Eat the Web, August 6, 2013

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I’m looking forward to eating this Reuben Roll at The Shady Lady this week.

The Epoch Times interviews Patrick Rodemeyer, executive chef at David Burke Fishtail, who also lives in Astoria.

Technicolor Kitchen created a recipe for “Grown Up Oreos” that utilize white chocolate for the filling!

The NY Times published a recipe for Chipotle Gazpacho that sounds crazy delicious.

Zester Daily has a recipe for Hakka Salt-Baked Chicken that looks amazing.

Serious Eats visits Mtskheta Cafe in Bath Beach and praises the eggplant with walnut sauce. I’ll add it to my list of places to check out while I’m in Bath Beach in a couple of weeks.

Hunter Angler Gardener Cook teaches us how to clean and break down a bullfrog (sorry, Refrog).

NPR shares five futuristic ice creams. Whoa.

We Heart Astoria is home to this great piece on the “unsung tacos of Astoria.” I was just thinking about it yesterday. Still so awesome.

The NY Times features food sherpas. Check out my colleague Jeffrey.tastes, who does just that in Jackson Heights, Queens.

The Wall Street Journal reports on a new book profiling Novak Djokovic’s diet—among other things, no gluten, dairy, lots of warm water, and manuka honey.

This is a fantastic photo of the chocolate hazelnut torrone at old school Italian bakery La Guli in Astoria.

Eat the Web, 7/30/13

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Now that it’s summer, that means it’s cholado season—icy, fruity, sweet, and tangy magic from Colombia.

Hunter Angler Gardener Cook talks about gooseberries, and the fact that there are 100 varieties in North America. Amazing photos inside.

We Heart Astoria‘s contributor Anne Noyes Saini tells us where to have iftar—the meal that breaks the fast during Ramadan—in Astoria. So comprehensive!

Serious Eats published another “One Minute Meal” video—this time about the Sainted Arepa Lady (her arepas are outstanding) on Roosevelt Ave in Jackson Heights.

The NY Times shares two recipes for tomatillo salsa. I love tomatillos and these salsas look great.

Eating in Translation wrote about Cafe Avat, a Central Asian (Kyrgyz) restaurant in the Bath Beach section of Brooklyn. I’ll be eating there mid-August!

Hyosun Ro of Korean Bapsang shares gorgeous photos of some of her favorite things—vegetables, wild berries, blue crabs, and more.

Did you catch my meal report on Tacos Morelos yesterday? Tlacoyos!

On the subject of masa, the LA Times highlights the bone marrow sopes from Javier Plascencia’s Romesco in Bonita, CA (“just a few minutes south of San Diego”).

Tastoria Queens reports on a new arm of the awesome Arepas Cafe—Arepas Grill!

Jason Kottke, via market researcher Clotaire Rapaille, points out the differences in the way Americans and the French view cheese (dead vs. alive).

If you haven’t been yet, Hog Days of Summer is rad—whole hog barbecue, complete with fixins. Tickets here for the 8/17/13 LIC edition.

Serious Eats Sweet gives us a first look at Doughnuttery, a new donuts spot in Chelsea Market.