The Perfect Guac
Here’s a quick little ditty to get your weekend started. The Prep: Double, triple or quadruple as needed. open a bottle of tequila drink the tequila pit and scoop out 2 ripe avoc...
super easy
Tapenade Crostini with Goat Cheese Moons
It’s the holidays, people. Time for entertaining, time for appies. Here’s a zippy little number. Pass around to crunch on with your hot toddies. The Prep: Crostini: slice...
More Crostini! Pickled Grapes with Rosemary and Gruyere
Pickled grapes? Really? Stay with me on this, people. The Prep: Quarter large grapes, or halve small ones. Mix up colors. Pop into ziploc. Pour in a bit of champagne vinegar ...
GHT does Union Square Cafe Bar Nuts
Yes, I know everybody and really everybody has done this recipe. It’s like the Kardashians of appetizers. But this is a rare instance where overexposure is warranted. E...
super easy
Warm Tuscan White Bean and Roasted Garlic Dip
I pick up a cooking class at ICE now and again. One of the chefs mentioned that classes like “The Tuscan Steakhouse” immediately sell out. It’s the word “Tuscan” ...
Brussels Sprout Crispies
Let’s close the loop on the soup dumpling cliff-hanger from last week: how do they get the soup into the soup dumpling? The hint in the comments was “celebrity lips” . . . ...
super easy
Okey Dokey Artichokey
Artichokes roll out every so often here at GHT, a family fave. Interactive, tasty, a little different. We serve it with a lemon aoili. On a Saturday afternoon while the res...
37 Second Bar Snack
I trot out a bar snack now and again. And again. Umm, and again. This one’s so easy, knocking off what we had with friends D&J at David Burke Kitchen on the bare ed...
super easy
Shishito Reverse Lottery
Shishito peppers are generally mild – but suddenly one’ll melt your face off. Dinner guest Greg called it a “reverse lottery”, which really sums it up. It’s all fun an...
Sashimi Bandito
Tex-Mex Sushi. Let it happen to you. The Goods: The perfect guac Corn tossed with cilantro, red onion and jalapeño Sushi grade tuna, cubed and tossed with a bit of S&...