as the real thing, but definitely close enough to satisfy a hungry tumtum. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/d9c6b922-215c-48a1-a2ee-d99789f673dc/20220519_134626.jpg Blog - (My)po Tofu - Make it stand out Glistening, greasy goodness. https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/spaghetti-alla-puttanesca monthly 0.5 2022-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/743ca6c3-6fa8-4d47-a748-d69248b19b19/20220503_151029.jpg Blog - Spaghetti alla (Don’t Google Translate That) - Make it stand out A Singular, Neutral Event of a dish, not my top sauce but that’s okay! https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/smorgasburg-2 monthly 0.5 2022-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/6fa5d0b2-130f-4eda-bc17-41713699c814/20220522_140325.jpg Blog - Smorgasburg 2: Ducks & Passion - Make it stand out Even bad calls still taste good. They just might leave you feeling bloated later… — Duck Season https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/9f2bed32-e753-478a-9a14-fd1039d1f3b7/20220522_134643.jpg Blog - Smorgasburg 2: Ducks & Passion - Make it stand out Saving me from the summer sun. — Vaquero Elotes https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/red-paste-post-haste monthly 0.5 2022-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/538437da-8abc-4bf0-a0ae-f0e43bdc437b/20220416_195612.jpg Blog - Red Paste, Post-Haste - Make it stand out Hot, pan-fried chicken. Practically sells itself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/144d3b6e-8515-4b4a-9cec-c09a8e6d336f/Snapchat-1061513079.jpg Blog - Red Paste, Post-Haste - Make it stand out tteokbokki, inspired by the following recipe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHA__fbE9jo. Now I’ve got me spicy soup! https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/o-my-beeting-heart monthly 0.5 2022-05-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/1653333983135-BX5XTL87KOT1RI0YSK6B/20220424_204932.jpg Blog - O, My Beet(ing) Heart - Make it stand out Homemade borscht(!): Easy, exquisite, restaurant quality (just look at it!) https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/ras-plant-based monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/3a674d4b-5dd5-4cff-9cde-12006b7e3070/20220415_203252.jpg Blog - Ras Plant Based - Make it stand out Coconut Leche (left) and Rawfee (right). Sweet and refreshing, berries on top. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/ae8ee41e-b37d-4862-b340-cc1509fe5758/20220415_195627.jpg Blog - Ras Plant Based - Make it stand out Between the both of us we ordered both the Piassa and Mercato platters. All delicious, complementary, and tough to pick a favorite. — Ras Plant Based https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/9eb35eb9-ed45-4ee0-a768-b6209f02cecd/20220415_194705.jpg Blog - Ras Plant Based - Make it stand out The best name that I could come up with was “Brushfire Beach.” What would you name it? https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/shambhala-restaurant monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/d30eb84a-8a8d-4c1a-b1bd-2bba18a44f18/20220414_121905.jpg Blog - Shambhala Restaurant - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/b16128ab-9595-4b65-b6ff-bcfc3a91b9cf/20220414_122943.jpg Blog - Shambhala Restaurant - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/c5c70a4d-6b2b-4422-8257-c46fd313ae7d/20220414_123115.jpg Blog - Shambhala Restaurant - Make it stand out Happy to add another dumpling type to the bucket list, if only I knew ye sooner. — Shambhala Restaurant https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/smorgasburg-1 monthly 0.5 2022-05-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/1f806a2a-3dca-465f-8671-ac30bb5a7a4c/20220410_151812.jpg Blog - Smorgasburg 1: Birria & Bao - Make it stand out Big. Beautiful. Bao. Baby. — C Bao https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/1e02dd08-7321-40d9-a2ac-3b285e727a7d/20220410_150052.jpg Blog - Smorgasburg 1: Birria & Bao - Make it stand out Truly the apex of taco/burrito meat — Birria L.E.S. https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/happy-fish monthly 0.5 2022-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/1650566683317-I3V8NHU5S39QAH73XX8V/20220409_175429.jpg Blog - Happy Fish - Make it stand out Taiyaki soft serve, 3 styles: Mine was a mix of matcha/hōjicha. Also, apparently Taiyaki NYC is doing a promotion with Rilakkuma (seen below thumb), so you know they’re the real deal in the hip young Asian market. https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/theres-a-new-dog-in-town monthly 0.5 2022-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/1650561465481-R8LEC06KPX012QXAPPG0/20220409_171433.jpg Blog - There’s a New Dog in Town - Make it stand out Sweet potato dog, regular potato dog. Hot dog, hot commodity. — Oh K-Dog https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/greetings-and-grills monthly 0.5 2022-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/d6c84bdb-a042-4318-bc6a-5782d7741f49/20220409_151923.jpg Blog - Greetings and Grills - Make it stand out From left to right: lamb chop with a wasabi-x-chimichurri-style sauce (great for red meat), yakitori breast skewers (they were out of thighs) — Yakitori Tatsu https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/895eb46f-75b8-40d5-b50f-0f7ea4577cff/20220409_151926.jpg Blog - Greetings and Grills - Make it stand out From left to right: Kobe beef(!) and mitarashi dango(!!) Notes on Kobe: My friends’ first time having it! They have seen the light (and the light is marbled and melts in the mouth) Notes on mitarashi dango: My first time having it! Both exactly what you think it is (unflavored glutinous rice balls with a sweet soy glaze) but exactly as good as I was hoping it would be. On the hunt for more whenever possible. — Yakitori Tatsu https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/a-pancakes-past monthly 0.5 2022-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/cef679c1-334f-4e9d-afb5-4d144fe49996/20220409_122230.jpg Blog - A Pancake’s Past - Make it stand out A savory assembly, well worth the wait — Oconomi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/a5c4b9c9-88aa-4e55-8751-98cf51dca4bf/20220409_122532.jpg Blog - A Pancake’s Past - Make it stand out Glistening, steaming excellence, thanks to Oconomi (if only they weren’t located in QUEENS) — Japan Fes 2022 https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/japan-fes-1 monthly 0.5 2022-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/72478af4-33f3-436b-9688-47b1e72dc141/20220409_115325.jpg Blog - Japan Fes: Waiting for GoodEats - Make it stand out Before I knew, what waiting there was to do… —Japan Fes 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/0124827a-615e-47da-8025-6b1d0b94b9c2/20220409_115628.jpg Blog - Japan Fes: Waiting for GoodEats road paved in morsels scents strewn about the sidewalk still, ever waiting https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/chelsea-tease monthly 0.5 2022-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/0ade942c-55b3-4a5b-9f11-dd0503771ab7/20220320_115849.jpg Blog - Chelsea Tea(se) - Make it stand out Steamy. Greasy. Savory. Delicious. — Mao’s Bao https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/6de388ed-96f9-487b-b165-79eb272d0e7b/20220320_113701.jpg Blog - Chelsea Tea(se) A man on the path of discovery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/78124009-c06b-4a18-802e-ec79075da975/20220320_115349.jpg Blog - Chelsea Tea(se) - Make it stand out Today’s midday sugar high sponsored by Tea and Milk https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/al-badawi monthly 0.5 2022-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/398e51f2-1e74-4adf-a099-4f33d3e3009b/20220318_125025.jpg Blog - al Badawi - Make it stand out Hummus, Baba Ganoush, Muhammara, Salata Tahina, Tabbouleh, and Labneh. A-Mezze-ing. — al Badawi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/0f378370-20d4-45ba-89da-25a52be3ffa2/20220318_131234.jpg Blog - al Badawi Mansaf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/1a6d60af-2afa-42c8-a61e-1c5391426e79/20220318_131239.jpg Blog - al Badawi Chicken Maklouba https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/heart-stirs-stock-stews monthly 0.5 2022-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/bf419353-6d60-4495-a13e-2a13de1b50e3/20220310_185840.jpg Blog - Heart Stirs, Stock Stews https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/8585abda-6ceb-4d1b-8207-3e428d665338/20220310_185644.jpg Blog - Heart Stirs, Stock Stews - Make it stand out Seafood and Okra Gumbo. Here in Brooklyn? Sign me up. — Lowerline Po-Boys https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/sunday-with-a-schmear monthly 0.5 2022-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/7632707c-4193-4533-af61-33158bafdbc9/20220306_120444.jpg Blog - Sunday with a Schmear - Make it stand out Bagel brought to you by the Olde Brooklyn Bagel Shoppe https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/to-you-from-mi monthly 0.5 2022-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/d822b496-4961-42b8-8e04-12b164be0fe3/banhmi.jpg Blog - To You, From Mì - Make it stand out First meal courtesy of Banh Mi Place - first of many, I’m sure https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/tag/Cooking monthly 0.5 https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/tag/Japan+Fes+2022 monthly 0.5 https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/tag/Smorgasburg monthly 0.5 https://cooksnbooks.com/blog/tag/Restaurants monthly 0.5 https://cooksnbooks.com/about daily 0.75 2022-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/f9aaaaee-de15-4ede-9ba3-a63ebd257e1c/About+Page+Photo.jpg About - Thinking About- Writing About- Eating About- FOOD. I’m a writer, foodie, and home cook living in Brooklyn. Throughout my life I’ve always had an insatiable appetite—both in the metaphorical and gustatory sense of the word. I am in love with all things linguistic and all things culinary, so I figured: ‘Why not incorporate my dual obsessions in one place?’ This site/blog will act as a document as I explore the city, its countless cuisines, as well as my own relationship with the food that I eat and the cultures that come with that. Along the way I’ll be taking inspiration from literature and other media to see what dishes come about from between the pages. After all, every dish has a story. And I’m quite the hungry reader. -Eric https://cooksnbooks.com/contact-1 daily 0.75 2022-03-17 https://cooksnbooks.com/portfolio daily 0.75 54290-10-27 https://cooksnbooks.com/portfolio/boiled-alive monthly 0.5 2022-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/e2e8a4d8-67bc-4517-b43f-508600ffa257/daniel-klein-UNefAhXPvf4-unsplash.jpg Portfolio - Boiled Alive - Make it stand out Photo by Daniel Klein on Unsplash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/8143b20d-7450-48a0-8750-d15e3a3a5a6e/stephanie-moody-929VKYo07h4-unsplash.jpg Portfolio - Boiled Alive - Make it stand out Photo by Stephanie Moody on Unsplash https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/87de0ea7-9ccb-4cfa-9d52-7536b59e740a/jason-leung-6zg1jUoTMyY-unsplash.jpg Portfolio - Boiled Alive - Make it stand out Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash https://cooksnbooks.com/portfolio/going-beyond-the-impossible monthly 0.5 2022-04-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620ac245bdceea1548531b00/0942d05f-e311-423c-b118-88e4c563c6e3/Simply-Recipes-Plante-Based-Meat-LEAD-01-5c0d4599b6204975a936277bae952578.jpg Portfolio - Going Beyond the Impossible - Make it stand out Photo by Lori Rice