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&...