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    Azerbaijan Adventures, Part 1

    by Florian December 10, 2011
    December 10, 2011

    Outdoors restaurants and the typical Azerbaijani meal; Ordubad; tutovka, kebabs and grilled vegetables.

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    Strawberry Liqueur

    by Florian December 4, 2011
    December 4, 2011

    Encouraged by the success of my Crème de Cassis over the summer, I went back to Fishkill Farms to pick strawberries. Picking strawberries is tough work, choosing the ripest berries on all fours in …

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    My First Deer, and Bohemian Venison Burgers

    by Florian November 28, 2011
    November 28, 2011

    Victory! After spending about 11 hours freezing on a stand at the top of a hill in the Mohawk Valley countryside, silently watching this field: I killed my first deer, on the …

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    Red Alert: Hot Kielbassi at Reading Terminal Market

    by Florian November 22, 2011
    November 22, 2011

    Red Alert! Eastern European dishes are invading random Western stores and restaurants! Should you duck and cover, or welcome the enemy? This time, the alert comes from the Reading Terminal Market in …

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    Pressed King Crab, Bok Choy and Mint

    by Florian November 17, 2011
    November 17, 2011

    This dish is inspired by a recipe from an article on Georges Blanc in the Spring 2010 issue of Culinaire Saisonnier. This is a fairly simple preparation that emphasizes the flavor of …

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    Sachertorte, Chocolate-Apricot Cake

    by Florian November 11, 2011
    November 11, 2011

    The Sachertorte is a great example of a cake that was created nearly two centuries ago and needs a serious update to impress anybody nowadays. The original dessert was invented by Franz Sacher in …

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    Fall 2011: Game Recipes

    by Florian November 9, 2011
    November 9, 2011

    Whether you just buy the meat or try to kill the animals yourself, game is back in season! Here are some recipes you might want to try: Have a whole wild pheasant …

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    Bakery Review: Andre’s Hungarian Strudels & Pastries

    by Florian November 2, 2011
    November 2, 2011

    A note about my restaurant reviews: New York City counts many Eastern European restaurants scattered across the five boroughs, most of them ignored by restaurant critics and diners alike. I intend to …

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    Restaurant Review: Andre’s Café

    by Florian October 26, 2011
    October 26, 2011

    A note about my restaurant reviews: New York City counts many Eastern European restaurants scattered across the five boroughs, most of them ignored by restaurant critics and diners alike. I intend to …

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    Crawfish Lyulya Kebabs

    by Florian October 21, 2011
    October 21, 2011

    Here’s the second dish in my trilogy of Lake Sevan’s Gifts (the Trout Kutap was my first)! Lyulya kebabs are originally an Azerbaijani dish consisting of a mixture of ground lamb cooked …

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