Jimmy Q's Best Eats

Is it possible to cook the perfect steak at home? The answer is...

Tue, 30 Mar 2010 23:35:20 -0400

Is it possible to cook the perfect steak at home? The answer is YES, if you start with the perfect meat. My friend Drew chose to treat me to a quality piece of meat. He ordered an assortment of Porterhouse, Filet and RibEye for me from Nolan Ryan’s. It arrived frozen as hard as a rock with plenty of nuggets of frozen CO2 to spare.

I allowed one ribeye to thaw at room temperature for 4 hours and then another 4 hours in the frig. As I prepared my baked potato, I let the steak come to room temperature with a sprinkling of cracked black, kosher salt and Lowery’s seasoned salt.
The gas grilled was fired up as hot as it would go. I seared it on both sides and then turned off the burners and let it bake on the grill until medium.

Thanks Drew for the best steak I ever ate. I have tried numerous times to match the quality of a fine restaurant steak grilled at home. Now I know the answer is in the quality of the meat. So thanks for hooking me up to the “Ryan Express”. He has made the rest of the steak world a bunch of “no hitters”.

Torna A. Sorrento Ristorento

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 23:53:00 -0400

Enter a small brick building standing alone now between two parking lots in Newark, NJ. The 5x5 foyer is lined top to bottom with sea shells and photos of the coast of old Italy. A greeting from a gentleman in tux accompanies seating. Rico, also in tux, was fluent in the specials and I chose the veal Marcella. The dish was excellent but the experience was marvelous. There was not a waiter or bar tender that had not been born in the world of Mussolini. The wall art and frames are circa 1960’s. A sense of time travel accompanies the dish of olives and breads that are presented when seated. The guests this evening are of true Italian descent, giving me a feeling of family and home even with no Italian blood of my own.

Veal Marcella $16.00

TORNA A. SORRENTO RISTORANT0

54 Westfield Avenue, Elizabeth, NJ , 908-351-4060

Waiting for Grimaldi Grimaldi’s Pizzeria is famous for...

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:44:00 -0400

Waiting for Grimaldi

Grimaldi’s Pizzeria is famous for their coal fired brick oven pizzas. The shop is located at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge in the borough of Dumbo in Brooklyn NY.

a glimmer of Grimaldi

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:42:00 -0400

a glimmer of Grimaldi

Photo

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:41:00 -0400

At last the door.

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:41:00 -0400

At last the door.

He turns and walks back in… it is not yet our time

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:40:00 -0400

He turns and walks back in… it is not yet our time

I found out after the fact that pictures of this famous coal...

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:36:04 -0400

I found out after the fact that pictures of this famous coal fired pizza oven are forbidden…oops…check it out 950 degrees to finish off this masterpiece.

The pie….the ultimate reward of hand tossed crust, fresh...

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:26:00 -0400

The pie….the ultimate reward of hand tossed crust, fresh mozzarella, pepperoni, sauce and the best black olives I’ve ever had.

Chocolate Marquise Brooklyn Bridge Handmade chocolate with a...

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:32:00 -0400

Chocolate Marquise Brooklyn Bridge

Handmade chocolate with a terrine of toasted hazelnut and Tahitian vanilla ice cream

River Cafe, Brooklyn NY

Crisp Duck Breast white truffle honey and fennel pollen glaze,...

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:31:00 -0400

Crisp Duck Breast

white truffle honey and fennel pollen glaze, duck leg and potato croquette,

organic carrots, julienne bok choy

River Cafe, Brooklyn NY

Organic Chicken Breast pan roasted Amish chicken with American...

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:29:00 -0400

Organic Chicken Breast

pan roasted Amish chicken with American prosciutto,

corn bread and confit giblet stuffing, sautéed spinach leaves and Madeira wine reduction

River Cafe, Brooklyn NY

River Cafe - Taylor Bay Scallop Ceviche

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 10:27:28 -0400

River Cafe - Taylor Bay Scallop Ceviche

Good Morning

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 08:42:58 -0400

Good morning from Hotel Le Blue

River Cafe, Brooklyn NY

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 23:57:53 -0400

River Cafe, Brooklyn NY

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Sat, 20 Mar 2010 18:22:21 -0400

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