Luxirare

I love Flushing Market in Queens. I know its a super far train ride, and the cab ride back (I can’t hold groceries through a subway with HEELS) is pretty expensive, but I sporadically make the trip to find ingredients I can’t find here. Its also good for when you have a friend who …

Drugs have all types of healing properties.  Tylenol helps mild headaches, Midol gets you through when the first day of flow comes and you’re completely fucked.  Tylenol PM makes you pass out (although it won’t keep you passed out).  Alcohol on the other hand, well do I really have to explain the benefits/side effects? No. [...]

I saw this fried quail egg mummified inside a dumpling format. The skin was made out of a raw potato thinly sliced and then fried.   This idea by Adria seemed parallel to the blazer idea, a classic flavor combination dissected into parts to create a play on the traditional potato and egg combination.  How [...]

How come Luxirare has never mentioned Sushi…ever? Is she crazy? Well here it is, 2 weeks ago I had one of the most spectac sushi meals in the history of dining at nearly every crap quality/ high quality sushi joint in Ny. This place has been around for 8 years but it …

There is no difference between truffles, or heroin. Both provide immediate forms of pleasure without having any lasting financial, intellectual, or artistic value. The smell of a truffle is elusive, its that one second of “clicking” between your taste buds and nose that goes away after a 1-2 chews. Truffle season is almost over, …

Steak and sides! Creamed beets, creamed spinach, fried gnocchis, and steak, fried shallots! Salt Fresh beets, shallots, corn, Gnocchis from the store. I apologize for not making the gnocchis from scratch. This post would be seriously nuts if I had to show this process so I thought I’d spare you all the pain. Fresh pumpkin [...]

Someone please tell me why blue corn is called “blue corn”. It looks purple!! Another snapshot of spices and variety of red pepper grinded. I also included “Sula” which is a Mexican version of sour cream. It tastes more like a combination of sour cream and Mayonnaise. Saltier and creamier. I prefer regular sour cream. [...]

La Casera is not only delicious but a very interesting looking one. When I saw it I remembered this NY Times article about some weird looking Robiola cheese. Robiola = soft-ripened italian cheese from either cow’s, sheep’s or goat’s milk, but this specific one is made from Goat’s milk. Mind you, soft-ripened cheeses …

The other night I ate the other cheese I brought home from Ideal Cheese shop. This cheese is called Monk’s head cheese or Tete de Moine, its a swiss/french variety. It was made by the Monks of Belleley, a monastery, and many of them used this cheese they made to pay rent. Using …

My trek to the Upper East Side to my favorite of all favorites, ” Ideal Cheese Shop”. Now I know it looks like a lame bodega, with an unimpressive awning. I also know the name “ideal cheese shop” is somewhat boring. However, once you pass this deceiving storefront, you meet a wonderful store of great [...]