Daniel

And I have found Eleven Madison snooty at times.. And nice other times.

Spicy Chorizo, Egg and Cheese on a Portugese Roll with fresh chopped Jalapenos.. Those Jalapenos will wake you up better then coffee..

Thanks to everyone for teaching me.. My Italian knowledge is really limited.. I have been to Italy a few times and have eaten at Italian Restaurants.. But I have been watching this Italian Board and am so impressed with your traditional home cooking. Pontormo and Pedal.. Great suggestions with the fennel and the beets.. Love the acorn squash idea.. I think there is there is room for a torta too!

ewindels, Have you gone in the last month.. Have you noticed a decline since the oven stopped working.. Is it working again?

H. du Bois, I am glad you liked dinner.. I think there were just a few things off with my dinner.. The one glaring thing was a gorgeous oven which was responsible for cooking many of the dishes sitting there cold.. I will go certainly go back in a few months.

Should I have prefaced this thread with the fact that my Christmas Eve experience is very small... I was raised Jewish and after my P-Dutch Grand-Parents died who celebrated Christmas, I have not celebrated it that often.. I also have very little knowledge of what a Classic Italian Christmas Dinner is.. But I have a moderate amount of skill and a lot more energy and a very willing partner who help me.. I would be willing to start all over and hear your suggestions to help create the perfect Christmas Dinner.. You know I have about 4 months to get this down..

Haha no throw down.. I like your ideas about renting.. I was thinking about getting one of those sheet pan holders.. My life would be so much easier if I had everything ready to throw into the oven.. I might have to get some burners... Or maybe invite my across the hall neighbor just to use her oven.. Ahh the spirit of Christmas..

I guess not huh?

Thanks for that Octopus Recipe.. I will have to decide between cold or in spicey sauce.. But that sounds good.. I would not remove suckers either.. Marinated Anchovies D-E-F I'll do single plates with taste of cheese-salumi-under oils As for salumi, in NY I did really like to go and buy pancetta pepata, guanciale, capocollo and speck at Buonitalia at chelsea mkt. Salame forget, in the States always taste terrible, I cannot manage to eat. A nice bresaola also could be an idea, I dress with a little oil, lemon (or sumac). For the under oils at Grace's mkt in ues they carry this brand that is called Puma Conserve, their grilled artichokes under oil are the best store bought.

So my girl and I were given the extreme honor of making Christmas Eve Dinner for her family.. There will be about 32-45 people coming to our apartment.. We only have one oven and four burners. We live in Manhattan so we have no BBQ or Outside cooking options.. We have one fridge.. Because of equipment and us wanting to have a fun night too, we will try to prepare most of the food before hand.. On the Main Table, we want to have all of these dishes waiting for guests when they arrive: I. The Table: A: Cold Salads 1) Octopus- Would like suggestions for a recipe! 2)Marinated Anchovies- Would like suggestions for a recipe! 3)Marinated Olives- Would like suggestions for a recipe! B: Crostini 1)Chicken Liver - got one 2)Tomato salad - got one 3)Beans and Mint - got one 4)Ham and Cheese - your favorite 5)Please insert here! C: Stuffed Bread: 1)Family Recipe- Sausage, cheese, greens 2)Insert D:Cheese - From Arthur Ave 1)Fresh Ricotta 2)Mozzarella 3)Buratta Mozzarella 4)Ricotta Salata 5)Provolone 6)Sharp Provolone E: Mikes Deli Meats whats your favorite? 1)Proscuitto Parm/Dan 2)Salami 3)Sopressatta 4)What shouldnt I miss.. F: Vegetables: 1)Marinated Mushrooms- Family Recipe 2)Escarole- Recipe 3)Pickled Garlic- Got one 4)Peppers- Got one H: Hot Apps: 1)Baked Clams 2)Need one 3)Mozzarella En Carozza II. Sit Down A)Pasta: 1)Spaghetti w/ Spicey Mussle sauce 2)Spaghetti with clam sauce 3)Big Night Rigatoni B)Meat: 1)Since we only have one oven and we are cooking for 40 people we were thinking of stuffing a baby lamb and a baby pig.. We would love your suggestions.. C)Vegetables: Not there yet: Help? 1)???? 2)?????? 3)????? III.Desserts back to the table: 1)Cakes- Suggestions 2)Cookies- Suggestions 3)Pies- Suggestions Hey, I know its early but thats a good thing.. We are going to make every dish before hand.. So we have a lot of time to prepare.. By the time Christmas comes, I will be wanting to make Chinese Food..

Wow.. Great find Jason.. Looks great..

Wow.. Awesome Emma.. We will be rooting for you.. What exactly are you cooking.. Shoulder or ribs, or what? I want to hear more about this, do you have all the details.. Team names.. "Bright Lights Pig City" Do something playing on the Big Apple.. "Pig Apple Players".. New York City or New Pork City or New Pork Piggy, I dont know.. I find the name of the teams so funny.. I think people pick team names the way they name porn movies.. They take movies and add pig names instead of sex.. Like the Hogfather, or Porkanators, or Hog Wars.

Went by today and was told they were opening for service at 5.. The store was open however.. There was someone handing our free samples of a chocolate covered candied nut.. It was really good. There was a lot of confusion and I was with a group.. I grabbed my freebee and will wait for someone to post there experience.

What a send off.. Congrats on a great day..

TAG LINE!! TAG LINE!! Get a copyright. And Daniel--how did you bite that tiny sandwich without having a Percy-yolk-shot? Looks like you slurped it out all in one inhale. It's OK if you don't remember. ← I am unable to discuss with certainty what became of the egg yolk.. However, it was not on my shirt or the floor in the morning.

I was first introduced to cheese fries w/ gravy at Ocean Beach in New Jersey.. My girl grew up eating "disco fries" at the Amity Restaurant on Madison Ave and 84th St.. I have heard people call them disco fries, but not at too many restaurants..

Wow.. Thats even hard to type in the daytime.. 1,000 Old eggs can be dangerous stuff mixed with alcohol.. How ya feelin today?

I agree.. Now Chicago council is trying to ban the use of certain oils used in cooking.. And today The City Council passed a law that forces not only Wal-Mart, but Target, Costco and any other "big-box" merchant in the city, to pay employees $10 an hour.

Tell me about a foie gras cubano.. I just dont see it going together very well. Perhaps the medianoche bread might be good with foie gras.. But the rest of the filling doesnt sound too good..

Yes yes.. And even when you think you have gotten everything, it looks different in the morning..

This is my second time trying to post this.. So, now its all business.. Take rolls you havent seen in 3 weeks.. Cut out circles and fry in a cast iron pan with butter.. Keep the pan on and add schaller and weber double smoked bacon.. Cook until perfectly crispy.. Then keep the pan on and fry a super farm egg sunny like.. Take the egg off and cut all the white off so its all yolk.. Keep the yolk together.. Then top with perfect bacon, chives, and caviar.. Top with other buttery round of hamburger bun.. bite: Its a cute little sandwich.. Three bites and your done.. Two to one if your are hungry enough.. To end.. Clean the kitchen before the girl wakes up

I love the eggs that most countries outside of the US have.. Look at what a perfectly rich orange those yolks are.. What we do to our chickens here, g-d help them.. Look at that perfect piece of bacon on the bottom right.. That hash is gorgeous. Run back and get that steak.. I dont think I have seen anything that pretty in some time.. Wow!

you know, there is more than one way to read this question. No matter what, I'll just suggest that you go to breakfast at Bouchon. ← No, its exactly how it sounds.. Not really.. Dinner is back on actually.. She doesnt eat Kosher all the time out of the house, but definately veg.. I think we are just going to go to Olives.. They probably will have some vegetarian options..

Problem solved.. We are meeting after dinner for drinks.. Even better.

Just hired this girl who will be coming with me to Las Vegas for a convention.. I want to go to dinner with her one night as she has never been to Las Vegas before.. We are staying at the Venetian.. Are there any places that would meet this requirement.. She is young, so a hip place might be nice..