Diners: Hamie’s

Posted by Maureen on Jul 8, 2012 in Featured Slider, Local, Restaurants | 0 comments Hamie’s Diner on Beechwood Ave is the third attempt in our series to find great, irony-free diners. Hamie’ s lacks the homemade, family-run charm of our previous finds but makes up for it with simple, classic diner fare and friendly wait staff that make you feel at home immediately. The diner is medium sized, seats about 60, and is pleasantly busy with an audible but not overwhelming...
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Inspiration 2: Perogies

Posted by Rob on Dec 21, 2011 in Featured Slider, HM Kitchen, Merchants | 0 comments For the second time in as many visits, a trip to Piggy Market changed our dinner plans on the spot.
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Piggy Market 2.0!

Posted by Maureen on Nov 27, 2011 in Featured Slider, HM Kitchen, Local, Merchants, Products | 1 comment The new and even better Piggy Market re-opened November 12th as an artisan delicatessen and craft butcher shop. I dropped in this week for a quick chat with Dave Neil, co-owner of Piggy. He explained that craft butcher is an Irish designation for meat that is hung to age not cryovaced. The new butchery offers custom cutting of local beef (O’Brien Farms) and Ontario pork as well as heritage...
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Retro Fave: Pork in Mushroom Soup

Posted by Maureen on Nov 20, 2011 in Featured Slider, HM Kitchen | 1 comment I have no idea where this recipe originated, likely though off of a can of Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom soup. The gravy, pork and rice are a match made in heaven. This was a favorite meal in our house growing up in the 1970′s. I remember loving the slightly browned half inch of pork fat being my favorite part. I do recommend that you trim the fat away and use the more flavorful bone...
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Breakfast LES: Clinton Street Bakery

Posted by Maureen on Apr 17, 2011 in Restaurants | 0 comments Breakfast on the Lower East Side - A nice home-style treat.
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