A Spoonful of Sofrito: The Hottest Restaurants in Manhattan Right Now!

A Spoonful of Sofrito: A pinch of advice that will add a lot of flavor to your life.

The Hottest Restaurants in Manhattan Right Now!

 

Sofrito Lovers,

If you're going downtown and are looking for a chic and moderately priced place to dine, then check out the Eater.com list below!  As per usual, there aren't any uptown listings, but there selection is still pretty nice- I need to produce that uptown list for you all! It'll come out soon, I promise!

Check out the list below and go taste for yourself!  ¡Buen provecho!

The Hottest Restaurants in Manhattan Right Now, December 2018

 

These places are burning up the borough by Stefanie Tuder and Serena Dai Updated Dec 6, 2018, 11:10am EST

 

 Balaboosta
611 Hudson St
New York, NY 10014

 

 Eater editors get asked one question more than any other: Where should I eat right now? NYC dining obsessives want to know what’s new, what’s hot, and what is going to be the next big hit in the greatest dining city on earth. So here it is, a guide to the hottest restaurants in Manhattan this month.

December adds include: TabeTomo, a tsukemen shop from an alum of popular LA restaurant Tsujita; the new, more mature version of David Chang’s icon Momofuku Noodle Bar inside the Time Warner Center; Gupshup, a colorful party spot serving Indian fare; an all-day Japanese bistro called Hall, helmed by a former staffer of Michelin-starred Kajitsu; and the humble Canal Street Market stand of Joe’s Steam Rice Roll, a Flushing dim sum favorite that has expanded to Manhattan.

For more New York dining recommendations, check out the new hotspots in Brooklyn and Queens; the Eater 38 lists the essential long-standing restaurants in town.

 

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A Spoonful of Sofrito: Dominican Style Chocolate Oatmeal!

A Spoonful of Sofrito: A pinch of advice that will add a lot of flavor to your life.

Dominican Style Chocolate Oatmeal!

 

Sofrito Lovers,

New York City is freezing!  And there's no better way to beat the cold then a hot cup of Dominican Style Chocolate Avena (Oatmeal).  This incredible concoction warms the mind, body, and spirit!

Check out the recipe posted below from Chef Zee Cooks, an amazing DIY cooking channel on YouTube, and learn how to make this delicious Caribbean breakfast treat!  You will love it!

Go taste for yourself! ¡Buen provecho!

A Spoonful of Sofrito: Gingerbread Cookies Tasting Video!

A Spoonful of Sofrito: A pinch of advice that will add a lot of flavor to your life.

Gingerbread Cookies Tasting Video!

Sofrito Lovers,

The holidays are here and there is nothing better than holiday cookies!  Check out my Kimberly's Bake Shoppe Gingerbread Cookies Tasting video!  Watch me gobble down these amazing little chocolate dipped gingerbread men!

Go taste yourself!

A Spoonful of Sofrito: Hershey Gold Carmelized Creme Peanut and Pretzel!

A Spoonful of Sofrito: A pinch of advice that will add a lot of flavor to your life.

Hershey Gold Caramelized Creme Peanut and Pretzel!

 

Sofrito Lovers,

Check out my latest Facebook Live Taste Testing video!  This week I enjoyed or hated Hershey's Gold Peanuts and Pretzels!  Did I love it or leave it? Click below and find out!

Go taste for yourself!  ¡Buen provecho!

 

A Spoonful of Sofrito: Cuban Fried Beef!

A Spoonful of Sofrito: A pinch of advice that will add a lot of flavor to your life.

Cuban Fried Beef/Vaca Frita!

Sofrito Lovers,

This past weekend, I experimented with an oldie but goodie recipe for Cuban Fried Beef, AKA Vaca Frita!  It didn't come out exactly like I wanted it to, but practice makes perfect.  At least David enjoyed my weird Vaca Frita, kinda more like just fried steak, concoction.

Check out the recipe I used from Food52.com and see if you can perfect it. I'll be trying again next weekend; I'll let you know how it turned out.

Go cook and taste for yourself!  ¡Buen Provecho!

Food52 Review: We loved this recipe first for its cuts-to-the-chase name (a relative of the equally vivid Cuban favorite ropa vieja, a.k.a. old clothes) and for Kayb's live(…more) --The Editors

Serves: 4

Ingredients

2pounds flank steak

2onions

1teaspoon salt

6cloves garlic

1bay leaf

1teaspoon cumin

3tablespoons chopped fresh oregano

Juice of three limes

2tablespoons neutral flavored oil

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Directions:

Put about two quarts of water on to boil in a large Dutch oven. Add the bay leaf, one onion, quartered, the salt, and three of the cloves of garlic, smashed flat with the blade of a knife.

When the water boils, cringe, grit your teeth, and drop the raw flank steak in. It feels wrong. It really isn't. Boil until it's completely done, about 30 minutes.

Fish the grey chunk of flank steak out onto a cutting board. Strain the veggies out of the stock, and put it aside for future use.

When the flank steak is cool enough to handle, shred it, discarding the gristly bits and any fat.

In a bowl large enough to accommodate the shredded beef, mix the lime juice, cumin, and the remaining garlic, finely minced. Add the beef and the fresh oregano, which you have minced. Give it a few good tosses to make sure the lime juice coats the beef shreds well, and go away and leave it to marinate for an hour or so on the counter.

Peel and halve the other onion, then thinly slice it. Heat a cast iron skillet or grill pan over high heat, add the oil, and the onion slices. Stir and toss until they're starting to get translucent and a little brown in spots.

Add the beef. Stir and toss until the beef starts to get browned and crispy in spots. How browned and how crispy are up to your personal taste. Depending on how much beef you have and how large your skillet is, you may want to do this in two batches; it browns easier and more quickly if it's not crowded.

A Spoonful of Sofrito: Good Health Sweet Potato Chips!

A Spoonful of Sofrito:  A pinch of advice that will add a lot of flavor to your life.

Good Health Sweet Potato Chips!

Sofrito Lovers,

Check out my latest Tasting Video!  Watch me enjoy/hate Good Health Sweet Potato Chips!  Which is it?  Watch and Learn!

Go taste for yourself! ¡Buen Provecho!

A Spoonful of Sofrito: Lantana Black Bean Hummus and Stacey Pita Chips!

A Spoonful of Sofrito: A pinch of advice that will add a lot of flavor to your life.

Lantana Black Bean Hummus and Stacey Pita Chips!

Sofrito Lovers,

 

Check out my FB Live taste test of Lantana Black Bean Hummus with Stacey Simply Naked Pita Chips.  Did I love or hate this snack combo?  Check it out and see!

 

Go taste for yourself!  ¡Buen provecho!