Introduction

Hello Friends,

Inspired by the plethora of dining blogs in New York, as well as the confusion of relying on reviews by professionals and amateurs while seeking the perfect culinary experience in our beautiful city, I've decided to create this forum. Yes, indeed, this is not just a blog. Ideally, I would review a restaurant and my delightful dining companions would do the same.

I won't just be reviewing restaurants, however. I'll also be posting recipes and the stores from which you can find these esoteric ingredients, like whole green cardomom pods, saffron threads and mustard seeds. I've found that sometimes the most thrilling culinary experience is the one you share with friends over a boiling pot of yellow goo that surprises everyone in the end. It would be lovely if in the comments section, you added your impression of the recipe, and perhaps your own variations.

While lately I've been inclined to try both Indian restaurants and recipes, I can promise you some degree of diversity. If you want to add anything that I haven't posted, e-mail me a recipe or review, and I'll post it, with the assurance that I'll give you due credit :). I work in intellectual property after all, so you definitely can trust me not to plagiarize ;-).

In Russia, you knew you could trust a man after you'd shared just a salted piece of bread. Imagine the love after sharing even more piquant spices. :)

Monday, November 20, 2006

Traversing the Spice Trail


I've been using a recipe book called The Spice Trail for the last 6 months, ever since I graduated from college and decided I wanted to eat real food when I came home from work. It started with a desire to learn how to make food from Kerala, a South Indian province, but since then I've learned to Parsee, Thai, and Punjabi food, thanks to this book. Many of the recipes I blog are variations of those found in this book. Once you've used it for about a month, you'll be an expert, and your cabinet will be permanently stocked for South Asian cooking. If you know of other recipe books, I'd love to hear about them in your comments.
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