Demos & Workshops – Page 2 – Not Eating Out in New York

18 Sep 2008

4 Things Everyone Can Learn from a little Food Science

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Demos & Workshops | 22

Isn’t that term just scary? Doesn’t it make all you wholesome, organic, farm-to-table types just squirm? Indeed, “food science” used to be a derogatory way of describing the process by which overly processed foods are hatched in labs. Michael Pollan may have made a mockery of the industrial food industry’s overuse of it in The Omnivore’s Dilemma, but like it or not, molecular gastronomy is everywhere right now. After being embraced by chefs like Wylie Dufresne, among many others, these … Read More

18 Jun 2008

Matt Greco’s Pork Sage Sausage

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Demos & Workshops, Events, Meat & Poultry, Profiles, Recipes | 15

I’m thinking it might be time to upgrade the ‘ol NEOINY hideaway with a Kitchenaid stand mixer, equipped with all the meat grinding attachment works. (I’m browsing them on Ebay right now.) The motivating factor is right above: luscious, freshly made, and deceptively simple sausages. Who knew that with the right tools, making sausage at home actually requires little time, prep work and just a few odd ingredients (i.e. hog casing and nitrate)? Matt Greco. A chef at Cafe Gray, … Read More

14 Dec 2007

Imbibed at Lenell’s

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Demos & Workshops, Ruminations | 2

If it’s the season for cuddling up with hot toddies and passing family reunions by in a drunken haze, then I’ve just sampled two very merry ways to embrace the holiday “spirit.” Local author and cocktail expert David Wondrich paid a visit to Lenell’s liquor store last Saturday, and I was not alone in imbibing. The quaint, small store was transformed into a a lively cocktail hour as David offered drinks featured in his latest book, Imbibed: From Absinthe Cocktail … Read More

8 Feb 2007

Camaje Cooking Class: A Taste of Thai

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Demos & Workshops, Ruminations | 17

As a Christmas gift, I was given a one-night class at Camaje cooking classes. The course for the evening at the West Village French bistro that my benefactor chose to enroll me in was “A Taste of Thai.” This was the first cooking class I had taken since seventh grade home economics, and I couldn’t wait.