mac and cheese – Not Eating Out in New York

30 Jan 2012

Individual Mac & Cheese with Sauerkraut and Peas

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Pasta & Noodles, Recipes, vegetarian | 15

I may never master the all-American macaroni and cheese myself. But after sampling some thirty best efforts of this dish at Brooklyn’s second Mac & Cheeze Takedown on Sunday, I may have some more clues. Mac and cheese is one of those quintessential home-cooked dishes (along with chili, the food that began the Takedown), meant to be shared by many and enjoyed by all. But as I wasn’t competing in this Takedown myself (I’d asked host Matt Timms to but … Read More

22 Jan 2009

Who took the s’MACdown crown?

by Cathy Erway | posted in: Cook-Offs, Events, NYC Events, Recipes | 14

Okay, forgive my very poor journalism for a moment, and let me just relate to you the dilemma I’m faced with right now. I went to a first-ever macaroni and cheese cook-off hosted by Midge Pingleton cutely named the s’MACdown last night. It was held at Glasslands Gallery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a music venue that I believe has never hosted a cook-off before in its existence. I fought my way through the herds of hipsters to get a taste of … Read More