Baking is math and science brought together in the most delicious way. At the base of most core recipies, such as pie dough, we have ratios we follow rather than recipies. This makes it simple and consistant to scale to your needs. Simply think about how much dough you need and you will know how […]
Caesar Salad – Steakhouse Style
Apple Filling (For Pies, Turnovers, Strudel, and other Fruit Filled Desserts)
Roasted Garlic
If you are anything like us, you like garlic in EVERYTHING. Well, everything that is savory at least. The transformation that happens to garlic when it goes from raw to cooked is beautiful. When we are planing on using it as more of a condiment, we like to roast it whole. By just cutting off […]
Apple Fritters
French Onion Soup
Roy Buchanan at Carnigie Hall
My Dad recognized Roy’s manager out front of Carnegie Hall and was brought up a side staircase to the dressing room to be able to say hello before the show. Roy always had his amp on a chair turned backwards and his guitar plugged straight in. He did this to be able to crank the […]
Blues Project Live at the Cafe Au Go Go
Danny Kalb plays some mean guitar on these tracks. He used a 355 and a gold top with P90’s through a Fender Super Reverb. He had a Maestro FZ1A Fuzz on the floor. His folk guitar mastery coupled with the exotic jazz phrasing makes for some incredible melody along with the freight train of a […]
Freddie King at the Village Gate
Freddie used a metal humbucker and metal finger picks. He had his walnut 355 and a Fender twin reverb. the microphone wasn’t needed but he used it in the general area of the stage. Between set my dad talked to him at the bar. Nothing but smiles and nice words. Freddie put tons of enthusiasm […]
Mr. Paul
The Les Paul is a versatile instrument capable of many subtleties. You can play any style of music on it and find plenty of tonal possibilities within your preferred style. it is an incredibly responsive instrument and it had a feel all of its own . From its heavy wooden composition it lends itself to […]
Cheese Tortellini
Cast Iron: Why we like it, How to use it, How to make it last a few lifetimes.
Let’s take a moment to talk about cooking equipment. We are firm believers in equipment that is meant to last a lifetime, or a few lifetimes, if it is taken care of correctly. Cast iron pans, pots, skillets are part of the foundation for any chef’s dream kitchen. They get HOT, they are versatile, they […]
Stock (a.k.a. Bone Broth)
Fried Chicken Wings – De-Boned
Perfect Burgers
Garlic Butter
Panzanella
Fried Fish Tacos
Eddie’s Sweet Shop
Cafe Au Go Go
record info and favorite hits
Tacos: Pork Shoulder and Salsa Roja
Tacos are one of life’s best inventions. They are quick, delicious, and usually the easier they are to make, the better they taste. if you are opting for a pork taco, this is the way we always go. We like butts, especially of the pork variety. Pork Butt (also known as Pork Shoulder) has a […]
Oh, Hello there!
Outer Borough Life Explained Welcome to the life of two chefs in the outer boroughs of NYC. We love food, music, and taking days off to go explore the far reaches. We started this blog to be able to share our favorite things with the world. We believe that everyone has an innate ability to […]