Archive for July, 2006

Thomas-Would-Be-Proud Sandwiches

Ingredients: 4 Thomas’s English Muffins 4 slices pancetta 2 avocadoes 1/3 lbs Coach Farm triple crème goat cheese 2 cups arugula or spicy lettuce 1. Crisp your pancetta in a fry pan to your liking. I like crispy. 2. While pancetta is frying, peel, pit, and mash avocadoes in a small bowl. 3. Split and [...]

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Oven Found in Nooks and Crannies

Many think of New York City as a bagel town; Samuel Bath Thomas might disagree. This Thomas is the Thomas of English muffin fame, and his premier bakery where he started the “crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside” magic was once on the corner of West 20th Street and Ninth Avenue. Last [...]

Monday, July 31st, 2006

A Second Taste

After seven years of running a restaurant out of a kitchen smaller than those in most Manhattan apartments, the owners of The Tasting Room have moved into new digs on Elizabeth Street. August 1st marked the first taste, and devotees nibbled on pork loins, Swiss chard, sweet corn, and ripe tomatoes from Eckerton Hill Farms. [...]

Monday, July 31st, 2006