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Tito Rad’s Filipino Spicy Laing

Oh dang. I love a good bowl of slop. I saw a Yelp photo of this Spicy Laing (taro leaves cooked with shrimp, pork in coconut milk served with spicy green peppers) at Tito Rad's, a Filipino restaurant in Sunnysi...

Chicken a la King Minis

Tonight for Easter Sunday, I made this Chicken a la King Minis --using small biscuits. A throwback to my How-To video seen here: This time I did use frozen peas and carrots instead of from the can. ...

Crif Dogs in Brooklyn

Last night went to see my friends, Ape School, at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. They got a cool new 7", Blame Mark Griffey ---sort of an inside joke I take it back to my college days. They were great and play...

Trader Joe’s Oriental Rice Crackers

There was a nice spread of Trader Joe's in the back room at the Littlefield show. I couldn't tell if this bag of "Oriental Rice Crackers" sounded racist ---the Oriental part or the Crackers? I feel like everyo...

V Spot’s Vegan Empanadas

I came back to the Littlefield show after my awesome Fried Clam Sandwich from Littleneck. I wanted to see Summer Twins from California. They had cute girls in the band. I thought I got there just in time for th...

Littleneck’s Fried Clam Roll

We were playing a show at Littlefield in Park Slope/Gowanus. Sound check was so early, I had six hours to kill. So I went to check out my friend's newish restaurant, Littleneck, nearby. Said friend suggested th...