tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41541769430855612652024-03-05T20:49:26.979-08:00M* Steady EatsA diary of a Brooklyn boy's obsession with food and hospitalityMike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.comBlogger166125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-37621402009105028942008-08-05T11:47:00.000-07:002008-08-05T12:05:08.994-07:00Whomever...left the Spice Chart on my doorstep, I THANK YOU!Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-89745757581962131422008-08-05T11:28:00.000-07:002008-08-05T11:40:50.797-07:00The InstallationSome years back, my spectacularly talented friend ESO made me a functional industrial sculpture to store CD’s, a boldly original design erected from antique hardware drawers. Much has happened since. Not only has the digital manifestation of music storage altered our relationship to the physical, but so has my career…altered. Enter my new food installation, a curated storage unit for spices, Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com236tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-12837701906355040712008-08-05T10:53:00.000-07:002008-08-05T11:15:33.416-07:00On the subject of Steak!These days I can’t get enough. I have never gone out of my way to eat Steak. The Steakhouse experience always felt antiquated, old $, somehow not worth it… But let’s be real. For a third of the price as dining out, splurge on a Porterhouse from a trusted butcher, break out that Pink Sea Salt that you have never used and decant a wine you were told you should never open. And since you are being Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-57200654305129950472008-08-05T09:55:00.000-07:002008-08-05T10:51:28.857-07:00For the little oneMy sister is expecting her 1st born; the first little one to enter my life and I couldn’t be happier.We decided it would be fun to make freezable dinners for the days when the baby demands more time than thawing and sautéing can accommodate.Here’s what went down… Early in the day I assembled Strawberry crumbles.A Strawberry and Thyme jam followed to be stored away. Re-constituted and jarred Sun Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-26219343592007889632008-07-22T08:24:00.001-07:002008-07-22T09:12:21.573-07:00Fiori di BKSomething pretty amazing just happened. Expect caps and exclamation points to follow. I found / stumbled on Zucchini blossoms on MY OWN BLOCK! To be accurate in my reporting, they were actually up the block from my house in an unmarked, non residential plot. Best to rewind…2 days prior to this miraculous event I became aware that they were in season. I began a local search for them, first the Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-23643572873335315892008-07-21T14:06:00.000-07:002008-07-21T14:34:33.623-07:00Pizza, again! As you probably know, like many New Yorkers, I am fixated by Pizza. Click here, here, here, here, here and here if you don’t believe me and remember this blog doesn’t account for 28 years of daily intake. So… Last week I ventured to Arthur Avenue in the Bronx to sample a different borough’s Italian offerings. I wandered the market, sampled Mozzarella, sipped espresso and then landed at Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-26391038011012858942008-07-14T12:18:00.001-07:002008-07-14T12:46:07.645-07:00BellevilleBrunch bothers me. Painfully long waits, staff in the “weeds”, bland cocktails, over poaching, recycled ingredients and unjustifiable pricing usually keep me in my own kitchen on weekend mornings. It is the only genre of food that, hands down, Manhattan wins. But this past weekend, I had a brunch of literal perfection @ Belleville in Park Slope, BK. Ever since they took their basket of croissantsMike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-89510891516459649852008-07-14T11:01:00.000-07:002008-07-14T11:11:15.976-07:00Wine SpillageMy obsession with photographing even the most peripheral references to food resulted in this ridiculous image of red wine spillage on my once pristine white kicks. It’s the background which actually reveals the hidden reference of the photo. My foot in between these drunk singing girls on the F train. Ha!Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-39760943538827853002008-07-14T10:43:00.000-07:002008-07-14T12:38:54.138-07:00The Other Maine Although my experience in Maine was focused on the farm, the other Main attraction, Lobster and Clam Chowder, seductively loomed. A morning spent in Bar Harbor brought New England Clam Chowder into the fore of my palette and inspired the recipe below…The way I see it, the best Soups fall into two categories; the throw everything into a pot and walk away (Tuscan style) or the carefully layered, Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-32910390085153582902008-07-10T09:47:00.000-07:002008-07-10T10:53:20.248-07:00Mandala For many, getting Corn from a local stand, Apples picked from their orchards or Lobsters from the nearby shore are everyday occurrences. Despite road trips, beach houses and daylong excursions, the fact remains; I am from Brooklyn NY and not until my trip to Italy had I spent any real amount of time in the dirt, living and breathing what I eat. The week of July 4th brought me to Mandala Farm inMike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-44254863656643265132008-07-09T08:53:00.000-07:002008-07-09T09:06:35.557-07:00The Re-design!A new Decanter, hours spent designing signature cocktails and a Liquor upgrade meant…Bar re-design. Not bad eh!Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-89722933733888482982008-07-09T08:00:00.000-07:002008-07-09T08:47:22.802-07:00It’s Good to be LovedI must admit, I have a tendency to take birthday food extravagances far. In the past I have fixated on gifting and challenging myself with high echelon ingredients and have indulgently created environs for my crew and me to feast in celebration of…another year loving food as much as I do. This year, my beautiful friend Suri took it upon herself to create an elaborate brunch of culinary activitiesMike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-33988201700421366442008-07-08T10:30:00.000-07:002008-07-09T07:06:33.739-07:00My Summer SangriaEnliven mediocre wine with fresh fruits, a splash of juice and herbs, chill and there you have it.Best paired with deep beats at a great outdoor event!Love to the beautiful dancers, Mr Daz-I-Kue and Chris Annibel for making "Carmina Soul : Part 1" a summer stormer! Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-66347247943783022832008-07-08T10:15:00.000-07:002008-07-09T07:03:10.125-07:00$8.50 Welcome to my new summer lunch addiction!I can’t get enough of the Cold Soba Noodles with Shrimp Tempura from Tamari (201 5TH Ave Brooklyn, NY).Tamari is my favorite restaurant for COOKED Japanese food. Although the Sushi is fresh, it is not memorable. Their daily specials and Udon variations however are as good as it gets!Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-88365802233351914832008-06-16T14:30:00.000-07:002008-06-18T08:19:01.951-07:00My GazpachoI reckon we are overdue for a recipe. Welcome to my Gazpacho…a silky, refreshing, raw and ripe summer moment! Ingredients:For the Soup…Fresh TomatoesDay old breadOnionGarlicRed (& Orange / Yellow if you can) Bell PeppersOlive OilRed Wine VinegarV8S&PFirst coarsely chop 3/4 of your tomatoes, onions & bell Peppers and set aside. With the remaining fresh ingredients carefully dice them Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-78926403733012035642008-06-16T10:25:00.001-07:002008-06-16T14:42:11.677-07:004 block radiusI always say New York’s culinary offerings are a full spectrum of possibility; that we have the best and worst food, at the most affordable and extravagant prices, in the most central locations to the farthest reaches, in the daintiest portions and grandiose exhibitions of indulgence and of course more gray area than a surrealist B&W short film.It is no secret that I love fresh produce. I Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-42518270471862280792008-06-05T11:11:00.001-07:002008-06-08T17:18:20.788-07:00Corner Bistro This may be redundant, but regardless of hype, Corner Bistro (331 W 4th St) really does make a damn perfect Burger. This sepia toned, West Village staple is the quintessential late night greasy grub experience. Piled high, my “Bistro Burger” consisted of Bacon, Cheese, L&T, Pickles, Red Onion, Mayonnaise, Mustard & Ketchup @ $6.75!Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-39966390902609797982008-06-05T10:44:00.000-07:002008-06-07T08:28:00.540-07:00Nothing fresh about it.I don’t care how many nutrition initiatives a fast food company implements to deter hard facts, but I know that getting a “Subway” Hero is NOT an act of “Eating Fresh”. Nor does it correlate with Ice Cubes or giant Slurpees. Resounding WTF!Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-12737912423213321472008-06-05T10:34:00.001-07:002008-06-05T16:13:54.511-07:00Is it wrong that……on the way to a club, all I could think about was rescuing these perfectly crispy French baguettes from the trash. What happened to making Breadcrumbs? Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-85552949208038188062008-06-05T08:58:00.001-07:002008-06-05T16:13:03.182-07:00Pizza!Off the bat, I knew I couldn’t achieve the “perfect char” which delineates a great individual thin crust pizza. What I could ensure was that the most basic ingredients and principles of a Margharita Pizza I learned in Italy were brought to succulent fruition. Without a Brick Oven or any of the necessary Pizza accoutrements, I set out to source the best ingredients and make the perfect Margharita Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-89051316859029507132008-05-29T17:34:00.000-07:002008-05-29T17:55:49.172-07:00Support those who hustle for food!If you think Farmer’s Markets are for the privileged, out of the way or don’t want to incorporate Fiddlehead Ferns into your salads, help sustain the local food economy in other ways. The above pics were taken on the 4th ave industrial stretch of Park Slope. Although I don’t know where these Mangos and Pineapples were sourced, they were ripening in the blazing Brooklyn sun and smelled sweetly Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-44222239888932831262008-05-28T15:36:00.000-07:002008-05-29T17:56:49.673-07:00The GroceryIt has been over 6 years since I first went to The Grocery, a restaurant many claim to be the best in Brooklyn and which has taken top rankings over other Market Specific / New American staples such as Rose Water, Applewood, Saul and The Garden Café. I rarely hear it mentioned in my inner circle and wonder if that is ’s because of its own confidence ($) or just because us Park Slopers have our Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-54682370050744763732008-05-28T13:50:00.000-07:002008-05-29T17:57:53.589-07:00The Forrest CityMemorial Day brought me back to Cleveland Ohio, my mother’s hometown and a place I have visited annually throughout my life. I returned with new eyes, anxious to taste and admire the City in a way I had not before. In order to best understand the local agriculture, my uncle and I headed out early to the North Union Farmer’s market; a destination that would both inform our family BBQ and connect Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-18868684157948052702008-05-28T13:03:00.000-07:002008-05-29T17:58:30.870-07:00Food Magnets I recently stumbled on a stand selling these food magnets and was surprised by the variety of choice. Mango's, Eggplant, multiple Grapes, Lettuce, Avocado, Watermelon, Turnips, Shrimp, Snow Peas...the list goes on!I loved how bright and bold they were and immediately began scrambling for my favorites.Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4154176943085561265.post-24759822033368214392008-05-20T13:58:00.001-07:002008-05-29T17:59:13.855-07:00The Herb BouquetI have never been great at giving gifts. The tangible too often falls short in translation. I often wish I could hand someone a sunset I once viewed so that the memory could encompass the gradients of their life. I can rarely afford Cashmere or Apple products nor do I really know jewelry. Giving CD’s always felt like work and I have yet to become the crafty man I imagine I will soon be from all Mike "Steady" Adaskohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12810090429642826045noreply@blogger.com4