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December 3, 2012 By cheryl

Ganso: Japanese Comfort Food Perfection

As someone who writes about food, I’m always thrilled to hear of a cookbook author opening a restaurant.

I find the idea that a writer who has invested time and sweat in mastering a cuisine has the guts to apply some of that knowledge and passion to a restaurant setting hugely inspiring. And so when I heard that Harris Salat, the fabulous author of several terrific Japanese cookbooks, had opened a little ramen shop in Brooklyn in September, I knew I had to stop in.

On a recent drizzly night — perfect weather for a hot bowl of noodle soup — it seemed like the time had come. So, we bundled up tightly and headed over to Ganso …

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Filed Under: Asian, Brooklyn, Japanese, New York, Noodles, Restaurants Tagged With: Brooklyn, Cookbook, Ganso, Gyoza, Harris Salat, Japanese, Matsuri, New York, Noodles, Ramen, Rio Irie, Salad

November 20, 2009 By cheryl

Spiced Oatmeal: Edible Morning Mush


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I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, but I’ve had some pretty decadent meals recently.

(And you haven’t even heard about the roasted foie gras with a candied almond crust or the pasta tossed with truffle oil and topped with Oscietra caviar I recently devoured at Gunther’s in Singapore.)

My own kitchen, however, is where I can right some of these delectable wrongs.

And I’ve chosen to start with breakfast, a meal that I usually skip. Well, unless it involves eggs and super-crispy bacon. And perhaps a stack of pancakes. But I digress …

Now, having read about the virtues of oatmeal as a cholesterol and fat fighter, I decided to put aside my years-long aversion to the morning mush and take the plunge.

But how to make it palatable? That was the trick.

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Filed Under: Books, Breakfast, Brunch, Healthy, Recipes Tagged With: Allspice, Bacon, Blueberries, Breakfast, Candied almond, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves, Cookbook, Dried cranberries, Foie gras, Gunther's, Instant Oatmeal, Journalism, Nutmeg, Oatmeal, Oats, Oscietra caviar, Pasta, Raisins, Raspberries, Sara Engram, Singapore, Sludge, The Baltimore Sun, Truffle oil, TSP Spices

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