Showing posts with label foodie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label foodie. Show all posts

Sunday, January 24, 2010

FishPhone


Speaking of phones, check out FishPhone.

In their words:

"FishPhone is Blue Ocean’s sustainable seafood text messaging service that instantly puts sustainable seafood information at your fingertips.

To find out about your seafood choice, text 30644 with the message FISH and the name of the fish in question. We’ll text you back with our assessment and better alternatives to fish with significant environmental concerns.

Since its debut on October 2, 2007, FishPhone has been featured nationwide in newspapers, on television (including MSNBC), and on blogs.

“Having this information in the palm of our hands while we shop or visit our local restaurants is the start of something big! We consumers have many questions, especially as the USDA and FDA seem so overworked, under-funded and ineffectual when it comes to food safety issues; using our handheld devices to connect to the most up to date info in real time makes us the 'commanders' of our food shopping experience.”  – Phil Lempert, TODAY Food Editor on MSNBC.com"

I used to intern here and I helped minimally in the creation/implementation of FishPhone. My most significant contribution was that I thought of the name, haha.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

I love blogs! and food! = food blogs!!


The photos on this food blog are so sharp I feel like I'm there with the food. Boy oh boy, I love food. Linked below are entries by Grace Kang, a fellow blogger at food blog Serious Eats. Ms. Kang also attends Dartmouth College.

http://www.seriouseats.com/user/profile/Grace%20Kang/posts


P.S. I love rainbow cookies!!! I had one today at the reception after my younger sister's graduation from middle school.


P.P.S. http://midtownlunch.com/restaurant-map/ Yesssss! Look what I found via a comment on Grace's blog! Just what I needed. Haven't taken a proper look at it yet, but upon first glace it looks dece.

Thursday, June 11, 2009

TV Lineup

Since I've gotten home from Dartmouth, I've been going through a crash-course in primetime shows that are just starting new seasons.

-So You Think You Can Dance? is back on for another season, reminding me that there is some integrity to these reality shows. I just heard a Twitter reference as I'm watching right now. Oh, technology.

--> Hubert, I'd love you to cater/DJ any party of mine.
-Top Chef: Masters has become my new obsession. It's so much better than normal Top Chef because the contestants don't really have anything at stake, so they are much more mature. The chefs are also much more established, creative, and, frankly, better. No plate that I saw last night looked disgusting. In addition, the elimination challenge last night was to cook a gourmet meal in a college dorm room. Is there any better way to cater to a young audience? The new hostess, Kelly Choi, is mad annoying, though--how weird is it to label her a "TV Personality" in the commercials?

-Colbert Report: He's in Iraq now doing his show for the soldiers. I loved his Army of Me segment when he was in boot camp. Hilarious. Watch here:

http://www.colbertnation.com/home?kw=thecolbertreport

Read about it here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/12/arts/television/12watch.html?emc=eta1

Anyway, it's time for me to start reading more. My brain's going to be mush by the time I'm 30.

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Simon Pearce

YAY I'm going to dinner at Simon Pearce for the first time ever and I'm so excited. What should I get? I'm thinking a little of everything...

Dinner Menu
Served Daily from 6-9pm

Dinner Appetizers

Ginger Chicken Pot Stickers 10
spicy peanut sauce, crispy rice noodles

Rock Crab Cake 12
meyer lemon aïoli

Crisp Lobster Spring Roll 13
mango, sweet garlic chili sauce

House Cured Salmon 12
cucumber, crisp potato strings, horseradish crème fraiche

Exotic Mushroom Strudel 11
Vermont chevre, white truffle vinaigrette

Salads

Arugula 9
green olives, manchego, marcona almonds, coriander artichoke vinaigrette

Strawberry, Brie & Spinach 9
spiced nuts, balsamic peppercorn vinaigrette

Romaine 9
sweet red pepper “pesto”, pine nuts,parmesan peppercorn vinaigrette

Seasonal Greens
herb vinaigrette 7
with Warm Vermont Goat Cheese or Great Hill Blue Cheese 9

Dinner Entrees

Horseradish Crusted Blue Cod 26
crispy leeks, herb mashed potatoes, balsamic shallot reduction

Crisp Roasted Free Range Duckling 30
vegetable fried rice, mango chutney sauce

Seared Steelhead Trout 24
confit shallots, swiss chard, olive oil poached fingerling potatoes,
sherry smoked bacon sauce

Cavatelli Pasta and Grilled Artichokes 22
cipollinis, arugula, house made ricotta and lemon sauce

Chèvre and Sorrel Stuffed Misty Knoll Chicken 26
spinach, oven roasted tomato, pappardelle, chèvre sorrel sauce

Braised Pork Ragout 23
peas, pearl onions, pappardelle, marsala porcini sauce

Balsamic Grilled Lamb Top 29
minted fava beans, mascarpone polenta, pearl onions, spring garlic jus

Grilled Top Sirloin 28
Northeast Family Farms natural beef, asparagus, roasted yukon gold potatoes,
sweet onion marmalade, banyuls jus

All menus subject to change

Chef Joshua Duda and Team
Wine Spectator Magazine “Best of Award of Excellence” Winner
We proudly feature local produce from Crossroad Farm, Post Mills, Vermont


Dessert Menu
$8

Chocolate Duo
bittersweet flourless cake, mocha semi freddo, hazelnut tuile, espresso cream

Apple Napoleon
hazelnut pastry, applejack cream

Crème Brûlée

Rhubarb Cobbler
organic vanilla ice cream, strawberry sauce

Bananas Foster Bread Pudding
toasted walnuts, organic vanilla ice cream, butterscotch sauce

Walnut Meringue
strawberry sauce

White Chocolate Mousse Cake
raspberry sauce

Strafford Organic Creamery Ice Cream

Blue Moon Sorbet (Quechee, VT)


Wine Spectator "Best of Award of Excellence" since 1993
Wine lists change frequently. For specific inquiries, please call 802.295.1470.






Champagne/Sparkling
6 oz
Glass
Bottle
Rose Cava, Cristalino Brut N.V., Spain
8
32
Prosecco, Cantine Maschio Brut N.V., V.S.Q., Italy
8
32
Brachetto d'Acqui, Marenco "Pineto" '07, Piedmont, Italy
9.75
39
Champagne Brut N. V., Moet "White Star", Epernay, France
18
72






Dry/Crisp White


Pinot Grigio, Posenato "Le Coste" '07, Delle Venezie, Italy (sc)
8
32
Riesling, O'Reilly's '07, Yakima Valley, Washington
9
36
Sauvignon Blanc/Semillon, Chateau Graville-Lacoste '07, Graves, Bordeaux, France
11
44






Chardonnay



Simon Pearce N.V, California
7
28
Chardonnay/Viognier, Keenan "Summer Blend" '07, Napa Valley, California (s)
9
36
Healdsburg Ranches "Unoaked" '07, Healdsburg, California (sc)
10
40






Aromatic/Floral White

Insolia/Chardonnay, Cusumano "Angimbe" '07, Sicily, Italy (sc)
9
36
Chenin Blanc/Chardonnay, Domaine de la Barbiniere "Les Silex" '07, Vendee, France
9
36
Viognier/Marsanne/Grenache Blanc,Tablas Creek "Cotes de Tablas Blanc" '06 Paso Robles (o, sc)
12
48






Blush/Rose



White Zinfandel, Beringer '07, California
7
28
Malbec Rose, Dona Paula "Los Cardos" '07, Mendoza, Argentina (sc)
9
36
Zweigelt, Tegernseerhof '07, Lower Austria (sc)
9.50
38






Light to Medium Bodied Red

Pinot Noir, Cesari "Duetorri" '07, Delle Venezie, Italy
8
32
Nero d'Avola, Villa Pozzi '07, Sicily, Italy
8
32






Full Bodied Red


Merlot, Simon Pearce N.V, California
7
28
Cabernet Sauvignon, Simon Pearce N.V, California
7
28
Malbec, Conquista '07, Mendoza, Argentina
8
32
Cabernet Sauvignon, Avalon '05, Napa Valley, California
11
44
Merlot, Ferrari-Carano '05, Sonoma County, California
12
48






Spicy/Rustic Red


Carignane/Grenache/Syrah, Walden '06, Cotes de Roussillon, France
10
40
Zinfandel, Rosenblum '06, Contra Costa County, California
10.50
42
Grenache/Syrah/Mourvedre/Counoise, Tablas Creek, "Cotes de Tablas" '06, Paso Robles (o)
12
48
Shiraz, Henry's Drive "The Dead Letter Office" '06, McLaren Vale/Padthaway, Australia (sc)
15
60
Biodynamic (b), Organic (o), Sustainably Produced (s), Stelvin® (Screwcap) Closure (sc)



Bottled Beer

Draught Beer
Glass
Pint
Bass Ale 4
Guinness
5
6
Heineken 4
Long Trail "Winter White" Belgian White
5
6
Harp 4
Special Beer
5
6
Harpoon Raspberry Hefeweizen (VT) 4
Killian's Irish Red Lager 4
Sparkling Apple Cider
Glass
Bottle
Long Trail Ale (VT) 4
William's, Westford, MA
3.50
12.50
Otter Creek Copper Ale (VT) 4
Woodchuck "Dark & Dry" (VT)
4
Pilsner Urquell 4
Sierra Nevada 4
Water

Smithwick's Irish Ale 4
Saratoga Spring Water, Sparkling (VT/NY) 12oz
3
Amstel Light 4
Saratoga Spring Water, Sparkling (VT/NY) 28oz
5
Michelob Light 3.75
Clausthaler (non-alcoholic) 3.75

http://www.simonpearce.com/CSTM_restaurantsQuechee_dinner.aspx

Sunday, May 3, 2009

Breaking Newz


A funny photo I came upon while doing a google photo search.
 
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