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The trip has begun…

The trip has begun!  So far I’ve made it through New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana and… into St. Louis, Missouri.  : )

For more updates, check under the page header: Cross Country Road Trip!

Route Update!

Headed on a cross-country road trip that begins… this Sunday, July 1st. : D

En route is:
State College, PA and/or
Pittsburgh, PA
Dayton, Ohio (or close to it)
Bloomington, IN
St. Louis, MO
Fayetteville, AR
Tulsa, OK and/or
Oklahoma City, OK (or close to it)
Amarillo, TX
Albuquerque, NM
The Grand Canyon… : )
Las Vegas, NV
Bay area, CA

Social Eatz and Southern Hospitality

Angelo Sosa (of Top Chef and, the now closed, Xie Xie fame) opens his new restaurant Social Eatz today.  In celebration he gave out 100 free Korean tacos starting at noon.

http://tastingtable.com/dispatch_detail/nyc/3029/Social_Eatz.htm

Anyone get a taste?

Angelo Sosa’s previous spot Xie Xie, closed at the end of last summer with signs in the window saying it was only closed for renovations.  Months went by, paper went up in the windows and then slowly you could start to see the old Xie Xie decor coming down.  Clearly no reopening to come!

Next door, what was Zanzibar was being refurbished too.  However, it took about five months before a sign was finally posted on both places.  A lot of people in the area were wondering who could afford to have both the huge previous-Zanizbar space and the Xie Xie space closed for that long and not generating income.  Turns out the owner indeed does have deep pockets – its now the new HK location of Southern Hospitality, the Justin Timberlake backed venture:

http://newyork.grubstreet.com/2011/02/southern_hospitality.html

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Social Eatz
232 E. 53rd St.
New York, NY 10022
Tel.: (212) 207-3339
Website: http://socialeatz.com/

Southern Hospitality
945 Ninth Ave. (at W. 45th St.)
New York, NY 10036

Free Coffee Days – Midtown West, UWS/UES

Don’t forget to check out the SeamlessWeb site to see listings of locations handing out free coffee this month.  Today is the last day for the Midtown West locations.  Tomorrow and through the end of the week, you can get your free coffee at a number of locations on the Upper West Side and Upper East Side.

http://www.freecoffeedays.com/nyc/

This is a nice promotion that does not require any additional purchase at the locations.  For those in Hell’s Kitchen today, try the Amish Market or Bread Factory Cafe for your free coffee.

Happy New Year!

DSCN2637, originally uploaded by Brockenbrough Photos.

 

Red Hook style corn

Red Hook style corn, originally uploaded by Brockenbrough Photos.

The Red Hook food vendors that gather around the soccer fields there on weekends used to serve this corn. The sauce – what gives this corn that extra little kick – is a mixture of mayonaisse (several spoonfuls for 2 ears), paprika (about 1 or 2 tablespoons depending on how hot you want the sauce) and cilantro (chop into thin ribbons about 1 handful for every 2 ears).

Elephant & Castle inspired Shrimp Sandwich

A couple weeks ago, some friends and I went to Elephant & Castle in Greenwich Village. Its a British publik house style restaurant that serves a lot of inventive dishes including a sauteed shrimp and bacon sandwich with basil vinaigrette and mayo. I was torn between ordering the sauteed chicken schnitzel with fresh basil and tomatoes and this sandwich – our waiter admonished me to get the sandwich. And a star was born!

In fact I so enjoyed this shrimp sandwich that it inspired a new version that is in quick rotation in my home dinner meals. For mine, I mix the basil vinaigrette (fresh basil about 1 cup, about 1/4 cup of olive oil and 1/4 cup of balsalmic vinegar) then saute the shrimp in garlic and olive oil. Then add red onions (in place of the bacon) and lettuce (hold the mayo). Switching out the white wine vinegar for balsamic vinegar adds a little extra kick to it – yeah, its looks less pretty but definitely tastes better.

Here’s my version:

Shrimp sandwich with basil vinaigrette, originally uploaded by Brockenbrough Photos.

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Elephant & Castle
68 Greenwich Avenue (just East of 7th Ave.)
New York, NY 10011
Tel: (212) 243-1400
Website:  http://www.elephantandcastle.com/