February 2009 Blog Posts (12)

O.N.C.E. in Boston

There's a "Best of Boston" personal chef doing "One Night Culinary Events", and I love the name.

It got written up by The Leather District Gourmet with a quick run-down of the alt.dining… Continue

Added by thejer on February 23, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

"Lunch in the Loft", Aux Chiens Lunatiques and 'Grand daddy' Jim Haynes

The Agence France Presse ran a story about the rise of underground restaurants in "the world capital of food", Paris.

Added by thejer on February 23, 2009 at 4:33pm — 1 Comment

Bacon Pecan Pie: It's a sign!!!

Speaking of Wisconsin, here's a great article about the intriguingly named "Marcelle’s Gastropacalypse Test Kitchen."

From the article:

"Her gastropacalypse theme comes from a “a daydream I had about what I’d like to eat if the world were about to end.” The recipes are “reinventions of favorites, or… Continue

Added by thejer on February 23, 2009 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

A calling out to ALL Chiefs, Restaurant Kitchen workers of friends of...

A calling out to ALL Chiefs, Restaurant Kitchen workers of friends of...

I’ve been to two in my life so far and they are very interesting & fun.

What Am I talking about…?

A restaurant soft opening!

For those that are not sure what this is. Most restaurants do an unofficial opening to test the menu, the kitchen staff, the floor staff and more. A lot of the time they ask you to talk about or fill out a survey after. This is used to maybe… Continue

Added by Evan on February 21, 2009 at 11:27pm — 4 Comments

Underground Restaurants in London and the UK Guardian newspaper

Here's an article from the UK Guardian about that crazy "underground dining" trend.

They mention this this blog.

and this group.

The best quote has to be...

"Horton… Continue

Added by thejer on February 21, 2009 at 6:00pm — 3 Comments

Vera Devera Visits Soup Stone: a do-gooders supperclub

Read Vera's blog about her first visit to SoupStone.

It's a really interesting community dining project that's "bringing our talents to the table for the benefit of all." From their site:

"Soup Stone is an open table where artists, thinkers, connectors and doers in the SF Bay Area can come to share their ideas for new… Continue

Added by thejer on February 21, 2009 at 5:44pm — 1 Comment

Dinner at Joe's happened in El Cerrito

We did a very small event at Chef The Joe's new place in El Cerrito.

Both the menu and the company was titillating...

first

caesar salad with cornbread crutons

second

balsamic ribs with slaw

third

fried chicken with parmesan mash and caper gravy

fourth

banana 'n nilla panna cotta

Quinn Deveaux was there debuting some new songs on a guitar signed by Richard Grieco among other… Continue

Added by thejer on February 21, 2009 at 5:30pm — 2 Comments

New York City's Homeslice West on ABC

WABC reports on the new craze in dining, underground restaurants, and they featured our friends over at Homeslice West.…

Continue

Added by thejer on February 21, 2009 at 5:19pm — No Comments

Clandestino in Chicago has upcoming events

Wisconsinites be proud!. We found this article about supperclubs over on the Clandestino website, and noticed that they have a few up-coming events.

Chefrain is staging dinners in galleries and lofts and collaborating with a wide range of visual and performance artists.

If you're in Chicago, check 'em out.…

Continue

Added by thejer on February 21, 2009 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Foodie NYC Weekend Tasting Series announced for March 6-8th

From the FoodieNYC Mailing List:

"The next Foodie NYC Weekend Tasting Series will be held over consecutive weekend evenings, from March 6-8th. Our theme will be Modern Comfort Food.

Each night, we will be holding a five course tasting in an intimate setting for approximately thirty guests per night.

We are now accepting reservations for the nights of March 6 and 7. March 8th is… Continue

Added by thejer on February 21, 2009 at 4:39pm — No Comments

Dallas Event

I am hosting my first Ghetto dinner party. Friday, Feburary 27 @ 6PM drinks and 7PM Dinner. Anyone in the Texas/Dallas Ft Worth area, e-mail me for more info. I have 18 spaces available featuring Chef Joey Neusch. cornck@gmail.com

Added by Charlotte Corn on February 17, 2009 at 7:20pm — No Comments

Wine and Food Pairing Event

Era of Elegance Presents a "Social Mingle"

Part of Proceeds to Benefit: CARE - A leading Humanitarian Organization fighting Global Poverty - focusing on Women & Children.

$40 per person includes Katerina's Selected Menu & 7 Different Wines from Around the World

Advance Tickets Required. To Purchase Tickets Visit www.eraofelegance.org

Get your tickets before February 13th and be entered into the raffle for a Gift Certificate to NoMI brunch for 2 and… Continue

Added by Paula Sankarsingh on February 2, 2009 at 1:00am — No Comments

Featured Blog Posts

View All

Latest Blog Posts

Monthly Archives

2012

November (2)
August (2)
July (12)
June (4)
March (2)
February (2)
January (2)

2011

December (4)
September (2)
August (11)
July (2)
June (4)
May (6)
April (8)
March (8)
February (5)
January (10)

2010

December (1)
November (9)
October (5)
September (23)
August (12)
July (14)
June (27)
May (14)
April (4)
March (4)
February (20)
January (20)

2009

December (43)
November (59)
October (22)
September (17)
August (13)
July (14)
June (21)
May (36)
April (21)
March (11)
February (13)
January (8)

2008

December (1)
November (17)
October (12)
September (22)
August (14)
July (12)
June (12)
May (8)
April (9)
March (13)
February (15)
January (10)

2007

2005

January (1)

Welcome to
The Ghetto Gourmet

Sign Up
or Sign In

Ghet on the List!

For news, updates, invites and announcements, join the GG Mailing List.

On the map...

Latest Activity

Parties That Cook posted an event

Date Night Couples Cooking Class at Seattle Wine Outlet

June 22, 2013 from 6pm to 9pm

Class runs from 6:00pm to 9:00pm.Join Parties That Cook and cook up some romance with a steamy Date Night cooking class party at the Seattle Wine Outlet. You and your partner will heat up the kitchen as you learn cooking techniques and help make a meal that's sure to be both delicious and memorable.At this exciting hands-on cooking party, guests will enjoy a lively interactive cooking demonstration featuring tips and tricks like the fastest way to dice an onion without a tear and how to make…See More

Thursday

0 Comments