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A friend convinced me to start hosting monthly podcasts on New Book Network in their Food Channel. In truth, she didn't need to convince me that hard. Or, actually, at all.
Know the author of a recent cookbook on food/drink-related tome? Send them my way. I can't wait to chat them up!
My first cookbook author interview is with Gesine Bullock-Prado and we talk about her latest title, "My Vermont Table." Hope you can check it out: https://newbooksnetwork.com/a-vermont-table
After my trip to London, I couldn't stop thinking about the superlative Indian restaurants I visited there. I needed a replay - but London is far. And, the high-end Indian spots in NYC are so popular that it is hard to score a table. So, I needed to put the matter in my own hands. Well, my hands and my pal Brett's hands as well.
We started with the above - a brunch of Bombay Scrambled Eggs from the late great Chef FLoyd Cardoz, and Curried Potatoes and Cashews, a riff on a Madhur Jaffrey recipe.
It wasn't just good. It was delicious.
A dinner party idea was born. And so it was...
That plate of Dal? It was in-freakin-credible. Brett outdid himself.
Next up, an Indian Chicken Rice Pilaf scented with coconut milk, ginger, tumeric, and more. Alongside, an umami-packed Oyster Mushroom Curry.
And then there was dessert...
Hell-to-the-yes! Tejal Rao's Quick Mango Kulfi recipe is pure genius. The trick? Canned mangos from India. Seriously. Canned. Soooo good.
Do I still want to return to London's haute Indian restaurant scene? Do I want to nab a reservation at Sona and Semma in Manhattan? Yes and yes! But in the meantime, I am trying my best to get Brooklyn to deliver as best as my kitchen (and Brett's) can muster.