Posts in Category: USA
Blue Heron Restaurant | Sunderland, Massachusetts USA
Blue Heron Restaurant
Oysters
Mini Mason Jar with Housemade Ricotta and Local Honeycomb
Pan seared Blue Fish with seasonal vegetables, garnished with local strawberries.
While driving through the North Hampton / Amherst, I passed by this interesting looking house who had been converted into a restaurant. Upon looking online at their menu, it looked quite promising and decided to stop by for a bite. Little did I know, this would become one of my favorite restaurants in the Western Mass area. Also, if you’re a big localvore, you’ll be pleased to know that there is references to the likes of 44 different local farms!!
If there was one dish that I favored and if you are in the area, please please please do yourself a favor and try it out. Mini Mason Jar with Housemade Ricotta and Local Honeycomb. Absolutely delicious. A cool smooth ricotta with a textured honeycomb on a warm toast. Holy smokes is it amazing!
Blue Heron Restaurant (information gathered 1/2013)
112 North Main Street, Route 47 North
Sunderland, Massachusetts
413-665-2102
Hours
Tues – Sun 5:00 – 9:00pm
Fri – Sat until 5:00 – 10:00pm
Parking:
A few parking spaces at the front of the restaurant.
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Craigie on Main | Boston, Massachusetts USA
Sweetbreads
Roasted grass-fed beef bone marrow
Vermont Pork Three-Ways
Craigie on the Main, Chef Tony Maws
On Assignment for Chefs Feed!! 😀
This was a great opportunity to meet Chef Tony Maws from Craigie on Main. Was setup with a lucky one to many session where Chef Tony Maws and staff worked hard to get each dish out for me. Shot an array of dishes and each one looked even more mouth watering than the first. Don’t they look absolutely delicious!? Favorite was definitely the sweetbread. What a fabulous dish! Will definitely need to make another trip out to Boston soon to try more of Chef Maws’ cuisine.
Until next time.
Craigie on Main (information gathered 1/2013)
853 Main Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
617.497.5511
Hours
Closed Mon
Tues – Thurs 5:30-10:00pm
Fri – Sat 5:30-10:30pm
Sun 10:30am-1:30pm
Parking:
Parking deck nearby.
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Star Provisions | Atlanta, Georgia USA
On Assignment for ChefsFeed!! Star Provision’s Salami Bread; recommendation by Ford Fry of No246, The Optimist, and JCT Kitchen
Inside Star Provision
Star Provision Brownie
To kick this year off (happy new year everybody, by the way), started off with going to Star Provisions to shoot a quick dish for Chefs Feed. Joined their team back in Q2/Q3 of 2012 and it’s been a fun ride so far, looking forward to more delicious shoots! If you havent checked out the app yet, please do. It’s a great tool to find some great eats locally.
The assignment was of Star Provision’s Salami Bread; recommended by Chef Ford Fry from such awesome restaurants like JCT Kitchen, No246, and titled by Esquire Magazine, “Best New Restaurant in America,” The Optimist. If he thinks this self-contained salami/cheese consumable is good, it is worth checking out. The shoot was a quick 30-45 minutes to find the optimal lighting, plate and capture the image. After, they heated up the salami bread and I got to eat it! Nothing gets wasted~ Such is the benefit of shooting the food as you would see it. No fake food or mash potatoes for ice cream here.
The Salami bread was awesome though. A great outer crust with a hot cheese and thin sliced salami on the inside. I was decently full after just eating half, got the rest to go. Had a quick chat with one of the workers behind the counter and was convinced to try their brownie. Made sure to snap a photo before I took a quick bite and took it also to go for later. It was definitely worth it. 🙂
Star Provisions (information gathered 1/2013)
1198 Howell Mill Road Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30318
404.365.0410
Hours
10:00 am until Midnight
Monday through Saturday
Parking:
Parking lot in front of the eatery / shop.
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Miller Union | Atlanta, Georgia USA
field pea hummus, black pepper lavash
creamed rice with country ham & greens, turnips, mushrooms, poached farm egg
Working with Chefs Feed to gather some delicious looking images of food around the country. First stop in Atlanta, Georgia is Miller Union. A restaurant from Chef Steven Satterfield, I’ve been once before and must say the food there is very tasty. Especially love the farm egg baked in celery cream with rustic bread dish.
On this day, I was able to work with Chef Steven Satterfield directly (very exciting!!) to capture a few of the dishes that Chefs Feed is adding to their app. A bit different of a setup as I had access to any angle the restaurant had vacant. (versus the unknown whereby I am sat at a table that may or may not be well lit).
Had a great time working with Chef Satterfield and enjoyed the opportunity via Chefs Feed! Really happy with how these shots came out. Thanks for reading!
Miller Union (information gathered 11/2012)
999 Brady Avenue NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30318
678.733.8550
Hours
Lunch
Tue – Sat 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Dinner
Mon – Thurs 5:00 pm – 10:00pm
Fri – Sat 5:00 – 11:00pm
Parking
Street parking is plentiful as long as you get there at a decent time. I’ve typically arrived around 5:30 with no issues finding parking.
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Ippudo | New York, New York USA
Christine and I about to embark on a delicious meal at Ippudo
Yamitsuki Goma Kyuri; Japanese cucumber seasoned with Ippudo’s original sesame oil sauce
Akamaru Modern; The original silky “Tonkotsu” (pork) soup noodles topped with Ippudo’s secret “Umami Dama” miso paste, pork chashu, cabbage, sesame kikurage mushrooms, scallions, and fragrant garlic oil
Shiromaru Hakata Classic; The original silky “Tonkotsu” (pork) soup noodles topped with pork loin chashu, sesame kikurage mushrooms, memma, red pickled ginger, & scallions
Sorbet; Blood Orange or Pear flavors
Inside dining area
Inside dining area
Recommended by some friends that if I go to New York, I MUST try Ippudo. Delicious ramen!? Yes please!! After the long night out, could definitely go back for a bowl right now, but that’s another story. This place is just superb. Really well prepared noodles that are “bouncy and chewy,” the super flavorful broth that just sends intense flavor shivers throughout, as one ingests; oh and don’t forget the various toppings like the succulent pork chashu.. mmm… so good!!
Ippudo (information gathered 9/2012)
65 Fourth Avenue
New York, New York 10003
212.388.008
Hours
Lunch
Mon – Sat : 11:00 am – 3:30 pm
Sun : 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
Dinner
Mon – Thu : 5:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Fri – Sat : 5:00 pm – 12:30 am
Sun : 5:00 pm – 10:30 pm
Parking
Took a cab here from our hotel. As they say, most places in New York you may walk to; we just decided to save time and cab it. Your choice :). But parking, I honestly did not see much around there.
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Empire State South | Atlanta, Georgia USA
Coffee. Black.
Roasted Padron Peppers
Pimento Cheese w/ bacon marmalade
Pork Belly; Anson mills grits, sorghum, coddled egg, pears, peanuts.
Steak & Egg; Anson mill oats, maitake mushrooms, kale, ESS hot sauce, sunny egg
Scrapple; Crisp sourdough, fried egg, pickled mustard seed, apple butter, radish and herb salad
While reading Chef Acheson’s blog on the finale of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters Season 4 (congrats btw to Chris Cosentino!), he made a mention of how there is a dish that is similar to the beef tartar dish Chris served. I’ve always wanted to check out ESS and figured this past weekend was the opportunity to do so. After a few back/forth tweets between myself and both Chef Acheson/Chef Smith, knew exactly what to order for the group! Chef Ryan Smith mentioned Steak and Eggs with the oats and hot sauce; while Chef Hugh Acheson just said anything with pork and coffee. Also during some researching around the net, saw that the Pimento Cheese with bacon marmalade was a must have. Just reading it made me salavate.
Favorite dishes: Steak and Eggs with the oats and hot sauce; also, the Pimento cheese w/ bacon marmalade (it was better than the name sounds, which is pretty freaking awesome!!).
Empire State South (information gathered 10/2012)
999 Peachtree Street Northeast #140
Atlanta, GA 30309
404.541.1105
Hours
Breakfast
Mon – Fri 7:00am – 10:00am
Lunch
Mon – Fri 11:00am – 3:00pm
Dinner
Mon – Sun 5:30pm – 11:00pm
Brunch
Sat & Sun 10:30am – 3:00pm.
Parking
Parking is bountiful! Either the parking deck in the Taco Mac deck or there are a good bit of meters that you can pay via cash/change/credit card.
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Thanks to Ryan Smith / Hugh Acheson for the recommended dishes and the delicious food. |