Well the end of 2011 is finally here. WOW. What a crazy, awesome, long year it’s been! I started my food blog last year around the holidays, and since then I have met so many amazing people in the food industry, learned amazing skills in my cooking classes, food styling and photography and food writing classes that I feel like a whole new person and am so happy I have paved new paths and opportunities in my food media career. Hoping everyone has also had an amazing year, with lots of love, laughter, cooking and eating – wishing you all a prosperous and Happy New Year 2012!
Here are a few of my favorite posts, recipes, people and more from 2011 ::
Food Network Wine and Food Festival, NYC
Tasting Table/KitchenAid Event in Soho, NYC
Favorite Recipes
- The Black Dog Tavern Clam Chowder
- Black Cherry Clafouti
- Lamb and Fennel Stew
- Gnocchi and Gorgonzola Sauce
- Crab Cakes with Spicy Remoulade
- Chicken Valentino, Jimmy Canora
- Beef Stroganoff
- Truffle Oil, 3 Cheese & Pancetta Pasta
- Filet Mignon with Mushroom and Rosemary Sauce
- Caribbean Chicken with Caramelized Mango, Black Beans and Rice
- Artful Gourmet Featured Recipes
Favorite Culinary Markets
Favorite Culinary Tools
- KitchenAid Hand Blender
- Cuisinart Prep 7 Food Processor
- OXO Microplane
- Kuhn Rikon Paring Knives
- Kyocera Adjustable Mandoline
Favorite Cooking Spices, Oils and Sauces
Favorite Cookbooks
- Cook Like a Rock Star, Anne Burrell
- Frankie’s Spuntino Cookbook
- One Big Table, Molly O’Neill
- Saveur The New Comfort Food, James Osland
- Slim & Scrumptious, Joy Bauer
- Good Food to Share, Sara Kate Gillingham-Ryan
- Fried Chicken and Champagne, Lisa Dupar
- Comfort Food, Williams-Sonoma
- Cooking In Season, Fine Cooking
- Family Meal, Tyler Florence
Favorite Restaurants
- MacBar, Soho NYC
- Gemma, The Bowery Hotel, NYC
- Legal Test Kitchen, Boston MA
- The Black Dog Tavern, Martha’s Vineyard
- Smorgas Chef, W. Vlg NYC
- Soho Grand, NYC
- Teqa Taqueria, Murray Hill NYC
- Oficina Latina, Noho NYC
- Rubirosa, Nolita NYC
- Stuzzicheria, TriBeCa NYC
- Antique Garage, Soho NYC
- Extra Virgin, W. Vlg NYC
- Papatzul, Soho NYC
- The Spotted Pig, W. Vlg NYC
- dell ‘Anima, W. Vlg NYC
Favorite Cooking Websites and Blogs
- OpenSky.com
- TastingTable.com
- Huff Post Food
- NY Times Dining & Wine
- Saveur.com
- Fabulous Foodie
- Average Betty
- This Girl Can Eat
- Leite’s Culinaria
- Dianne Jacobs Will Write for Food
- Food Nouveau
- How Sweet Eats
- White on Rice
- Tartelette
- What Katie Ate
- Penny de Los Santos
Of course there is plenty more things I loved in 2011, but this is just a list of my favorites. Wishing all of you a happy and prosperous New Year 2012. Happy eating, cooking and living! ~AG