Eat in Albany

From the Troy Farmers Market I bring you one of the best parts of summer

The first in what will hopefully be a series of several posts.

This was the best version of this dish I have ever made by far. Seafood was from Price Chopper as the first batch of mussels from Hannaford were rotten, as were every single bag in their seafood department. The seafood manager told me he was busy and it wasn’t his fault.

It eventually turned into this

Went to The Lobster Shack.

Oysters from J’s Oyster

A one pound ribeye from Rolf’s, some roasted potatoes, and a mizuna salad. I aged the steak for a day in the fridge and then left it out until it came up to room temp. I cooked it in its own fat and basted it with butter (known as the Ducasse Method) and garlic. I [...]

Bonus food porn – 1lb of slab bacon (from Rolf’s)  hand sliced for the burgers.

Red Snapper stuffed with thai basil and roasted. Bok Choy was sauteed with garlic and tamari.

About a month ago our friend DD Google-shared a link to an article about Ransom Old Tom Gin and when the usual suspects started salivating Elizabeth* suggested, “You guys need to start a fancy booze tasting crew. Each buys one bottle and y’all get together and sample.” Within 24 hours the Alcohol Appreciation club was [...]