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Monday, 15 September 2008 12:56 |
 Brooklyn Pizza Tour - Indie Style
We at TSF decided to find a way to try all of the best pizza joints on our home turf; Brooklyn, NYC. We’ve read the same press you have, we’ve know their stories, but we hadn’t had the opportunity to try them all. Our initial research found a few people who’ve have made the idea a business; pre-fab tours geared toward tourists who want to experience the city in a different way. But we’re not tourists, this is our town. |
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Saturday, 06 September 2008 19:45 |
 Travel Edition - Spain, Part 3: PaellaWhat trip to Spain is complete without experiencing paella? Paella is a spanish rice dish from Valencia. On any given weekend, you can find a big paella being made at a fiesta among friends. While The Stork Fork was in Spain, we were treated to an afternoon fiesta with friends and three amazing paellas; meat, shrimp, and calamari. The paellas were served and beautifully presented in big communal round paella pans. We sat around during a lazy afternoon at a beachside restaurant and shared paella. Paella is an amazing food that is both fun and easy to make. The Stork Fork recreates it maternity style for you today. What makes paella so fun and easy is that it is essentially a one pan dish that cooks in its own liquid. You can add any ingredient you want as long as you work with the following staples; rice, saffron, and olive oil. |
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Saturday, 06 September 2008 19:39 |
 Travel Edition - Spain, Part Two
Tapas Food Philosophy If you find yourself in Spain around 3PM, you will notice how the people seem to disappear from the streets. You look into the small bars that line the streets and they are crammed with people eating, drinking, and socializing. You've discovered the Tapas Bars! Tapas are small plates of really fresh and available foods like cured ham, seafood salad, almonds, fried croquettes, sauteed peppers, olives, or any freshly marinated or cooked seasonal item. The Tapas philosophy is centered around people meeting at their local bar, picking from a few options of food, having a drink, a laugh, then back to whatever it is they were doing. It is based around community and tradition and the freshness of the food is the main event. |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 13:10 |
Travel Edition - Spain, Part One: Travel Tips for Pregnancy 1. Tell service people you are pregnant What is more annoying - someone who special orders everything on the menu or someone who explains that while they want to enjoy their dining experience, they cannot eat certain things for a 9 month period? In early stages of pregnancy, if you discretely tell your waiters and flight attendants that you are pregnant you not only explain your ensuing nuttiness, but it gives them a reason to give better service and it gives them a problem to solve. We've noticed that the service increases when you present this to them in an honest way ("the reason I can't have proscuitto in my salad is..") the experience is better. With flight attendants this is also helpful. Not only will they understand why you keep hitting the call button for more water, you may even see them take a more proactive approach. Most of all, you will find yourself more comfortable inside as you will not feel as "demanding". We tested this out in a top 10 restaurant in Spain and the 5 course meal was brought out "normal" for the man, and "pregnancy proof" for the woman. It was a fabulous experience while traveling. Yes, you can still go to the best restaurants in the city and they will appreciate it. Even if you have a huge baby belly, if you make it clear that you are in for a great experience, you just have some limitations, it will create a unique experience for both yourself and the chef. |
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