Foodie Lifestyle

Village Whiskey, Philadelphia

Imtiaz Patel — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:14:03 +0000

Village Whiskey is one of Jose Garces’s Phildelphia restaurants. The Jose Garces who is an Iron Chef. He also owns Amada and Tinto and more recently Garces Trading Company. I’ve been to Tinto, a tapas place which I love. I so love tapas, it really is the way to explore food but that’s another blog. [...]

Metro North, Princeton NJ

Imtiaz Patel — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 21:56:03 +0000

Metro North in Princeton NJ occupies the space that was previously occupied by JL Ivey, a restaurant that had a confused identify and food to match – confused and lousy. It really wasn’t surprising that they went out of business pretty quickly. The good news is that Metro North does actually have an identity, the [...]

10 Arts by Eric Ripert, Philadelphia

Imtiaz Patel — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:39:18 +0000

I was recently in Philadelphia and went to 10 Arts by Eric Ripert for dinner. I’ve wanted to eat here for some time for two reasons. First, I’ve eaten at Le Bernardin which is absolutely fabulous and second I’m a fan of Jen Carroll, the chef at 10 Arts after her 2 stints on Top [...]

Bobby Flay Inspired Patatas Bravas

Imtiaz Patel — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:09:45 +0000

I recently hosted a tapas themed party at my home for about 8 people from work. I like the whole tapas thing, trying a bunch of different things and grazing over the course of a few hours over mojitos, wine and fun conversations. Whenever I think of tapas, it’s a requirement that it includes patatas [...]

Daryl Wine Bar and Restaurant, New Brunswick, NJ

Imtiaz Patel — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 22:55:46 +0000

Daryl Wine Bar and Restaurant has been around for a couple of years. On the face of it, it’s exactly the kind of place I like – decent food, small plates, modern space and a good wine selection. Add to that the fact that I’ve read a number of pretty decent reviews for the place [...]

Zeina, Highland Park, NJ

Imtiaz Patel — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 01:27:18 +0000

Zeina is a middle eastern restaurant though it dubs itself as mediterranean restaurant. I’ve read some decent reviews in the past, including one from the NY Times. Couple that with the fact that I really enjoy middle eastern food and have yet to find a middle eastern restaurant in central NJ that I like I [...]

3 Day Pork Belly with Onion Marmalade

Imtiaz Patel — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 23:53:02 +0000

Pork belly is my thing, well it has been since I first tried it a couple of years ago in Dallas. But even before that I’d become obsessed with trying it. You can blame Richard Blais who made it so often on Top Chef that I just had to try it. Talking about Top Chef, [...]

Mussels in Tomato Fennel Broth

Imtiaz Patel — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 23:20:05 +0000

I make alot of mussels. They are quick, healthy, yummy and my son loves them so it’s an easy and frequent choice in my household. The challenge is how to make them differently each time since I love variety in whatever I eat. I typically never look for recipes when it comes to Mussels but [...]

Chile Rubbed Short Ribs from Bobby Flay

Imtiaz Patel — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:56:41 +0000

This was another Bobby Flay item I made for my party recently. This too was quite popular with my guests. It’s a recipe that’s been on the Mesa Grill menu. I did make some modifications to the recipe which I’ll include at the end so you can see the recipe as it’s supposed to be [...]

The Breslin, NYC

Imtiaz Patel — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 23:51:59 +0000

I recently had dinner at The Breslin in NYC. The Breslin is a gastropub from April Bloomfield, the British Chef who is also the chef of The Spotted Pig in New York. I had seen an episode of Unique Eats which featured Frank Bruni (formerly NY Times food critic) going on about how wonderful the [...]