Wing’n it Sunday
Jan 26, 2009 groceries
If you’re looking to be all locavore with your Super Bowl Sunday hot wings, over the weekend I noticed Local Harvest carries chicken parts from Greenwood Farms. They had a number of wings left (as the breasts go first) but Greenwood also makes raw milk deliveries to the store every Wednesday so you could probably iron out a delivery of a lot more if that’s the kind of thing you’re into.
Me personally, I got made fun of one Super Bowl while I was in college for baking a French Silk pie instead of watching the game. I did, however, score a KitchenAid mixer the following Christmas in exchange for a second French silk pie as I’d whipped the first one by hand. If you’ve never made one, it involves hours of whipping as you add only one egg at a time and then whip for something like fifteen minutes.
Tags: French silk pie, Kitchenaid., Super Bowl, wings
Degustation of Harlem Wing and Waffle
Sep 13, 2008 general food, trips
A guest blog from Erato on Main’s Jonathan “Jonny Style” Olson…
On Thursday I went to the Harlem institution, Wing and Waffle. After a lengthy subway ride and a seven block walk through Harlem I arrived at the vintage orange and white restaurant. Although not yet reviewed by the NYTimes, I could tell this was an up and coming restaurant.
I settled for the two course tasting menu with soda pairings. Apparently the counter staff was unfamiliar with the degustation format because both courses were served at once. Forgoing an amuse or appetizer, I started with my entrée: 2 piece wing/waffle and a beverage pairing of their own uptown orange soda. The chicken was cooked perfectly and had a nice, spicy kick. I could tell the cooks knew what they were doing. The soda, made with corn syrup, paled in comparison to Fitzes. The star of the plate was the waffles. Gooey on the inside, but soft in the middle, they were waffle perfection. I pondered asking the “chef” if I could do a stage, perhaps taking home the secret of waffle nirvana.
Dessert was a strawberry float, a bit boring. I had seen fresh strawberries at the union square market earlier but I don’t think Wing and Waffle utilizes fresh produce.
Overall I give it twelve thumbs up and recommend it to anyone in NYC.
Tags: harlem, Jonathan Olson, New York, waffles, wings
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