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Cook.Eat.Drink.Live 2009

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A few weekends ago we rounded up a group of our classiest (and hungriest) friends we knew and attended Cook.Eat.Drink.Live: “a three-day modern food and wine event at The Tunnel & La.Venue (608 West 28th Street), featuring a large sampling of ultra-premium gourmet foods and spirits, plus appearances from some of the city’s premier chefs.” The space was warm and cozy, with open brick walls and dim lighting, and packed with people!  Nevertheless, we managed to eat + drink ourselves silly!  Here are some of our group favorites.

Smooth, sweet, and creamy Rum Chata
Pesto Mac & Cheese from Cabot Creamery
Blueberry Pesto and Prosciutto & Smoked Almond Pesto by Pestos with Panache by Lauren
Rocky Road Mini-Cheesecake by Eileens Special Cheesecake
Natsumi‘s House-made Silken Tofu with Dashi broth
Mushroom Risotto by Executive Chef Bill McDaniel of The Red Cat
Salmon and avocado sushi from the Italian/Japanese Restaurant whose-name-I-forget
Chocolate canolis by Ferrara Bakery
the Fiery Almond by Kara Newman (drink recipe)
Rose Regale, Banfi Vintners
NY Strip steak from Debragga
Wanted: Mocha Double Chocolate Chunk Bundt cake by the Great Spirits Baking Company
Whoopie Pies

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Beef Bourguignon

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Ever since the new Julie & Julia movie came out, there’s been a flurry of boeuf bourguignon recipes! That being said, we wanted to stay authentic and so we looked up the original Julie Child recipe and it is a mouthful – lots of detail and precision which we can’t afford on a hectic weeknight.  So we decided to try out this 1994 recipe courtesy Epicurious and Bon Appetit (go epicurious!) We halved the recipe and it was delicious. And so, with pride, we can say we’ve cooked our first French dish!  Bon appetit

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