tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41348884750580547032012-02-16T19:38:24.343-08:00Appreciation of all things found in the dairy case (milk, cheese, butter) and beyond (namely ice cream in the frozen foods aisle).Manhattan Milkmaidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15388083942374150299noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4134888475058054703.post-24452493174240886302009-02-20T09:34:00.000-08:002009-02-20T09:51:01.771-08:00

Here's a link to a post on the New York Time City Room blog about the Sixpoint Craft Ales Hop Obama beer Jesse had at Jimmy's No. 43 in November.We both really liked the Hop Obama a lot so I'm excited to hear that they're bringing it back under a different name.I liked this quote best from Paul Kermizian, the co-owner of Barcade, in the City Room post:“We get beer geeks and we get video game

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There are two interesting tidbits in the New York Times's Food Calendar:1.Hudson Valley Sampler Cheeses, wines and other products from the Hudson Valley will be served at a tasting to benefit Columbia County Bounty, an organization that supports farmers, on Feb. 15 from 2 to 5 p.m. at Deffebach Gallery, 125 Warren Street, Hudson, N.Y., $40 from www.hudsonvalleycheesefestival.com.2.Cheese and

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There are a number of reasons I never liked our former president, G.W. Bush. But the story "U.S. In Long-Running Trade Dispute With EU in yesterday's" All Things Considered program on NPR has given me yet another to add to the list. Just before leaving office, Bush increased tariffs by 300% on Roquefort cheese from France in retaliation against the E.U. ban on hormone-treated beef.I'm not a big

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To get in the proper spirit for the snow storm that was forecast for last weekend, Jesse and I went ice skating at the Wollman Rink in Central Park.Although we did not partake of the chili-cheese fries and hot chocolate as recommended, we did head over to Fig & Olive afterward for dinner.We were anticipating a carb-heavy weekend (Jill requested Frito pies and I had already bought the ingredients

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When Jill was younger (around  elementary-school age) she used to bake muffins, which my Dad would take to work in basket. He would put them in the kitchen at work with a sign, "Jill's Muffins - $1) and a cup for collecting money. She made a tidy profit ( for a 9 year-old) and my Mom bought her a Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Library Muffins & Quick Breads cookbook so she could expand her

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Well, today was an absolutely terrible day at work, which is really saying something since work is usually kind of awful on a regular basis. To recap:Of my total workload about 90% consists of mostly successful retail and travel campaigns with a sales executive that I love working with.But as of today, due to company-wide reorganization, I am now no longer working with that sales executive or on

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Jill and Jesse were big fans of launching kamikaze paper airplanes out the window during the parade. (You can't see it because of the glare, but Jesse is in the middle of folding one in the photo.) I was in charge of checking off floats and balloons as the parade progressed (which is what my coffee mug-full of mimosa's is anchoring down in the photo).Thanks to my coworker, Priscilla, who took

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Just in the nick of time, they turned our gas back on this week!I have never been so excited to boil water on a stove (It's a miracle!) as I was Tuesday night. Jill, Jesse, and I had been on tenterhooks for the last couple weeks because we really wanted to cook Thanksgiving dinner together at home, but we weren't sure whether or not we'd have gas.We had already hedged our bets: Jill had ordered a

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Blue cheese: Ranson Blue, aged cow's milk with streaks of blueFrozen yogurt: Creme CaramelMore Jimmy's No. 43! (I swear to you, I'm not obsessed; just a creature of habit who likes really good food.) Natalia and I had a girl's night out last night as both of our boyfriends were out of town. We split the cheese plate of Ranson Blue from Cato Corner Farm, the tang of which nicely balanced my

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Gelato: Fresh Mint, Cinnamon, Rum Raisin, and ButtermilkI forgot to mention in my last post that we ended Erin's visit on a high note with gelato at Il Laboratorio del Gelato. I had talked a big game about their basil gelato, but they didn't have it on hand that day. So instead Erin had the Fresh Mint, Jesse had the Cinnamon and Rum Raisin, and I had two scoops of the Buttermilk.I've also had

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Espresso: CappuccinoEspresso: CortadoEspresso: Caffe TintoAn old friend, Erin, came to visit me in New York this past weekend. Erin and I have many shared loves, not the least of which are shoes, opera, reading, wine, cheese, chocolate, and coffee. Not only do we love each other--and love coffee--but we also love girl talk with each other over coffee. So it was important to me to give Erin a

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This week, Nov. 12 -15, is Fancy Dutch Beer Week at Jimmy's No. 43! Proost and Gezondheid!

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Sheep milk cheese: Frere Fumont, smoked firm cheeseSixpoint Craft Ale: Hop Obama and BrownstoneDisclaimer: Despite the fact that I cried all the way through dinner there last Saturday (don't ask; it's a long, hormonal story), I am a big fan of Jimmy's No. 43.So just in case you were also at Jimmy's No. 43 last Saturday night around 11 p.m., I would like to set the record straight: I wasn't crying

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Chevre: Sunlight, Semi-hard raw goat's milk cheeseWine: Vale dos Vinhedos Pinot Noir (Brazil)One of my coworkers likes to tell the story about when ConEdison (the public utility company in New York) called him to ask if his stove still worked. "Yeah, why?" Pete (my coworker) said. To which the ConEd person on the other end of the line replied, "Okay, we just wanted to check because you haven't

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Cheddar: Cahill's Porter, Irish cheddar marbled with Cahill's farm-made Irish PorterIstara: French semi-firm sheep's milkBelgian beer: Affligem Dubbel & Affligem TripelJesse (my boyfriend) and I headed out to Nate and Natalia's (friends of ours) place in Park Slope on Saturday for some adult board games. Nothing kinky, just Scrabble with beer instead of Kool-Aid. Jesse had actually never played

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