Kimchi Tacos

Kimchi is spicy pickled cabbage essential to every Korean meal. Add it to Korean marinated beef, braised pork or chicken in a taco shell and you get a tasty and hot enough Kimchi Taco! Choose amongst the Spicy seared Pork, Pulled Chicken, Grilled Korean BBQ Short Rib or the Tofu Edamame Falafel. If tacos is not you “cup of tea”, go for the Kimchi Bowls or the Kim-Cheesestakes instead.

All of those are courtesy of the Kimchi Taco Truck which can be found here: http://kimchitacotruck.com/findus.html. For recipes, click here: http://www.easykoreanfood.com/Kimchi-Recipe.html

Cookbook signing @ Williams-Sonoma

Join in at  Williams-Sonoma store for a special book signing and cooking demonstration with cookbook author Sam Beall and Chef Joseph Lenn. They will be signing copies of their new cookbook, Blackberry Farm Cookbook.


Over the past decade, Sam Beall and Chef Joseph Lenn have evolved Blackberry’s food and wine program into one of America’s most respected farm-to-table experiences.

	EVENT INFORMATION
	Date: Friday, January 20, 2012 Time: 3:00pm Store: Williams-Sonoma Columbus Circle 10 Columbus Circle New York, NY, 10019 (212) 581-1146

Xinomavro from Thimiopoulos at Corkbuzz

It was a delight to see Thimiopoulos Xinomavro Young Vines '09 listed as the first red wine at Corkbuzz wine menu. The recently opened wine bar went for unique producers and quirky wines, in a high-end environment. Maybe too formal for my standards, this wine bar seems to have a future in New York. We will monitor its progress during the following months. In the meantime, enjoy a glass of this clean, vivid fresh with intense cherries in the mouth Thimiopoulos Xinomavro Young Vines '09. The '10 production is also a must try!

Win tickets to the The Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival

The Third Annual Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival is returning to Manhattan for a third year in a row to LA.VENUE; THE TUNNEL at 608 West 28th Street  in West Chelsea on January 28, 2012.   

We have a pair a tickets to offer to Fully Booked readers. Just tell us how you would spend your evening at the Beer, Bourbon and BBQ Festival if you won the ticket! The best  2 responses will win the tickets for the free entry. If you want to communicate afterwards email at wordart12 at yahoo dot co.uk

All ticket holders will receive a souvenir glass to sample over 60 beers and 40 bourbons while enjoying bluegrass music and seminars from Bourbon Master Distillers, Master Brewers from Internationally renowned breweries and  Pitmasters from the South.  Guests will enjoy tasting all types of barbecue, Southern cuisine and lots of bacon.

What ticket you can buy?

Grand Poobah All Access Specialty Tasting Ticket (only 100 available)

Valid from noon-9:30 p.m.  $165.00

Souvenir glass, lanyard, hat, unlimited sampling of beer, bourbon, food, and admission to special tasting seminar/class by festival founder Greg Nivens & special guests in Tasting Theater.

The Bacon Session 1 – Tickets are $95.00

Valid from Noon-4:00 p.m.

Unlimited samplings of beer, bourbon, food tastings, and bacon dishes.

The Whole Hog – Session 2 – Tickets are $95.00

Valid from:  5:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

Unlimited samplings of beer, bourbon, food tastings, and three pulled pork BBQ tapas plates with fixin’s.

The Nidasii Beauty Lounge January 6th

RSVP at rsvp@goodgirlpr.com 

Books for the Gourmet Traveler

Those may not make  the top-10 lists of bookstores, famous food blogs or culinary magazines. But are books for the foodie traveler, the lover of gourmet or street food found after serious exploration. One thing is certain: if you love to eat and love to travel, those are definitely the books for you.

Amor y Tacos by Deborah Schneider (author) and Sara Remington (photographer) will invite you to a tasteful journey of Mexican flavors, starting with a refreshing Sangrita paired with mouthwatering Panucho (corn empanada with cheese and zucchini flowers), moving to a Tequila Diabolito with a Chipotle Duck Taco and finishing it off with a Iced Mexican Coffee. The book is cleverly divided into thematic chapters: Cocktails/Drinks, Antojitos, Tacos and Salsas. You will also find a glossary to brush up your Spanish culinary vocabulary and a conversion chart so you know that a 1 Tbsp is 15ml!

Street Food, Authentic Snacks from Around the World by Carla Diamanti and Fabrizio Esposito (is translated from Italian and published by h.f. ullmann) is a fast-paced world street food guide supported by spectacular photographic material and cultural and historic content. This colorful publication is not a recipe book, you will only find a few. But you will walk through the alleys of Naples to eat pizza al portafoglio and shish kebabs in Instabul. In Cairo, you will buy the fried falafel served in khobz and churros with hot chocolate in a square in Madrid. If this not enough, grab a pretzel from a huge wooden basket hawked in the street in Munich, frites andalouse from a French fries stand in Brussels or a “gaufre” (waffles) if you are a sweet tooth.  In Paris, sit at a side café and indulge on a Croque Monsieur and if in Tokyo, try the okonomiyaki, the traditional Japanese pancake.  In India, samosas, the vegetable-filled pastries fried in oil are offered from all cart vendors and dhaltjies in South Africa. Street Food should definitely be on your bookshelf or by your night stand if you plan your next trip. Keep it safe and read it with love.

An invitation to the world table comes from Allegra McEvedy’s Bought, Borrowed and Stolen. Chef Allegra, was keep a culinary journal from a very young age but it was when she started to travel as an adult that this book became reality. Allegra will travel you in Turkey where will taste Milk Jelly with Figs, from Brazil Panquecas de Queizo, Caldo Verde from Portugal and from Malawi Lemon Iced Tea Lollies. Seared Beef, Shaved Onion and Miso from Japan and from France a dessert  of Roasted Raspberries. Surprisingly, from New York will get a Peanut Butter Protein Shake and Oaty Buttermilk Pancakes. The book is a masterpiece of a publication: outstanding photos, personal notes, even copies of passports, numerous recipes and descriptions with pictures of Allegra’s impressive collection of knives. Because some women collect shoes but Allegra collects knives, because each knife illustrates the foodie character of a place. Published by Conran Octopus, 2011)

Mighty Spice, the cookbook by John Gregory-Smith published by Duncan Baird Publishers is a unique book presenting fast and fresh dishes that use no more than 5 spices for each recipe. The spice directory is at the back next to a colorful description of all spices used in the recipes. From wasabi to allspice to cloves and cumin, the book will enlarge your knowledge of spices, give you ideas of how to cook in a simple way dishes from around the world. For the Szechuan Chicken and Cucumber Salad will only need Szechuan Pepper and Chili Flakes but if you want to make the Lebanese Pizza you need chili powder, ground all spice and ground cumin. For the Chili and Basil Scallops, a Hong Kong specialty use only ground black pepper, garlic cloves and red chilies. A pleasant addition are the cocktails at the end so for the Lemongrass and Ginger Rum Cocktail only lemongrass stalks and gingerroot are needed! This cookbook is definitely for the advanced cook or chef but it can be used by amateurs or inspired cooks who would like to use spices as well.

The Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry

From now until Dec 31st, 2011, enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne & a limited edition gift, while experiencing Ivanka Trump's elegant collection of heirloom-chic fine jewelry that effortlessly reinterprets the glamorous classic styles from the 1920's through the 1960's.

*must fill out client information card to receive promotional gift. While stocks lasts.

The Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry boutique is located at 109 Mercer Street, between Spring and Prince. www.ivankatrumpcollection.com; Tel: 212 756 9912.

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