Welcome to our list of favorite dining destinations in New York's Hudson Valley and Adirondack regions. We visit restaurants, wineries, barbecues, and a smattering of off the beaten path culinary destinations like maple sugar shacks and fromageries. My friends and I have been dining out together weekly for over twenty years. The locations we write about are our favorite destinations. We are not claiming they are the best, just our favorites. The posts are not "reviews" in the classic sense. - we offer only our picks, not pans. We will leave the criticism to others. We are a happy blog. We much prefer a good bistro to "haute cuisine", especially if they also have a nice bar. We prefer a crock of cassoulet and a bottle of Beaujolais to just about anything else. If you enjoy simple home style rustic cooking with a decent (but not too expensive) bottle of wine, then pull up a chair and join us.



This Month's "Well Said!"

"Remember that a very good sardine is always preferable to a not that good lobster."

Ferran Andria

Thursday, October 28, 2010

My "Tailgate Paella" recipe makes it into the Food52.com Finals!

I had a wonderful surprise at noon today when my Twitter feed announced the two finalists in Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubb's Food52.com paella recipe contest. The winning recipe will appear in the next Food 52 Cookbook. One final entry was for a "Moorish Paella", prepared with lamb sausage, and cumin and harissa.  My entry, the other finalist, was for the "tailgate" paella that I prepare for cookouts, campfires, fishing trips and football games.  It has, on past occasions, fed the West Point "B" parking during Army football season, and made guest appearances at Giants stadium.

The food52.com preparation of Rambler's "Tailgate Paella"
I think the uniqueness of the preparation - cooking it on an outdoor grill - caught the judges' attention. It has also been the centerpiece of many a kitchen dinner at home, with variations of this recipe prepared stove-top.  Cooking it on an outdoor BBQ - especially a Webber kettle - produces a crispy, smoky, finished product that goes nicely with outdoor dining.  The Food52 website also prepared a slideshow video of Merrill and Amanda's preparation, which you can view on their website.  You can also view (and hopefully vote for) the recipe in the contest here:  Food52.com  The info is all under "Your Best Paella" recipe contest.  I'm thinking TV Food Network?  Or not.

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