April: “You guys eat pizza?” Michaelangelo, Donatello: “Doesn’t everybody?”Tumblr (3.0; @throwmoresalt)http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bcd5095135a6142e4ea49283bf7717c8/tumblr_mg866fg7491rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Rock me like a hurricane</strong></p> <p><a href="http://thehurricaneclub.com/" target="_blank">The Hurricane Club</a>. Lobster noodles. Yum yum.</p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/39871955062http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/39871955062Sun, 06 Jan 2013 17:23:00 -0500hurricane club<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/445536853f12f3f6ea72eefc0daad356/tumblr_mfcj4mbkbx1rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/12/20/167619010/the-paradox-and-mystery-of-our-taste-for-salt" target="_blank"><strong>The Paradox And Mystery </strong><strong>of our taste for salt</strong></a></p> <blockquote> <p>First, the paradox. Too much salt may kill us, but our bodies need some of it to survive.</p> <p>(And)…salt’s mystery. Scientists aren’t exactly sure how much of our taste for salt is nature, and how much is nurture.</p> </blockquote>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/38402836072http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/38402836072Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:19:34 -0500salt<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c6c45453e1061e6288727bcc72036158/tumblr_mf7dor3VvT1rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Wassail score!</strong></p> <p>@<a href="http://www.thechurchillny.com/" target="_blank">The Churchill.</a></p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/38190688591http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/38190688591Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:34:03 -0500The Churchill<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/46bccf286778cf1480fe519744c29fb5/tumblr_mf6ht4NgA21rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Holiday Nostalgia, Served Warm</strong></p> <p>According to the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/12/dining/wassail-delivers-british-nostalgia-in-a-warm-punch.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0" target="_blank">NYTimes</a>:</p> <blockquote> <div> <div> <p>Wassail, a traditional English holiday drink, (pronounced WAHS-ul or wah-SALE) is enjoying a small revival in New York bars these days, particularly those with nostalgic tendencies, whipped up in big pots or slow cookers.</p> </div> </div> </blockquote> <p>There is no one recipe for Wassail, but the drink usually incorporates apple cider and delicious Christmas spices with sometimes wine, sometimes ale.</p> <p>I hope to try a glass before the holiday season ends!</p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/38145607249http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/38145607249Mon, 17 Dec 2012 09:05:00 -0500Wassail<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b4593523cd2776a7fd3fc186c2205e72/tumblr_mez326SunH1rwde9zo1_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/45c796b7b1b0faec089b75c3ff1f2f0f/tumblr_mez326SunH1rwde9zo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/84ea848a5a59ab64eddec9d4cbcdcf84/tumblr_mez326SunH1rwde9zo3_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9d5d024b40665be6525bbb0c6948602b/tumblr_mez326SunH1rwde9zo4_400.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Butternuts!</strong></p> <p>Made this meal last night. Whole wheat fusilli pasta with butternut squash pasta sauce with crunched up kale chips mixed in and sprinkled on top with parmesan cheese.</p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/37831336066http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/37831336066Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:03:00 -0500butternut squash saucekale<a href="http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/cheese/cheese2/images/cheddar-christmas-tree.jpg">Getting in the spirit</a>: <p><img src="http://www.thenibble.com/reviews/main/cheese/cheese2/images/cheddar-christmas-tree.jpg"/></p> <p>Christmas cheese.</p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/37831018690http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/37831018690Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:55:00 -0500Christmas cheese<a href="http://nittygrittyscience.com/2012/12/04/the-secret-sex-of-cheese/">Sexy cheese times</a>: <p><img height="330" src="http://cdn.sheknows.com/articles/crave/blue_cheese.jpg" width="350"/></p> <blockquote> <p>Until pretty recently, a big chunk of fungal species were thought to reproduce without sex–until people really started to look. It turns out, there’s a lot more sex going on in the fungal world (on the down-low) than people thought.</p> </blockquote>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/37422047125http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/37422047125Fri, 07 Dec 2012 15:51:00 -0500cheese<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meh6wxBXZB1rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meh6wxBXZB1rwde9zo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meh6wxBXZB1rwde9zo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Let’s go to Town</strong></p> <p>My parents came into the city!  We brunched at David Burke’s <a href="http://www.davidburketownhouse.com/" target="_blank">Townhouse</a>. </p> <p>The decor and service are phenomenal, but the brunch entrees aren’t the best for non-chorizo eaters. </p> <p>The Lobster and Blue Hubbard Squash Bisque was great, could have used either more or bigger raviolis though!  Great coffee, amaze-balls fries and good poached eggs! Chris had the veal, ew.</p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/37137089478http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/37137089478Mon, 03 Dec 2012 17:10:08 -0500TownhouseDavid Burke<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_medq21qpRP1rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_medq21qpRP1rwde9zo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_medq21qpRP1rwde9zo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_medq21qpRP1rwde9zo4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Argentinian delights</strong></p> <p>Dinner at <a href="http://www.lafustarestaurant.com/" target="_blank">La Fusta</a> near Secaucus, NJ with Chris, my Uncle Edgar and my cousin Jacob.  Yes, that’s a whole plate of grilled provolone cheese with oregano.  Heap spoonfuls of extra garlicky chimichurri sauce on top and delight in the fresh savory flavor bomb in your mouth.  Add bread, even better.  </p> <p>For dessert, I tried quince and cheese, what a treat! We also tried the flan.<em> <br/></em></p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/36993746781http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/36993746781Sat, 01 Dec 2012 20:16:00 -0500La Fustaargentinian food<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_me3lbtE18i1rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>I’m so hungry I could eat a whole fish</strong></p> <p>While in PA for Thanksgiving, my parents and I ate at <a href="http://villaggioitalianrestaurant.com/" target="_blank">Villaggio</a>, just 2 minutes from our house!  The great thing about the New Hope area is that so many restaurants are BYO, including this one.  My Mom ordered this branzino, even though it was just sitting there like a dead fish, it was stunning.</p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/36590532391http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/36590532391Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:55:05 -0500branzino<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx5tvjBYp1rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Tommy C</strong></p> <p>And me. At the <a href="http://neweyesfortheneedy.org/" target="_blank">New Eyes for the Needy</a> gala at <a href="http://www.craftrestaurantsinc.com/colicchio-and-sons/" target="_blank">Colicchio & Sons</a>.</p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/36327239119http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/36327239119Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:34:00 -0500Colicchio<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx4lybPkb1rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx4lybPkb1rwde9zo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdx4lybPkb1rwde9zo3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Happy Thanksgiving!</strong></p> <p>So stuffed from eating all the food pictured above at my Aunt’s house.  Dessert for me are the rolls, made from pizza dough by my cousin who may grow up to be a celebrity chef.  </p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/36325638028http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/36325638028Thu, 22 Nov 2012 21:08:21 -0500Thanksgiving<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md8a65C3rI1rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_md8a65C3rI1rwde9zo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Fishtailing back to blogging!</strong></p> <p>After a hurricane, the re-election of the President, and <a href="http://isabelmarchphotographyblog.com/?p=11651" target="_blank">engagement pics</a>…I am re-dedicated to posting.</p> <p>Last night, I dined at David Burke’s <a href="http://www.fishtaildb.com/" target="_blank">Fish Tail</a>. The crab cake encrusted with pretzels was sensational and my friend’s order of the Angry Lobster was a hit!  Lumps of luscious sweet n’ spicy lobster, I definitely want to come back and order this for myself!</p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/35341430693http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/35341430693Fri, 09 Nov 2012 11:08:00 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcb9u5b1si1rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>PB&P</strong></p> <p>LIKE Krazy and Ignatz, Carville and Matalin, Cupid and Psyche or Alison Krauss and Robert Plant, the peanut butter and pickle sandwich is one of those unlikely pairings that shouldn’t work, but does, according to the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/24/dining/making-a-meal-out-of-peanut-butter-and-pickles.html?hp" target="_blank">NYTimes</a>.</p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/34114568367http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/34114568367Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:20:29 -0400peanut butter<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbwqphohg91rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>My favorite restaurant in NYC</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.buceo95.com/" target="_blank">Buceo 95</a>, spanish tapas. We feasted on pan con tomate and pimientos de padrón while drenching fresh bread in buttery olive oil - perfecto, just like in Spain.  We also had the grilled baby octopus, peppers stuffed with manchego cheese and the most garlicy, buttery and delicious escargot a girl could hope for. </p> <p><span class="st">Buenísimo</span>.</p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/33604882129http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/33604882129Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:00:00 -0400tapas<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbqx83La0f1rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Pizza nest</strong></p> <p>Craving this.</p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/33381545719http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/33381545719Thu, 11 Oct 2012 16:36:03 -0400eggpizza<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbp2m342nI1rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>It’s back!</strong></p> <p>Pumpkin Harvest soup from ABP.  Reminds me of GWU days.  This means it’s really fall.</p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/33316252937http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/33316252937Wed, 10 Oct 2012 16:37:00 -0400souppumpkin<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbl586LhfE1rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Brassiere Beck Brunch</strong></p> <p>Amazing fries here at <a href="http://beckdc.com/" target="_blank">Brassiere Beck</a> in DC!  Also, everyone at our table ordered coffee and we were served one giant French press.  </p> <p>I was very tempted to try the mussels, which are suppossed to be fabulous, but I couldn’t muster up the appetite for them so early in the day.  The crab cakes benedict was a great tangy choice.  </p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/33170074108http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/33170074108Mon, 08 Oct 2012 13:43:18 -0400french fry<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbdpw8Q9X11rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>New sandwich in my belly</strong></p> <p><a href="http://www.potbelly.com/" target="_blank">Potbelly</a> came to NYC, which was great news.  Now, they have a new sandwich, even better news. The Mediterranean, with hummus, artichokes and roasted red peppers. </p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/32879683321http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/32879683321Thu, 04 Oct 2012 13:28:00 -0400Potbelly<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbcau3v3Yv1rwde9zo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Hot Potato</strong></p> <p>What is it? A baked potato with ricotta cheese instead of sour cream.  Delish.</p>http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/32833295430http://throwmoresalt.tumblr.com/post/32833295430Wed, 03 Oct 2012 19:06:03 -0400potato