The day after my Saturday in the city with Kira, Ed and Nick we decided to eat in. That means it's a Sunday—and I love Sunday dinner. It's a chance to cook full out. Meat, potatoes, veggies, rolls, and everyone sits at the dining room table.
Naturally, we invited the in-laws over.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Back in the Saddle Again
It's been a while since I posted. But even though work has been maniacal over the past few weeks, good food has been the relief and the release.
To make up for lost time, I'm going to blog about a week of food for the Feinstein family, starting with Saturday March 6th.
Yesterday, my 15-year-old daughter Kira and I went to the Manhattan Theatre Club's Family Matinee Day (www.mtc-nyc.org), along with my friend Ed and his 16-year-old son Nick. Every theater season, MTC hosts a truly special event where a parent and a teenager can spend a Saturday immersed in a rich theatrical experience. In the morning there are acting workshops run by directors, with working actors participating. In the afternoon the group goes to see a MTC show. This time we saw "Time Stands Still" with Laura Linney. All the exercises in the morning are related to themes in the afternoon's show.
We arrived at MTC in early. Nick and Ed were in group A while Kira and I were in group C. After our workshops, we met up for lunch at one of my favorite pizza joints—John's Pizzeria on 44th Street between 8th and 7th Avenues. It's a huge restaurant, in the heart of the theatre district, that used to be a temple. There's always a line, and it's very noisy inside. But the food is well worth the agita.
John's is a place to worship pizza.
There are just three items involved in a pizza, yet the flavor varies so much from one pizza place to another. John's, in my opinion, has perfected pizza. A perfect sliver-thin crust, a flavorful sauce that isn't over spiced and hot, gooey mozzarella cheese.
We ate quickly without wasting one bit of the cheese that oozed off our slices, and went to theater for a thoughtful, provocative afternoon. Even after the Q&A, we were still talking about this powerful show.
Next up...dinner with the wives.
We decided to meet up with the wives and all kids for an early dinner. But we had a challenge: We were in the theatre district, where touristy, expensive, theme-park restaurant are everywhere. As true New Yorkers, we wanted real food at a restaurant that was teenager-friendly. The selection was easy. Virgil's BBQ (www.virgilsbbq.com) on West 44th St between 6th and 7th Avenues. The funny thing was both families came up with the same idea separately.
Virgil's has great, tangy barbecue. They are extremely portion-generous. Of the seven at the table, only Nick (the teenage boy) was able to eat a full meal—the rest of us ordered sandwiches and appetizers.
There were several Carolina pulled pork sandwiches topped with mustard cole slaw, one Owensboro lamb sandwich, one pulled chicken sandwich, a riblets, and Nick's meal was the Memphis pork ribs. If that wasn't too much (and it was too much), we also ordered buttermilk onion rings for the table (crunchy fried with lots salt and pepper) and super cheesy mac & cheese. It was a good thing the cars were parked several blocks away. We needed to walk, talk and digest before we settled in for a sedentary night.
Next up...Sunday dinner with the grandparents.
To make up for lost time, I'm going to blog about a week of food for the Feinstein family, starting with Saturday March 6th.
Yesterday, my 15-year-old daughter Kira and I went to the Manhattan Theatre Club's Family Matinee Day (www.mtc-nyc.org), along with my friend Ed and his 16-year-old son Nick. Every theater season, MTC hosts a truly special event where a parent and a teenager can spend a Saturday immersed in a rich theatrical experience. In the morning there are acting workshops run by directors, with working actors participating. In the afternoon the group goes to see a MTC show. This time we saw "Time Stands Still" with Laura Linney. All the exercises in the morning are related to themes in the afternoon's show.
We arrived at MTC in early. Nick and Ed were in group A while Kira and I were in group C. After our workshops, we met up for lunch at one of my favorite pizza joints—John's Pizzeria on 44th Street between 8th and 7th Avenues. It's a huge restaurant, in the heart of the theatre district, that used to be a temple. There's always a line, and it's very noisy inside. But the food is well worth the agita.
John's is a place to worship pizza.
There are just three items involved in a pizza, yet the flavor varies so much from one pizza place to another. John's, in my opinion, has perfected pizza. A perfect sliver-thin crust, a flavorful sauce that isn't over spiced and hot, gooey mozzarella cheese.
We ate quickly without wasting one bit of the cheese that oozed off our slices, and went to theater for a thoughtful, provocative afternoon. Even after the Q&A, we were still talking about this powerful show.
Next up...dinner with the wives.
We decided to meet up with the wives and all kids for an early dinner. But we had a challenge: We were in the theatre district, where touristy, expensive, theme-park restaurant are everywhere. As true New Yorkers, we wanted real food at a restaurant that was teenager-friendly. The selection was easy. Virgil's BBQ (www.virgilsbbq.com) on West 44th St between 6th and 7th Avenues. The funny thing was both families came up with the same idea separately.
Virgil's has great, tangy barbecue. They are extremely portion-generous. Of the seven at the table, only Nick (the teenage boy) was able to eat a full meal—the rest of us ordered sandwiches and appetizers.
There were several Carolina pulled pork sandwiches topped with mustard cole slaw, one Owensboro lamb sandwich, one pulled chicken sandwich, a riblets, and Nick's meal was the Memphis pork ribs. If that wasn't too much (and it was too much), we also ordered buttermilk onion rings for the table (crunchy fried with lots salt and pepper) and super cheesy mac & cheese. It was a good thing the cars were parked several blocks away. We needed to walk, talk and digest before we settled in for a sedentary night.
Next up...Sunday dinner with the grandparents.
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