Since the scotch tasting...I've cooked a bit. Jesse was home for a long weekend and I made chicken meatballs (I don't make them, Costco does) but I made the sauce and etc...The Wisners shared that dinner with us :) The next day for lunch I made French Onion (soup) grilled Cheese: Grilled rye bread with rare roast beef, melted gruyere and caramelized onions with spicy mustard (yum). I also made seafood stew (cioppino) with chorizo, shrimp, scallops and calamari. These are cooked with fennel and celery root in San Marzano tomatoes and white wine (also yum).
Before Jesse left we went out for Chinese (http://www.yelp.com/biz/grand-sichuan-ny-ii-rego-park)
at Grand Sichuan across the Boulevard. We have only ordered in but decided to try it. They love the spicy wontons in red oil (shrimp and pork). We also had soup dumplings (which cannot compare to others, but are fine nontheless). The place got busier and busier as we ate, we had good timing that night. It's good for take out and it's a real eat-in restaurant.
Thursday night, Michael and I went to Jack and Nellie's (thanks Tom and Monica). Yummy as always. Good wine specials, nice beer selection too. We shared: Warm olives with lemon zest; spinach and artichoke dip with crostini; veggie quesadilla and a chicken sandwich with mozz and peppers. Jill and her friends were at the next table :) Fun night.
Tomorrow is the CT Garlic Festival and we are going again with Ryan. Last year was so much fun. Looking forward to it!!
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Saturday, October 12, 2013
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Dinner out
Yes, I cook often, and Yes, we go out to dinner often (lunch and breakfast less frequently).
Recently we have been out to dinner with Jill and Lenny at Ovelia (http://www.ovelia-ny.com/) in Astoria. We had: Grilled octopus (which was so good the last two times) and not so good this time. Village salad (standard Greek with feta, tomatoes, cucumbers and green peppers). Hummus with pita (quite good). Jill had grilled shrimp, Michael had a lamb burger, I had crab stuffed shrimp and Lenny had Fillet of sole. Dessert was pumpkin galaktoboureko (way yummy) and Greek yogurt with sour cherries, also great. Greek Shiraz and cocktails were good too. Service was so-so, Erica no longer works there. Would I go back. Nope. Too many Greel places to choose from to settle for not-so-good-anymore. But the company was terrific!
Michael and I took out from Fontana (http://www.fontanagyros.com/) for gyros and souvlaki. The best place for both.
I also went to Jack and Nellie's again (http://www.yelp.com/biz/jack-and-nellies-forest-hills)
with Jennie and Barbara for Jennie's birthday dinner. It was as good as it has been. Yes, I would go back. We had: Hummus and pita; artichoke dip and crostini; brie and prosciutto sandwich; cheese board with goat, cow and sheep milk cheeses; Cote de Narbonne wine; apple tart and coffee. Both the company and the food were great! Jill met us for dessert! We walked home, each with a small airline size bottle of Amaretto, swigging all the way. i thought it was a good treat for Jennie's birthday. Drinking in the street-open container-good thing we didn't get stopped :)
Michael and I went to Dani's the other night. Stracciatella soup, small salad, eggplant parm and chicken with broccoli, peppers and onions. What more could we want?
Sunday we went to Paulie Gee's (http://www.pauliegee.com/home.php) with Joe and Denise. It was as good as last time. Eden salad, Hellboy, Regina and Greenpointer pizzas. A few beers there and a few at Brouwerij Lane (http://brouwerijlane.com/) and it was a fun evening.
This week's at home menu is: Shrimp with chorizo and sun dried tomatoes along with Greek salad; Double cut pork chops with vinegar peppers and broccolini; chicken cutlets with wedge salad and blue cheese and spaghetti with garlic and oil. That's all folks!
Recently we have been out to dinner with Jill and Lenny at Ovelia (http://www.ovelia-ny.com/) in Astoria. We had: Grilled octopus (which was so good the last two times) and not so good this time. Village salad (standard Greek with feta, tomatoes, cucumbers and green peppers). Hummus with pita (quite good). Jill had grilled shrimp, Michael had a lamb burger, I had crab stuffed shrimp and Lenny had Fillet of sole. Dessert was pumpkin galaktoboureko (way yummy) and Greek yogurt with sour cherries, also great. Greek Shiraz and cocktails were good too. Service was so-so, Erica no longer works there. Would I go back. Nope. Too many Greel places to choose from to settle for not-so-good-anymore. But the company was terrific!
Michael and I took out from Fontana (http://www.fontanagyros.com/) for gyros and souvlaki. The best place for both.
I also went to Jack and Nellie's again (http://www.yelp.com/biz/jack-and-nellies-forest-hills)
with Jennie and Barbara for Jennie's birthday dinner. It was as good as it has been. Yes, I would go back. We had: Hummus and pita; artichoke dip and crostini; brie and prosciutto sandwich; cheese board with goat, cow and sheep milk cheeses; Cote de Narbonne wine; apple tart and coffee. Both the company and the food were great! Jill met us for dessert! We walked home, each with a small airline size bottle of Amaretto, swigging all the way. i thought it was a good treat for Jennie's birthday. Drinking in the street-open container-good thing we didn't get stopped :)
Michael and I went to Dani's the other night. Stracciatella soup, small salad, eggplant parm and chicken with broccoli, peppers and onions. What more could we want?
Sunday we went to Paulie Gee's (http://www.pauliegee.com/home.php) with Joe and Denise. It was as good as last time. Eden salad, Hellboy, Regina and Greenpointer pizzas. A few beers there and a few at Brouwerij Lane (http://brouwerijlane.com/) and it was a fun evening.
This week's at home menu is: Shrimp with chorizo and sun dried tomatoes along with Greek salad; Double cut pork chops with vinegar peppers and broccolini; chicken cutlets with wedge salad and blue cheese and spaghetti with garlic and oil. That's all folks!
Monday, December 10, 2012
The Good Life Ain't so Good
Saturday night, Steve and Lori called and asked us to eat dinner with them. It was such treat for the four of us to go out with kids. We went over to their house first for wine and apps (Iavarone...YUM) and then decided on going to The Good Life in Masspequa Park. We called at 7, they told us to come on down, showed up at 8, seated at 9. Not so good so far. It's 9:30 no food. Beer flight spilled on our lap! Bus boy who cleaned up with a wad of napkins NEVER washed his hands afterwards! Patty melt cold. French onion soup cold. Shepherds pie was a salty soup. We ordered a bottle of wine and it took over 20 minutes. The waitress said she asked for someone to go get her the bottle twice. The manager couldn't give a shit. Wish the owner knew what was going on here. We wanted to like this place so much and it was such a disappointment.
But as always, it's the company you keep, so the evening was worth it!
On the other hand, Friday night we went out with Dina and Dmitry to Jack and Nellie's on Ascan Avenue. It was Great! From the hostess to the service to the food. The only not so great thing was the apple tart for dessert. It was cold and semi-tasteless. However, we would go back in a minute. Love this place!
We had: A 3 cheese board; shrimp quesadilla; lamb meatballs over pureed cauliflower; short rib sliders with caramelized onions (Michael said the rolls were dry); warm olives; artichoke cheese dip (holy crap, it's good) sweet pea bruschetta and the apple tart. Coffee was good too. And even better, we got there at happy hour so the wine bottles were $24 each, so we ordered two at the same time (a Malbec). We we very happy!
Another night with friends. What could be better!
But as always, it's the company you keep, so the evening was worth it!
On the other hand, Friday night we went out with Dina and Dmitry to Jack and Nellie's on Ascan Avenue. It was Great! From the hostess to the service to the food. The only not so great thing was the apple tart for dessert. It was cold and semi-tasteless. However, we would go back in a minute. Love this place!
We had: A 3 cheese board; shrimp quesadilla; lamb meatballs over pureed cauliflower; short rib sliders with caramelized onions (Michael said the rolls were dry); warm olives; artichoke cheese dip (holy crap, it's good) sweet pea bruschetta and the apple tart. Coffee was good too. And even better, we got there at happy hour so the wine bottles were $24 each, so we ordered two at the same time (a Malbec). We we very happy!
Another night with friends. What could be better!
Monday, September 24, 2012
Jack & Nellie's
Barbara and Jennie took me out to dinner for my birthday last week. Seems I had at least 3 celebratory dinners with friends and that's great!
Our usual routine is to meet at the corner (same corner for 15 years) and walk to Austin Street. We then mosey around until we find someplace we like (or that has available tables). This time we walked with a purpose because we knew where we were going: Jack & Nellie's. It's in the space where Q Thai used to be on Ascan Avenue.
It's a small, quiet, dark place with a bar and tables. There is a hostess, servers, bartender and a wine bottle opener (NOT a sommelier). We ordered a bottle of Malbec which none of the staff knew anything about :) Then a woman comes over with the bottle and says "I will be opening your wine bottle this evening." Sommelier we thought...pretentious for Forest Hills. Anywho...she didn't know anything about that wine or any other for that matter. Jennie figured she was the only staff person who knew how to use a cork screw. The wine was ok.
The food was really good: Cheese plate with cow, sheep and goat milk cheeses along with grapes, fig jam, strawberries, sliced pear and great crostini. We also had a manchego and mushroom quesadilla with jalapeno corn relish (sans jalapeno-no idea why it wasn't there). Artichoke-cheese dip that rivals my own; lemon zested warm olives. Wild boar pate with cornichons, pickled chestnuts (not a great idea), fig jam and really yummy mustard with more great crostini.
We discussed our love of small plates (or tapas) and a desire to open our own restaurant one day. That led to talk of living all together, which led to The Golden Girls, which led to Barbara announcing that she would be "Estelle Getty." Which led to peals of hysterical laughter. It was a fun evening and needs to be repeated.
Our usual routine is to meet at the corner (same corner for 15 years) and walk to Austin Street. We then mosey around until we find someplace we like (or that has available tables). This time we walked with a purpose because we knew where we were going: Jack & Nellie's. It's in the space where Q Thai used to be on Ascan Avenue.
It's a small, quiet, dark place with a bar and tables. There is a hostess, servers, bartender and a wine bottle opener (NOT a sommelier). We ordered a bottle of Malbec which none of the staff knew anything about :) Then a woman comes over with the bottle and says "I will be opening your wine bottle this evening." Sommelier we thought...pretentious for Forest Hills. Anywho...she didn't know anything about that wine or any other for that matter. Jennie figured she was the only staff person who knew how to use a cork screw. The wine was ok.
The food was really good: Cheese plate with cow, sheep and goat milk cheeses along with grapes, fig jam, strawberries, sliced pear and great crostini. We also had a manchego and mushroom quesadilla with jalapeno corn relish (sans jalapeno-no idea why it wasn't there). Artichoke-cheese dip that rivals my own; lemon zested warm olives. Wild boar pate with cornichons, pickled chestnuts (not a great idea), fig jam and really yummy mustard with more great crostini.
We discussed our love of small plates (or tapas) and a desire to open our own restaurant one day. That led to talk of living all together, which led to The Golden Girls, which led to Barbara announcing that she would be "Estelle Getty." Which led to peals of hysterical laughter. It was a fun evening and needs to be repeated.
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