Brian's Special
Here's a little something I sometimes cook up whenever it's my turn to take command in the kitchen. This simple, elegant dish has been dubbed "Brian's Special" around the homestead. The ingredients couldn't be more simple, as pictured above, just some sliced chicken sausage, various chopped vegetables (today it's carrots and string beans), chopped garlic, olive oil, sea salt and red pepper.
Restaurant Review: Japonais
Well as part of my birthday weekend celebration, we trekked over to the newly opened Japonais New York restaurant and Lounge at 111 E 18th St. in the Union Square area of Manhattan.
I had walked by the restaurant a number of times while the space was under construction and was intrigued enough to make a mental note to return when it opened.