tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36295696406543213772024-03-17T23:02:23.401-04:00Foodie at FifteenI'm just a 15 year old high school student in the Philadelphia suburbs with a love for food. I have an apprenticeship at Lacroix at the Rittenhouse, and will be writing about my experiences there, as well as anything else that strikes my palate.Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.comBlogger395125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-46990251311220259122012-02-14T03:46:00.000-05:002013-09-08T18:17:04.686-04:00ThrowbackMe on the <a href="http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/shows/10-show/">10! show</a> back in the day. Hahaha I was such a little nugget..<br />
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</object>Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-17412332182933932042012-01-28T22:54:00.000-05:002012-01-28T22:54:12.702-05:00Finance vs. Entrepreneurship and Eats 1/28/2012Thinking on paper. First semester done. What now? I don't know what I'm doing. I miss the kitchen. Though I was able to do some cooking over break.<br />
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Every now and then I feel like being Thomas Keller again. But I just don't know if the chef lifestyle is for me. Long shifts, low pay, physically exhausting work. I think it would be more fun to be a straight restauranteur, designing each aspect of a restaurant for success.<br />
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Anthony Bourdain honestly has the best job in the world (here he is pictured with Eric Ripert from when I saw him a few months ago in Philly) but close behind him is the restauranteur Stephen Starr. It must be so fun to create a restaurant like Dandelion (2 photos down), or Morimoto, or Buddakan. Starr's restaurant empire is essentially Disney World for diners. The decor in each of his restaurants is a frikin foodie's wet dream. How cool would it be creating those concepts?<br />
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This brings me to my next point. As I've mentioned before, I'm an undergrad at The Wharton School at Upenn. Wharton is as close as it gets to a Wall Street Farm Team. Something like <a href="http://www.vpul.upenn.edu/careerservices/undergrad/reports/WHA_2010cp.pdf">65% of Wharton's graduating</a> class goes into finance making 70k a year with a 30k year-end bonus.<br />
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That's a hard opportunity to pass up. But obviously creating something of my own, (opening up my own restaurant would be one way to achieve this) would be a lot more fun. Getting <a href="http://comparefoodpics.com/">Compare Food Pics</a> up and running was a great time (although I recently let the server payments run out because I wasn't making any money and it would've cost me a lot of money to make the improvements necessary to monetize the site) and I'm currently working with a programmer on a UPenn Smartphone Application. I'm also taking the Code Year Challenge <a href="http://mashable.com/2012/01/05/bloomberg-codecademy/">with Michael Bloomberg</a> so I can learn JavaScript and not be completely dependent on someone else to implement my ideas.<br />
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At the same time I don't know if I'd be able to pass up the opportunity to work in finance. Time will tell. This isn't a very in-depth analysis of the implications of an entrepreneurial life versus that of the alternative, but this is all I got for now.<br />
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That said, here are some snapshots from the past month or so of my life.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Bourdain and Ripert in Philly</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjJ0maUKkrSfEgvklGnRzCb2uXwfoyeha9YvQ7Himlu6AcplWr_JZZHhBECKtlCRmxpw4h-xHVm2JoCEX721fnAko2NLa1XQFKOdxgUa3QYV8w8WXoq1CDFAWYzdo6o3Yf7XZmcgyOMk/s1600/IMG_0096.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnjJ0maUKkrSfEgvklGnRzCb2uXwfoyeha9YvQ7Himlu6AcplWr_JZZHhBECKtlCRmxpw4h-xHVm2JoCEX721fnAko2NLa1XQFKOdxgUa3QYV8w8WXoq1CDFAWYzdo6o3Yf7XZmcgyOMk/s400/IMG_0096.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
My friends took me out to Dandelion for my birthday on December 9th. We spent much more than we had planned, but it was a great time.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">(Seared foie gras, over-easy egg, bacon)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8u1yVbX1LyrYgwsV0mJ-EP6c2e12ydg5K3XaA1vhlKksZzCWfG-fe9gNIbRq5wx2YmNxigKXNexgqmKcKR1IWl_OuuT8dllFuc8cp9WTkV1OEYIDkzEftqAQoywVjOpsdHdxM4OniXs/s1600/IMG_0274.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP8u1yVbX1LyrYgwsV0mJ-EP6c2e12ydg5K3XaA1vhlKksZzCWfG-fe9gNIbRq5wx2YmNxigKXNexgqmKcKR1IWl_OuuT8dllFuc8cp9WTkV1OEYIDkzEftqAQoywVjOpsdHdxM4OniXs/s400/IMG_0274.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(Cured Salmon, cucumber salad)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7JwZjCGSx2NDpI-3BkxEyl3_2V5WYG98qjfpR8YIuzQGMGsMe9CbEYWqMa211zRVbDmTcszd70HuIEF8M5BcUb6cnGCFucFeVKanCRxxwHV260zsvrMKH6JwJCv1cf5xGyAD2ML9gfc/s1600/IMG_0275.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7JwZjCGSx2NDpI-3BkxEyl3_2V5WYG98qjfpR8YIuzQGMGsMe9CbEYWqMa211zRVbDmTcszd70HuIEF8M5BcUb6cnGCFucFeVKanCRxxwHV260zsvrMKH6JwJCv1cf5xGyAD2ML9gfc/s400/IMG_0275.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(steak and chips)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQZVQEPaa_ljz9myukRR6TLiIWxu2ja0cXaLeqsRDA3eaTfPyzqcUvhX4XJwjg2MssI9rCOX24PaA-Bbnxzt2J3d5K00QVje-jaFiN2LMQ_neXhG2bJmxKl-WFvlSZz9grzChw8apdFo/s1600/IMG_0277.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQZVQEPaa_ljz9myukRR6TLiIWxu2ja0cXaLeqsRDA3eaTfPyzqcUvhX4XJwjg2MssI9rCOX24PaA-Bbnxzt2J3d5K00QVje-jaFiN2LMQ_neXhG2bJmxKl-WFvlSZz9grzChw8apdFo/s400/IMG_0277.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(Pumpkin-Pecan Pie)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHQFzRCT8pOO3MQKk8BuL4Tnh6woIERrRAucMGBYJHtCPrENb8LCxFJcVdBgwEMC7H2o_5zZJfZYIa4IBtgAXUKj7V9LzCkuTu9BQUMG2zD10LlxcfhUdSY9onJuHjvzi13qY4tOJP3w/s1600/IMG_0278.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtHQFzRCT8pOO3MQKk8BuL4Tnh6woIERrRAucMGBYJHtCPrENb8LCxFJcVdBgwEMC7H2o_5zZJfZYIa4IBtgAXUKj7V9LzCkuTu9BQUMG2zD10LlxcfhUdSY9onJuHjvzi13qY4tOJP3w/s400/IMG_0278.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">This is from a trip to Morimoto with my grandparents. This is a sashimi platter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Cx6t0fBMAtmF-C1VEvw9T0JcLW9Us2lW2UPZDSckdc0wvQNBWtg7iS6Y9_MmN5mvq3g7tcneMZ34tk0dZIfurEoFePUH3QCy9IzLn4QRrBS1_aWckaGYyigieux1Y7OvvKJOaPQUYjE/s1600/IMG_0281.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Cx6t0fBMAtmF-C1VEvw9T0JcLW9Us2lW2UPZDSckdc0wvQNBWtg7iS6Y9_MmN5mvq3g7tcneMZ34tk0dZIfurEoFePUH3QCy9IzLn4QRrBS1_aWckaGYyigieux1Y7OvvKJOaPQUYjE/s400/IMG_0281.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(noodle soup from Morimoto)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfg_lEtHVlcgCUwGjtuH4ZmyPFqxoAhzaAtitvBzFwcOjwXFdOEz1gXgSjrP9We35388dVSOL0mwSLGn4tJRza1xjUBc9vqNYIKDnsmV6SUOBGdNKmwiihrQNHArBbfyFXjqK6wVVPLFY/s1600/IMG_0282.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfg_lEtHVlcgCUwGjtuH4ZmyPFqxoAhzaAtitvBzFwcOjwXFdOEz1gXgSjrP9We35388dVSOL0mwSLGn4tJRza1xjUBc9vqNYIKDnsmV6SUOBGdNKmwiihrQNHArBbfyFXjqK6wVVPLFY/s400/IMG_0282.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(New Delhi Indian Buffet with my roommate)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmJ9x9BLnsn8aMcPGtbBK8NRDTFmpWYQiesWWGC8_YurLJlDASenepFSl5qrQzllqs3_Bw0T7EnY28I2kumrDGj0rT50n5p1ATmQylJpoM4fjap3fS7zQdAyx112Xs_41g6ZNqqvVPJU/s1600/IMG_0287.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDmJ9x9BLnsn8aMcPGtbBK8NRDTFmpWYQiesWWGC8_YurLJlDASenepFSl5qrQzllqs3_Bw0T7EnY28I2kumrDGj0rT50n5p1ATmQylJpoM4fjap3fS7zQdAyx112Xs_41g6ZNqqvVPJU/s400/IMG_0287.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(Sashimi Bento Box from Harusame in Ardmore)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBaq5igv3LwlVZO4irVv3slA6zjxslzmp951L9-jDUrbM3A-lTGKUwLgYD21TUOv1FRAa7lyEeZpGRsn2epHsGLB_YVjLrRxm1WBEoZYs11_T-RLhpZ9b_9Xcc8QPnFyctKFW4SLuB7s/s1600/IMG_0292.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitBaq5igv3LwlVZO4irVv3slA6zjxslzmp951L9-jDUrbM3A-lTGKUwLgYD21TUOv1FRAa7lyEeZpGRsn2epHsGLB_YVjLrRxm1WBEoZYs11_T-RLhpZ9b_9Xcc8QPnFyctKFW4SLuB7s/s400/IMG_0292.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(Pork Belly cured, rolled up and vacuum sealed)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReNF-yYieysCZai241fVTX13OLmn7unTuUNGU8afIQeVWdPk-dGtffJG_DU15Kz4cnR9MSfAUPGJY9LjuGr3k9E-wRoDao567K_pAYYnABalPx2d9aPXUO81895qPM4zMlLgk6XSG958/s1600/IMG_0303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiReNF-yYieysCZai241fVTX13OLmn7unTuUNGU8afIQeVWdPk-dGtffJG_DU15Kz4cnR9MSfAUPGJY9LjuGr3k9E-wRoDao567K_pAYYnABalPx2d9aPXUO81895qPM4zMlLgk6XSG958/s400/IMG_0303.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Pork Belly after being cooked sous vide at 155 for 36 hours and then deep fried)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6taWbk33mPk0VMlGQ5Qz9ihXOVQJD7HnkKTSV7aPPUJOW3uuVms7Kbz0dHESMTO-SMwNSylT-fajVsHLafAZWGRr5tLfGIVR2OgAdrSQA1e_oaNce5QkMeJCU73qNZaMdLcCD8Iz6SU/s1600/IMG_0313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL6taWbk33mPk0VMlGQ5Qz9ihXOVQJD7HnkKTSV7aPPUJOW3uuVms7Kbz0dHESMTO-SMwNSylT-fajVsHLafAZWGRr5tLfGIVR2OgAdrSQA1e_oaNce5QkMeJCU73qNZaMdLcCD8Iz6SU/s400/IMG_0313.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">(White chocolate graham cracker toffee)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXJLI6sWe5Tu_fG_qn_i3jC_EgNJJaqowll9x0VhEp_PngokiyAQz62-6jvWssmX6sek2Ic7E3x2pDixsIHVbKOzwm_S7dgDh80352W7CDgzeFmiBzE4e6oQDdIUxf5bWpApjpAH1A70/s1600/IMG_0305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXJLI6sWe5Tu_fG_qn_i3jC_EgNJJaqowll9x0VhEp_PngokiyAQz62-6jvWssmX6sek2Ic7E3x2pDixsIHVbKOzwm_S7dgDh80352W7CDgzeFmiBzE4e6oQDdIUxf5bWpApjpAH1A70/s400/IMG_0305.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(A young Paula Deen with her plate of Christmas hors' d oeuvres) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2nTkBp-kzq7Dmn4rT_VLy_lLMIBBlLmzU3sskU7gvWIQ-cVMgR4Ysflqf9lxRwEt4DVajMfdQ5CWigi_yAsT12qTB0D-RIC0fsqNPLmREkgcwC2GpzjtyFi5SNZTHT7biq6qm-WTmdw/s1600/IMG_0308.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ2nTkBp-kzq7Dmn4rT_VLy_lLMIBBlLmzU3sskU7gvWIQ-cVMgR4Ysflqf9lxRwEt4DVajMfdQ5CWigi_yAsT12qTB0D-RIC0fsqNPLmREkgcwC2GpzjtyFi5SNZTHT7biq6qm-WTmdw/s400/IMG_0308.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"> (View from NYC apartment)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0S_Z_7I9I5K8ivqNA4dbC72hXVYtrHAWAyYMp7nbz-a8rAFUE06xSuoKcUL1jZfmQnQQkraYZKANVbnfGNgloGHbgQMSwo8_RnftyUNw_USSkiNG2dx8aDwXxfs0bOOcNCS8TMJ2svM/s1600/IMG_0338.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU0S_Z_7I9I5K8ivqNA4dbC72hXVYtrHAWAyYMp7nbz-a8rAFUE06xSuoKcUL1jZfmQnQQkraYZKANVbnfGNgloGHbgQMSwo8_RnftyUNw_USSkiNG2dx8aDwXxfs0bOOcNCS8TMJ2svM/s400/IMG_0338.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
In NYC I met up with my buddy <a href="http://www.fox.com/masterchef/bios/contestants/max-kramer">Max Kramer</a> of Master Chef Fame and we went to the sushi restaurant Kanoyama. We told the chef to give us the works. Omakase. Everything.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">(house made tofu)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KrFm4hdiPESalu8qqtrP-hro0mnYth6etXzt0YqlVWmjU0H43PrDj8hb_M67ztdgAPWopQXmipo-QU8Z7oTAbGJM7RAVhNGx8FCL6ag_UuEOGL8m-rpVwhJuOkIvKF111XVv3waOM14/s1600/IMG_0341.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6KrFm4hdiPESalu8qqtrP-hro0mnYth6etXzt0YqlVWmjU0H43PrDj8hb_M67ztdgAPWopQXmipo-QU8Z7oTAbGJM7RAVhNGx8FCL6ag_UuEOGL8m-rpVwhJuOkIvKF111XVv3waOM14/s400/IMG_0341.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(eel in gelee)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKZFe0NctYSfAC6W0FG5aJ7mmvSErWK8EMqhnw4RaKi3e16OyUx4rHswgyGSMhqO_tn31J74MVkCKAXuPXiRl9tXPOM5bJGmu6oVBABL02IHlaltrlNwt0nUoiZyu53MWrlsxuLA23zI/s1600/IMG_0342.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLKZFe0NctYSfAC6W0FG5aJ7mmvSErWK8EMqhnw4RaKi3e16OyUx4rHswgyGSMhqO_tn31J74MVkCKAXuPXiRl9tXPOM5bJGmu6oVBABL02IHlaltrlNwt0nUoiZyu53MWrlsxuLA23zI/s400/IMG_0342.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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Then we had a lot more sushi that I didn't take a picture of. For two of us the bill was $800. We crapped our frikin pants. We split the check. Here's my individual bill without tip. Could've <a href="http://foodieatfifteen.blogspot.com/2008/12/per-se-2.html">eaten at Per Se</a> almost 1.5 times for that amount.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Afterwards we had some fun going out to clubs in NYC. Here we are at a doughnut shop trying to figure out how they make crullers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_9UmMpOxBHbOfqxHvYm1BRPcZBmHBllixkkHrbf75R4kZar14x_6FBFqTdceVcTZB_NaSQmLDh6SshroVO1qAuLC7Ie2NjY-PGPfe9PoJfB2bhyx08LzSvN20pLQcOeiBjaQoewdE60/s1600/IMG_0353.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_9UmMpOxBHbOfqxHvYm1BRPcZBmHBllixkkHrbf75R4kZar14x_6FBFqTdceVcTZB_NaSQmLDh6SshroVO1qAuLC7Ie2NjY-PGPfe9PoJfB2bhyx08LzSvN20pLQcOeiBjaQoewdE60/s400/IMG_0353.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Went to the famous artichoke pizza in NYC with the fam. The artichoke pie is essentially pizza topped with a heaping helping of rich-creamy artichoke dip. Artery cloggingly delicious. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvNJaWLMadkCW-B-u-4P4uH6UD6cI-JUYt2w9a_Cayy__udrMbnAMdg8BYJFQLyInuuOqH6PB6MZiDUwv1VmeaasxixN1g-zbX4_JFzX8J4gQnOQovqJszmaTWKmOR6oH6KQGea_5cMw/s1600/IMG_0356.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjvNJaWLMadkCW-B-u-4P4uH6UD6cI-JUYt2w9a_Cayy__udrMbnAMdg8BYJFQLyInuuOqH6PB6MZiDUwv1VmeaasxixN1g-zbX4_JFzX8J4gQnOQovqJszmaTWKmOR6oH6KQGea_5cMw/s400/IMG_0356.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">(Beef tartare at La Gazetta in NYC)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAh8sOpoKsZq80_p79f43yc7d__geMmDLkZqRbmmRU7TPpCAeW5yJPmQQPCifVQEIStBGqgCsTIG-6G5buBm0gIX2R8ggTUdNBzN1-6uubtsE_CTCRETekJElo-eallOU-M-9ewgeXTk/s1600/IMG_0361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLAh8sOpoKsZq80_p79f43yc7d__geMmDLkZqRbmmRU7TPpCAeW5yJPmQQPCifVQEIStBGqgCsTIG-6G5buBm0gIX2R8ggTUdNBzN1-6uubtsE_CTCRETekJElo-eallOU-M-9ewgeXTk/s400/IMG_0361.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(Sublime octopus from La Gazetta)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qZb8eVp_-x8NS4w-wCyL7s_lQnCusWrAiOY2E6dARtKrG8gHp-jcuXcWqGQNIA5DSmwJYyqhaZxAP2vAHM1h67YNWHW2Xp0cLp6f5l1FW7ozJIdM9ZWRygmCljJ-jidHOt0DpuIDaAs/s1600/IMG_0362.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1qZb8eVp_-x8NS4w-wCyL7s_lQnCusWrAiOY2E6dARtKrG8gHp-jcuXcWqGQNIA5DSmwJYyqhaZxAP2vAHM1h67YNWHW2Xp0cLp6f5l1FW7ozJIdM9ZWRygmCljJ-jidHOt0DpuIDaAs/s400/IMG_0362.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Bento Box from Gin Za in Ardmore.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1mEFqnnftYUWzvsQjN-0-1TjWKDfpGFmonhI9fmmr9iI_zeUpXfeVZHhO1443HlNQOh7qk1XC_WyEnhW31Tg3gHKic-HCz4NhdMILXoze-Vt9FItoAObJPWBJnwZtSF1kxKf5q6P9Bc/s1600/IMG_0363.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1mEFqnnftYUWzvsQjN-0-1TjWKDfpGFmonhI9fmmr9iI_zeUpXfeVZHhO1443HlNQOh7qk1XC_WyEnhW31Tg3gHKic-HCz4NhdMILXoze-Vt9FItoAObJPWBJnwZtSF1kxKf5q6P9Bc/s400/IMG_0363.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(Beef in Spicy Korean Sauce from Pei Wei on City Line right outside of Bala Cynwyd)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijroMs52vm0IbWsORf1wVZ8IYCZ5wxDuyG_df5YFLaeexE6pANg1l8kax2XRk_rN0FYnJNRNRJ-x2f2eajSfbm4lw4J7kP-i8e1nMkoEsPvHqJeJlp_Tf2hyphenhyphenYkUnvFYHQ0lpuIL8hbwVo/s1600/IMG_0364.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijroMs52vm0IbWsORf1wVZ8IYCZ5wxDuyG_df5YFLaeexE6pANg1l8kax2XRk_rN0FYnJNRNRJ-x2f2eajSfbm4lw4J7kP-i8e1nMkoEsPvHqJeJlp_Tf2hyphenhyphenYkUnvFYHQ0lpuIL8hbwVo/s400/IMG_0364.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Felt compelled to add this. My friend was one of the first people to ever order wine from the popular bar Blarney's at Upenn. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2HjVVt28RbdPOwrk_KiGkGeo_i4StKOW8pb5ZOSHxpyDPlNPVOVTcjDrjVyfbi6Sv-sDCcn4Ccs7HTaFrMsHancKNVPppZG2mde4RaLEYpmkw2hifwhUCrchN9F8HSORAll03QuWxhw/s1600/IMG_0367.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2HjVVt28RbdPOwrk_KiGkGeo_i4StKOW8pb5ZOSHxpyDPlNPVOVTcjDrjVyfbi6Sv-sDCcn4Ccs7HTaFrMsHancKNVPppZG2mde4RaLEYpmkw2hifwhUCrchN9F8HSORAll03QuWxhw/s400/IMG_0367.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(Baby Back Ribs from Sangkee in Wynnewood)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIh24kww5jkE2sa8FsYCgN1Sky7ZLH5-Ukf_Masdv3bVyolk9CFPDSae9W79xjgd9RPCkSdsffmujBdWSnXyjWkWcCcIh_yiEezPZyYxjoJTQP_zJU26ZmZ29iRXk8h8MX3JtrGMvUEUk/s1600/IMG_0368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIh24kww5jkE2sa8FsYCgN1Sky7ZLH5-Ukf_Masdv3bVyolk9CFPDSae9W79xjgd9RPCkSdsffmujBdWSnXyjWkWcCcIh_yiEezPZyYxjoJTQP_zJU26ZmZ29iRXk8h8MX3JtrGMvUEUk/s400/IMG_0368.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">(Bacon Candy. Christmas Present from Mom. Absolutely disgusting. Haha. Played a few pranks on people by asking them if they wanted a mint).</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiy0i7w7xLaWY7lVGVFY6Ck41KWSkmYnPU8vtvCCV4jav0Z1hWnq4HkankBzXthh1su6GNIBZ42PU-24uo68SVllJVzVI1TU6ElfQttgjiCBMU2lv7iDAZc3NneLaVku41q_MAYlygMvw/s1600/IMG_0373.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiy0i7w7xLaWY7lVGVFY6Ck41KWSkmYnPU8vtvCCV4jav0Z1hWnq4HkankBzXthh1su6GNIBZ42PU-24uo68SVllJVzVI1TU6ElfQttgjiCBMU2lv7iDAZc3NneLaVku41q_MAYlygMvw/s400/IMG_0373.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-1650845921496121692011-12-08T19:24:00.000-05:002011-12-08T19:24:41.933-05:00Thanksgiving and More Eats 12/8/2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKZ10NGehGQgNAlT7lv4k5ire1-wVw8MgAluTsLl9aW7J2j7GcFVtIcQrwFlmnrisFI3nJqPBgMQvlWQIha0Zm_Fg4809CGgEpeJhg8bcN3TtScaZenuqpYerm9DfIs5oA70dkygh7-Q/s1600/IMG_0202.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJKZ10NGehGQgNAlT7lv4k5ire1-wVw8MgAluTsLl9aW7J2j7GcFVtIcQrwFlmnrisFI3nJqPBgMQvlWQIha0Zm_Fg4809CGgEpeJhg8bcN3TtScaZenuqpYerm9DfIs5oA70dkygh7-Q/s400/IMG_0202.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> Thanksgiving is a great holiday. No shit. I got to cook and relax and see my girl (pictured above) Kylie.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2JtlbjjHSup6fw5ul_TuIi0sk6r8sfakAnIbbGheUn9YGXgXLBEQY8Ursx04kk7qU-gJAwLbwtKjz2g9Dh6nKF5ft0g8SrgcwNIQ1WcGVIRXWX-5R72qCaN9DaXJYPv5wZ4P0AYK3x4/s1600/IMG_0203.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV2JtlbjjHSup6fw5ul_TuIi0sk6r8sfakAnIbbGheUn9YGXgXLBEQY8Ursx04kk7qU-gJAwLbwtKjz2g9Dh6nKF5ft0g8SrgcwNIQ1WcGVIRXWX-5R72qCaN9DaXJYPv5wZ4P0AYK3x4/s400/IMG_0203.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> For Thanksgiving I made a leek-cornbread stuffing with hot italian sausage and granny smith apples.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1hqkvBGDxb1Xk4Tk8SLwVhSzii5KBQ2A4VN7Vy3yThmPaqtPKRzaRlu39ngr-0jnZeCXICFrCnQQ1cbNrpV8EkoQN5pqGD97_bO-zuHPt7VhbDZM0khQZa_I2TNiE7TJsGN7e6L7XHA/s1600/IMG_0208.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1hqkvBGDxb1Xk4Tk8SLwVhSzii5KBQ2A4VN7Vy3yThmPaqtPKRzaRlu39ngr-0jnZeCXICFrCnQQ1cbNrpV8EkoQN5pqGD97_bO-zuHPt7VhbDZM0khQZa_I2TNiE7TJsGN7e6L7XHA/s400/IMG_0208.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> Here's the finished product. Tasted incredible. Cornbread added a nice sweetness. I don't know why stuffing isn't a year round food.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also I'm busy at work confiting turkey in my frikin sous vide supreme so check back in soon to see how that turns out. I'm real hype for that. Curing in salt, garlic, sage, sugar right now. Really wanted to cure it in a sweet/spicy soy ginger sriracha cure but it's frikin Thanksgiving, you gotta go with tradition. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Udon noodle soup with brisket from this crappy Chinese place next to the quad. Decent meal. Brisket was decent. I love soups in the winter. Been grubbin on soup non-stop recently. My favorite soup is the Tom Yum Seafood soup from Sangkee--not technically Chinese but absolutely bangin. Spicy but not too spicy. It's like, by the end you're like wow that was frikin hot--spicy, but each individual spoonful isn't spicy so it just entices you to keep going.<br />
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So on last Saturday I didn't have too much work so I walked to La Colombe--Philly's premier coffe shop--for my morning cappuccino. Great setting, great foam, great coffee. I can't stress the foam enough. Note to Starbucks/Au Bon Pain, the foam is why I order a cappuccino. I recently tweeted "<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Palatino, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 27px;">Why do I keep giving au Bon pain another shot at making a cappuccino? It always ends with me contemplating suicide."</span><br />
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This is a good story. As I passed Rittenhouse Square on my way to La Colombe I saw my friend who used to work at Lacroix with me selling Canales at the Rittenhouse Square Farmer's Market. After she left Lacroix, her and her boyfriend started their own canale business <a href="http://www.marketdaycanele.com/">Market Day Canale</a>. They gave me a free box. The canales were great. So Different. Airy and creamy in the center, caramelized on the outside.<br />
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Close friend visited from home and brought us pumpkin muffins that his mom made.<br />
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Baby Blue's BBQ, right off of Penn's Campus. I've been there so many times since school started. It's just great. Mac and cheese, pork and beans, brisket, ribs, fries, cornbread, all the good stuff. <br />
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Here's my roommate on the left and my boy from home on the right at Baby Blue's. <br />
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For my Management 100 class, my team of 10 and I partnered up with the non-profit Hip Hop Inc. which aims to reduce the dropout rate in West Philadelphia High School. To raise money for Hip Hop we held an event which featured food from the local restaurants. To read more about it, check out our sweet write-up in <a href="http://www.citypaper.net/blogs/mealticket/Nov-20-Food-fundraiser-at-UPenn.html">Meal Ticket</a>. This is some pasta from the food truck <a href="http://www.citypaper.net/blogs/mealticket/Chewys-food-truck-rolling-in-West-Philly.html">Chewy's</a>.<br />
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Here's country pate with foie gras from <a href="http://fondphilly.com/">Fond</a>. The pate was just incredible.<br />
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Here's some pizza from <a href="http://www.forkrestaurant.com/">Fork</a>. <br />
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Some fried rice from<a href="http://www.chabaathai.com/"> Chabaa Thai Bistro</a>.<br />
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Pizza from <a href="http://blog.respage.com/the-axis-on-36th-apartments/files/2011/10/Axis-Pizza_OUT_8_10_11.pdf">Axis Pizza</a>. <br />
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<a href="http://www.gaspare.com/">Gaspare</a> was nice enough to send me some chocolates to my dorm. <br />
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Here are the coffee flavored chocolates. So good. I love coffee and anything coffee-flavored (yogurt, ice cream etc) so these were perfect for me.<br />
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A few other chocolates. The highlights were the caramel on the bottom, and the passionfruit chocolates on the top. It was like a burst of passionfruit in my mouth. Unexpected and delicious. <br />
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BBQ spare ribs from some crappy Japanese place that everyone goes to for Sake bombing. These ribs were just so lackluster. <br />
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That's all for now. Thanksgiving updates to come.Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-36108753161723720362011-11-18T03:05:00.000-05:002011-11-18T03:05:34.569-05:00Overview of College Eats Since October<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So how's the food at Penn? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thus far incredible, but mostly because I've been blessed with some great food experiences so far. I've been eating out a lot, and seriously avoiding the dining halls. At most of the halls, the food is hardly bearable--I usually just go for the sandwiches when I'm forced to eat at the halls. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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Here's some grilled chicken, msuhrooms with peppers, roasted tofu with garbanzos. From the one of two solid dining halls on campus. This is actually from the Kosher dining hall. I'm not Jewish, but I go there because all the servers are so much friendlier. It's nuts. <br />
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Went to Han Dynasty with this girl from one of my classes who is also into food. Great experience overall. Fun company, laid back atmosphere, great food. Han Dynasty isn't too expensive either. We were stuffed and had leftovers after spending $22 each on food.<br />
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Tripe in chili oil at Han. Soo spicy, love the funky flavor of the tripe. <br />
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"Rabbit hot pot." Basically rabbit with lots of vegetables in a spicy sauce. <br />
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After eating at Han Dynasty we went to the Franklin Fountain a few blocks over and I got the maple walnut and the pumpkin ice cream. Great stuff. I love anything pumpkin flavored in the fall, and the mixture of the pumpkin and the maple was great. <br />
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This is a roasted who branzino from Susanna Foo's in Wayne. I went with my best friend/roommate's family. Was really underwhelmed by this. Expected something really delicious but the sauce was really lackluster. Nothing exciting about this dish. <br />
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This is a burrito bowl from the other acceptable dining hall on campus. Unlike the other one, this one forces you to use "dining dollars" which are part of a meal plan, but are a more precious commodity than the meal swipes, which you can use at the other halls.<br />
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The burritos they make there are great. Approaching Chipotle status. The meat is consistently underseasoned however and the "spicy" salsa barely provides any kick. They really need to work on ratcheting up the flavor, making it less bland. <br />
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I also went to Pod with my best friend's family. I enjoy going to Pod everytime I go, but it's like the food there is just so boring. All of it tastes good, but if I'm spending my own money to go out to a nice restaurant, please take me somewhere where I will be wowed by the food.<br />
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That said, it's such a fun place to go with groups (we were sitting in one of the pods) and its always fun eating in the restaurant because you feel really young and hip.<br />
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Sushi at Pod. <br />
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Braised baby back ribs. <br />
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Rock shrimp with pecans in aioili. <br />
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A brownie for the birthday girl, my roommate's sister. <br />
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My favorite dessert, cheesecake, for me. <br />
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The lunch trucks are huge around Penn. They're really popular among the students because they provide a cheap, welcome alternative to the dining halls. Something I learned the other day was that each meal swipe at a dining hall is worth $15!!!! 15 DOLLARS. I could get 3 meals at a cart out of that.<br />
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I still need to check out more carts, but this one is great and its legendary around Penn. It's called Hemo's and they're famous for their chicken and their cheesesteaks. I really like the grilled chicken with mushrooms, extra chicken and two fried eggs. Nothing better for a hangover.<br />
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I tried out Il Pittore with a Upenn alumni. It was a very good meal, but not worth the price. I won't go back. Nothing made me jump out of my seat for the price I paid (I'm still kind of bitter).<br />
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Here's foie gras with some pitzelles and preserves. Uhhh, good, but no different than any foie I can get anywhere else. <br />
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These were delicious, pumpkin/mascarpone gnocchi in brown butter. Very pillowy and not so heavy gnocchi. Like just reading the description of the dish you automatically think how could this be bad? Some chefs say "when all else fails add more butter" but I would like to extend that to "when all else fails add some browned butter."<br />
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I'd honestly like restaurants to start serving congealed brown butter with bread instead of regular butter. I did that at home once. It was great.<br />
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Duck agnlotti. Great. Phenomenal. Probably the best dish of the night, although I am a HUGE sucker for suckling pig (which I had later in the meal). <br />
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Turbo with bagna cruda. I loved the anchovy in the sauce. Bagna Cauda is great, but maybe a tad overpowering for a lean white fish like turbot. <br />
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Overall not an incredible dish--the sides could definitely use some work--but the suckling pig was great. Crispy skin, tender meat. 29 bucks is a lot to pay for this dish though.<br />
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Here's a dish from Sabrina's which I went to last Saturday for brunch. It's right up on Drexel's campus, just a good 10-15 minute walk from my dorm. It's an egg white omelet with turkey bacon. It was Underseasoned!!! Egg whites have no flavor as is so make sure you season the damn thangs!<br />
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It's also my fault for ordering egg whites. What was I thinking? I don't know. The potatoes were real good though--not your frustratingly greasy-gross potato concoctions that you get from Joe's diner down the street.<br />
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Also the inside of Sabrina's is really really nice. Like I want to go there again this weekend. It's such a nice place and they make a real solid cappuccino which I'm a HUGE sucker for (it's impossible to get a good cappuccino on campus). And literally every publication raves about their cream cheese stuffed french toast. I also really want their pumpkin pancakes because I love all things pumpkin.<br />
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That's it for now, but now that I have an Iphone and an actually decent camera on my phone, I really do expect to be back here frequently. It's just too easy to take pictures of food when a decent camera is right in your pocket. Talk to you guys soonNick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-5317625170604835272011-10-03T18:13:00.000-04:002011-10-03T18:13:12.617-04:00Picture of the Week 10/3/2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOPLxKqx5-x2Ma3E6Ivob8s1bygHa6sMHKhnzXwGHB8DEjTYkyoPoKdpI7sE_U7EG1Jmxuna3ks218_nFtnaHMEZa0DW87xaHGKhPPXrS-1q0ZPu4wBr5dflVPzRmFMYe1FtJKM8Zoi0/s1600/zen+porchetta-pizza-101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicOPLxKqx5-x2Ma3E6Ivob8s1bygHa6sMHKhnzXwGHB8DEjTYkyoPoKdpI7sE_U7EG1Jmxuna3ks218_nFtnaHMEZa0DW87xaHGKhPPXrS-1q0ZPu4wBr5dflVPzRmFMYe1FtJKM8Zoi0/s1600/zen+porchetta-pizza-101.jpg" /></a></div><br />
The porchetta pizza from <a href="http://www.zencancook.com/">Zen Can Cook</a> is the picture of the week on <a href="http://comparefoodpics.com/">Compare Food Pics</a>.<br />
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Check out the recipe <a href="http://www.zencancook.com/2010/03/porchetta-pizza/">here</a>!Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-22671316833544367022011-09-26T17:18:00.000-04:002011-09-26T17:18:53.803-04:00Picture of the Week 9/26/2011Blueberry Beignets from Tara O'Brady is the Number 1 picture for this week on <a href="http://comparefoodpics.com/">Compare Food Pics</a>. Check out <a href="http://www.sevenspoons.net/blog/2010/8/19/double-underline.html">the recipe</a> on her blog <a href="http://www.sevenspoons.net/">Seven Spoons</a>!<br />
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</div><div><b>Categories</b></div><div><ul><li>I need to create categories, so that when you are comparing food, you are comparing food of the same category. That's just plain and simple, doesn't make sense comparing cake and chicken.</li>
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</div></div><div><b>Mobile App</b></div><div><ul><li>I'm talking with developers now about possibly creating a mobile app. </li>
<li>For this kind of thing i think mobile is the direction it needs to go. Phones can now take high quality pictures, and I feel like mobile is the best way to create a kind of community feel to the site.</li>
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</div></div><div><b>Stat Tracking</b></div><div><ul><li>To make the site more fun, I need to create some stats so that people can see how well their pictures are doing in the rankings.</li>
<li>For this type of thing there needs to be a login/username system.</li>
<li>People would see how well there pictures have done relative to others in the past week/month/year.</li>
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</div></div><div>That's all I've got for now.</div><div><br />
</div><div>What am I missing?</div>Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-23013072725768781652011-08-19T23:28:00.000-04:002011-08-19T23:28:41.878-04:00Site Finally WorkingMy new site http://comparefoodpics.com is finally up and working. <div><br />
</div><div>It's sweet. Check it out, and upload some pics to the site. If you get an error message when u try to do so (still workin out some kinks), just email them over to me. nicknormile@gmail </div><div><br />
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</div><div>Hope you all like it as much as I do!</div>Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-11888344772101148892011-07-31T17:25:00.000-04:002011-07-31T17:25:00.422-04:00New SiteI'm trying as hard as I can to get this thing up (check out <a href="http://comparefoodpics.com/compare.php">the eyesore</a> now). My programmer buddy who helped me create it is at camp right now, so correspondence is slow.<br />
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It'll be up as soon as possible.<br />
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And if you wanna have any of your pics featured on the site, check out the previous post.Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-51184417097916997182011-07-11T23:43:00.001-04:002011-07-11T23:44:12.171-04:00AWESOME NEW SITE COMINSo I've been gone for a while.<br />
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Where have I been? Graduating. I have an internship at a financial services firm. Been dining, Le Bec Fin (10 course tasting menu) Zahav (chef's tasting). But I've also been <b>working on a website</b> with my programmer buddy from high school.<br />
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The website is very basic, but it is a pretty cool concept and it is currently working on my local server although it does not have a domain name yet.<br />
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Thing is, I need some really good food photos. And if your photos are good enough, they will hopefully drive significant traffic to your blog.<br />
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I don't wanna state outright what the website is just yet. But it will hopefully be up in a few weeks, and if you send me good photos, <u><i>they could be up on the site in a few weeks driving traffic to <b>your</b> blog</i></u>.<br />
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<b>SO SEND ME YOUR BEST FOOD PHOTOS. nicknormile@gmail.com</b><br />
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<ul><li>I need the name of the dish you cooked.</li>
<li>I need a link to your blog if you have one.</li>
<li>Your name (or however you want to be referred to).</li>
<li>And then just send me your best pictures.</li>
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</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Small Print. By sending them to me you acknowledge that I may use them on my site. If you provide a site I will like the picture to your blog. Thank you.</span></div>Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-21057409520944231482011-05-23T17:27:00.000-04:002011-05-23T17:27:33.897-04:00I Won That Scholarship!I found out a few days ago that I won <a href="http://foodieatfifteen.blogspot.com/2011/04/help-me-out.html">that scholarship</a> that I asked you guys to vote for!<br />
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Much thanks to all who voted. $1,000 down 49,000 to go!Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-52743091495180355552011-05-15T17:05:00.000-04:002011-05-15T17:05:37.881-04:00Meal at DandelionHad a great meal at Dandelion--Stephen Starr's British pub--a few weeks ago. That place is great. You walk in, and it's like a whole new world. You're on a street corner and then you're in London. I love restaurants like that. Ones that take you away completely. That let you feel like you're really in a completely different place. Stephen Starr has nailed that. Every restaurant of his is so fun to go to because when you enter the restaurant you enter a whole new world. That aspect of the ambiance helps to form an enjoyable restaurant experience.<br />
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The food isn't too shabby either. I had some great bangers and mash with gravy (I'm hitting myself for forgetting to bring my camera. I don't have a smartphone either so I can't take good phone pictures). My buddy's burger was very good as well. The tangy tomato-horseradish sauce really made the burger. I always think that burgers need an acidic tang for them to be enjoyable. A lemony mayonnaise or vinegary pickle takes them to the next level.<br />
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The fish and chips were very good as well, though the fish was underseasoned. On the menu it says that the chips are "triple-cooked." I'm really curious if the chef cooks his chips according to <a href="http://www.food.com/recipe/heston-blumenthals-chips-french-fries-274729">Heston Blumenthal's method </a>that was detailed in his book "In Search of Perfection." He advocates boiling the cut-potatoes first then frying them twice. It is an easy recipe but takes more time than I am generally willing to commit to fries. The results are impressive however.<br />
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Whether the chef does or doesn't use Blumenthal's method, his chips are outstanding. I told my friend that I can't even think about McDonalds' french fries after that. They are perfectly crispy on the outside, and pillowy in the center. And they are cut large enough to provide for both textures. Fantastic.<br />
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I do realize that The Dandelion is modeled after a pub, however the service was disappointing. And for a menu that certainly does not reflect pub-prices, I expected better, more attentive service. Our waitress, seemed constantly rushed. It stressed me out. She brought us one bowl of bread for a table of six teenagers, and then neglected to bring another when we finished it after about 10 seconds. She stopped refilling my soda glass after the entrees came out. Like c'mon girl I'm Foodie at Fifteen!<br />
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I wonder if it was because 20% gratuity is already added into parties of 6 or more. That probably contributed to the effect. But I would definitely go back. The food is good and the setting is just too cool. I actually really want to go there soon with my friend and his British mother, who gets nostalgic for yorkshire pudding and fish and chips and the like.Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-59962724269438299022011-04-26T19:04:00.001-04:002011-04-26T19:05:38.056-04:00Help me out?In the running for <a href="http://contests.diplomaframe.com/Contests/FrameMyFutureContest/Entries/ViewEntry.aspx?entryID=28844">this scholarship</a>! Please help me win by voting! Takes two seconds and I will be forever indebted to all who vote! Thanks!!!Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-11800680421137632202011-04-20T18:05:00.000-04:002011-04-20T18:05:43.954-04:00Rampshttp://www.seriouseats.com/2011/04/enough-with-the-ramp-rage-rant.html<br />
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Feelin like this dude at serious eats hits the nail on the head with his post about ramps. Ramps aren't life changing. They're no foie GRAS. Chefs probably do overhype them a little bit, but can you blame them?<br />
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So many foods are so readily available year-round that to be able to get your hands on a new ingredient to work with, and experiment with, and attempt to use in a new way must be exciting for that one month time slot.<br />
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It's probably more the foodies like me who do the overhyping. Cause you know, we just pick up on the demand from chefs without really knowing the value of a product ourselves. So then I go and brag to my friends I "just had these fresh picked ramps. Those things are like the holy Grail to chefs" and they stare at me in awe as if I were Zeus of Mount Orampus.Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-10213977279512106092011-04-16T14:45:00.000-04:002011-04-16T14:45:52.831-04:00Night at PennSo last night I went to University of Pennsylvania for this big annual concert called Spring Fling and spent the night afterwards.<br />
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Immediately noticed the dearth of good places to eat that were open late on campus. There was a Wawa and a pizza place and that was about it. That's gonna be a problem next year.<br />
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Went to the Philly diner on campus for breakfast. Had a monster breakfast of pancakes, eggs, bacon and sausage. Wasn't great. Gonna have to discover the good places to grub on campus.Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-58282048975631423002011-04-12T22:27:00.000-04:002011-04-12T22:27:41.830-04:00Spain 1Dude. Here I am. 1.5 weeks left of school in my senior year. I started this puppy up back in freshman year. I was reading the blog French Laundry at Home and I noticed a "Create a Blog" button in the top right. The rest is history.<br />
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But the rest after that is mystery. I don't really know what's gonna happen with this blog or my food life in general. Next year when I'm at the University of Pennsylvania, I will be required to join a meal plan, which means I'll be eating the majority of my meals in the cafeterias, where, everyone seems to agree, the food is what it is--cafeteria grub. Unless I get lucky with housing, I won't have a kitchen in my dorm either.<br />
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So will readers wanna hear about that? Will a student's attempt to make the most of a measly meal situation create a compelling storyline? I don't really know, but I'll try to make it work and we will see what happens. I'm here for now though.<br />
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And I've really missed writing on my blog. I've missed writing the disjointed, non-flowing sentences and paragraphs, and incomplete thoughts that I feel is really my style, but can only create on the blog. I've had my mind on other things: finishing my senior year, graduation, prom, Lacroix, what I'm doing over the summer. But I'm happy I'm back here writing. Cause ya know blogging is the coolest thing ever. The fact that I basically just talk about myself, and people listen, and offer support, really blows my mind.<br />
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Now to Spain.<br />
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A few months ago I was chillin at my friend's house, and my friends dad, a big-time psychologist, approached me. Knowing that I'm really into food, he told me that he was asked to speak at a conference in Spain hosted by the restaurant Mugaritz. <br />
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More about Spain to come. I feel like I didn't do a good job of explaining the experience in this post so I will work on that more in the next.Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-56386357371157463562011-03-19T00:15:00.000-04:002011-03-19T00:15:40.191-04:00New PostI'm kind of a dick. I've just left the blog behind. A post about why I've done so and all about my recent trip to San Sebastian coming within the next two or three weeks.<br />
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I ate like a freakin king in San Sebastian. Got some good pics too. Was chillin with the chef at Mugaritz. Yea, that Mugaritz http://www.theworlds50best.com/awards/1-50-winnersNick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-5674888871037720502011-01-05T17:58:00.000-05:002011-01-05T17:58:44.742-05:00Hershey's Cookies and Cream Blondies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRONjoRH_S-E-AIFDs3RKS-mV06fZGjCbYFWN9XbSGFnmwmLIbJzlAU0_zScCv4VPpVuEyXi1HbBNMdpzVKjgSSU1qxQf0Uw0-6x0_xjCkgFlJV6LD5YMZwgy_TuOkOkwzJbXBiOuuCho/s1600/DSC08338.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRONjoRH_S-E-AIFDs3RKS-mV06fZGjCbYFWN9XbSGFnmwmLIbJzlAU0_zScCv4VPpVuEyXi1HbBNMdpzVKjgSSU1qxQf0Uw0-6x0_xjCkgFlJV6LD5YMZwgy_TuOkOkwzJbXBiOuuCho/s400/DSC08338.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
I made these blondies as my secret santa gift to my buddy whose favorite candy is Hershey's cookies and cream bars. They're absolutely loaded with cut-up chunks of the bar. Go <a href="http://foodieatfifteen.blogspot.com/2009/11/candy-blondies.html">here</a> to learn my easy recipe for extremely rich, dense, delicious blondies.<br />
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Of course hanging out with your best buddy can have negative consequences. Especially during holiday time, he's always there, looking up at you from the holiday table, begging you to pig out. And so I've devised an exercise plan that tempers the negative effects of big-time holiday grubbin.<br />
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It's called the pasta plan. All you have to do is make large quantities of pasta and knead for 30 minutes a day if your just starting out, or 45 minutes for advanced gym, I mean "kitchen rats." I recently put my grandma on the plan and she's gone from flab to fab in JUST TWO WEEKS! Ya see, the workout really tones the arms, so if you're feelin a little flabby back there, but really want to wear that sleeveless for New Year's, START NOW!<br />
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My plan will cut through those Christmas cake calories from like cutlery in the kitchen. E-mail me now and receive fresh pasta dough delivered to your door. This workout is guaranteed to work almost as well as the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXHUdvvHTkw">shake weight</a>. So if you try the program, send me some before and after pictures to put up on the site.<br />
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But seriously, I'm not tryna get sued here. Talk to you doctor before engaging in any serious workout plan like this.Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-52150869829850457682010-12-19T23:41:00.003-05:002010-12-20T15:36:14.465-05:00Fortuitous Meeting at LacroixI couldn't do any work last Friday. I sat in school, my mind a stone wall to any information coming my way. I thought about why I might get in, or might not get in 1000 times. I listed all the pros--I work at a nice restaurant, I get good grades, I'm really into business--and cons--I'm not that strong in math, I don't have many school-related extra-curriculars--then back to pros and back to cons again. I thought about getting in and what I would do. Jump up and down? Run around the block? Or would acceptance not elicit that much emotion. I couldn't tell. Then I thought about getting rejected. Would I cry? Would I lock myself in my room for the week? Would I hit the cheesecake? Or would I brush it off? I had no idea.<br />
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The day dragged by thusly, me envisioning both circumstances, accepted or rejected, embraced or eschewed. I knew that I would be able to check exactly at 3 pm--that's what the website said--and so I rushed home after school. I got there at 2:58 and stayed in my car. A slow, sad song came on the radio. Was it an omen? 2:59. I was going to stay in here and check. I didn't wanna look in front of my mom and grandparents. My heart starts beating out of control. I begin to type in my user name and password. My hands are shaking. It's difficult. 3:00. I log in. Congratulations! You have been accepted to the class of 2015.<br />
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I ran out. I screamed. The neighborhood knows I'm into college because of that scream. I started running. I told my mom. Then I ran back outside, unaware of the freezing cold. I was yelling again now. A lady walking her dog was staring at me. "I just got into college, sorry."<br />
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And so two days later I went into Lacroix <a href="http://foodieatfifteen.blogspot.com/2010/11/new-job.html">working front of the house</a>. I went behind the host stand and took a look at the reservations. Miller, Condron, Gutman, pause. The first name was Amy, party of two. Amy Gutman.<br />
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"Is that Amy Gutman, as in the president of UPenn?" I asked the manager. "Yes I just made the reservation a minute ago." I couldn't believe it. What a coincidence. The day dragged on, like the day at school before I discovered my acceptance. And then at one o clock, she came in. I sat her at table 9 in the back by the window, and following right behind me was the manager. I gave her her menu, but before I could say another word the manager was at the table.<br />
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"Good afternoon Ms. Gutman this is Nicholas, he just got into UPenn two days ago. He's been with us for four years. He's a hard worker and we're very proud of him."<br />
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Wow. Haha. That was more than I could've asked for. I work with good people.<br />
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"Nice to meet you, you must be very special, we had more early decision applicants than ever before. Where do you live?"<br />
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"Ardmore"<br />
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"Great. I'll see you around campus."<br />
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What a treat. Really. That was great. Later I was making coffee, and she called to me.<br />
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"Nick (yes she remembered my name) I have someone I'd like you to meet"<br />
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And she introduced me to Eduardo Glant the dean of engineering. I told him that I was actually admitted to Wharton but that I knew some people admitted to the engineering school.<br />
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"Well we like you anyway" he said jokingly.<br />
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Gutman was so pleasant. She wasn't the least bit condescending. She acted like just an average human being. She didn't need to display her power. <br />
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I went home amazed at the fortuitous meeting. It was a very special weekend.Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-16808297858353882822010-12-13T23:03:00.002-05:002010-12-13T23:03:56.697-05:00GOT INTO WHARTON!!!!!I thought once I got into college all my work would disappear, but sadly, that's not the case. I'll be back with more soon. I promise.Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-82398651136773653042010-11-30T22:45:00.002-05:002010-11-30T22:52:19.354-05:00Senior Quote (Vote on the Right before Friday)So I'm feeling slightly like a bum. I don't have any new posts for now, because I will be busy as ever this week and next. I've got a lot of schoolwork, and I've got two major dinner parties coming up that I will be cooking for. But on the brighter side, I should have some good material coming out pretty soon. I'm supposed to find out whether I'm into Wharton on the 15th of December and I'll post that whenever I find out, even if it's a no. I also have a post to write about the results of a taste test using different fats to make pie crust (yea I'm dumb, I should've posted that before Thanksgiving, but it will be out before Christmas). Also, my birthday is December 9th, so hopefully I'll be eatin good for that.<br />
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At the present, my senior quote for my yearbook is due Friday and I'm still pretty indecisive. I have decided that it will relate to food, and I think I've found a few good candidates. Lemme know which you think I should use (you can vote on the right).<br />
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Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch. <br />
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I've been on a diet for two weeks and all I've lost is two weeks.<br />
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"With humans it's abortion, but with chickens it's an omelet."<br />
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A gourmet is just a glutton with brains.<br />
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Cheese is milk's leap toward immortality.Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-16355270623828143432010-11-25T14:42:00.000-05:002010-11-25T14:42:11.905-05:00HAPPY THANKSGIVINGHappy Turkey Day to all of you readers out there.<br />
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Now I'm going to see how much stuffing I can possibly stuff in my belly.Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3629569640654321377.post-79558479839047961932010-11-18T21:25:00.001-05:002010-11-19T12:23:22.079-05:00New JobI've got a new job. For four years, I've been apprenticing as a cook at the restaurant Lacroix at the Rittenhouse. I go in on the weekends--originally it was saturdays, now it's Sundays--and cook. For the last two and a half, I've spent eight hours there each weekend. Four whole years. I've been doing it since I was 13.<br />
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And so a few weeks ago, I was approached by the manager of the restaurant. He asked if I wanted to learn something new. He said I could trail him. I would be trailing the manager. I would be a mini manager. Hell yes. <i>Hell</i> yes. I love cooking in the back, but I have been there for four years, and I don't wanna hone one side of the knife and leave the other one dull.<br />
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I wanna be well rounded. I want to understand different aspects of the restaurant. I want to learn the restaurant. Not just the cooking. I want to own the restaurant: the concept of a restaurant. And I think this experience is just another step on that path.<br />
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So this week, I'll show up to Lacroix in a dark suit, white shirt, and conservative tie. And I'll be starting anew. Looking in from the other side. Broadening my perspective.<br />
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I can't wait.Nick Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03216218929986137536noreply@blogger.com8