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Chef’s Fall Recipes: Jennifer Cole-Ruiz’s Red Wine Oxtail Fideua

  • Antonio Evans
  • October 27, 2013

Chef Jennifer Cole-Ruiz started her culinary career in Atlanta with an apprenticeship under Heinz Schwab that led her to work with Partners and Indigo, Bice and the Hedgehorse Heights Inn before moving to New Orleans to work with James Beard winner, Susan Spicer, for 2 years. In 1996, she went to... Read More »

Chef’s Summer Recipes: Chef Jennifer Cole-Ruiz’s Chicharrones

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • June 28, 2013

I've been friends with Chef Jennifer Cole-Ruiz for a while now and I respect her wholly as a professional. I also love that I can sucker her into cooking for me from time to time. For those of you who don't know her, she is originally from North Carolina, moved to Atlanta to apprentice under the lat... Read More »

Chef Jennifer Cole Guests Posts for the Week

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • June 6, 2011

Chef Jennifer Cole has quickly become a good friend. When I met her and listened to her talk about her passion for food and food history, I was hooked. Then, I ate her food. It was all over for me. Chef Cole takes pride in her culinary expertise and specializes in Spanish cuisine with a focus on the... Read More »

A Talk with Taberna’s Jennifer Cole

  • Cielo Lutino
  • October 29, 2010

[caption id="attachment_30012" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Taberna's Chef Jennifer Cole"][/caption] Hurry to New York's Upper West Side, where, on the east side of Amsterdam Avenue between 80th and 81st streets, you're sure to find a diamond. Look close”you might miss it. The rowdy... Read More »

Mother’s Day Deals

  • FriendsEAT
  • May 6, 2013

Five days to Mother's day and you still haven't made resos? What the heck are you waiting for? Here are some ideas for you...just cross your fingers that they still have spots open. Andaz Wall: 75 Wall Street (Financial District): Andaz Wall has a special Mother's Day Brunch menu at their Wall & Wa... Read More »

Outdoor Dining NYC

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • April 19, 2013

Screw Ned Stark and his crappy premonition "Winter is coming". If you consider yourself a  summer child (like I do), get ready, because NYC's hottest outdoor spots are ready for you. Here's the breakdown on where to go to catch some vitamin D and some killer drinks: A Voce Madison: 41 Madison Av... Read More »

Easter Roundup: NYC

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • March 22, 2013

You know you don't want to cook for the whole family on Easter. That means a whole day's prep & a whole day's cleaning. Skip it, and check out these scrumptious meals in NYC. Alfredo of Rome: (4 West 49th Street, at Rockefeller Center) 3-course Prix-Fixe - $49.95 per person (tax and gratuity not i... Read More »

Pounds & Ounces: A Good Reason to Gain Them

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • May 28, 2012

Pounds & Ounces has taken over the Chelsea home of the Viceroy. I recently paid the restaurant a visit on a late night. The place was teeming with excitement. There were beautiful people everywhere, music blasting (which can be both a positive/negative), and plenty of things to eat. While Pounds & O... Read More »

FriendsEAT Meetup at the Fat Goose

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • January 13, 2012

If you have not joined our NY dining Meetup group; you should. Our team would love to break bread with you. We've held two events so far. This month, we'll be dining at The Fat Goose in Williamsburg. Chef Jennifer Cole -Ruiz (recently married - congratulations Chef) works magic in the kitchen. She ... Read More »

Review The Fat Goose Brooklyn

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • October 27, 2011

When Chef Jennifer Cole informed me that she was moving from the Upper West Side to Brooklyn, I knew this would be a good move. More culinary freedom and liberal, experimental palates. Chef Cole invited me and a small group of bloggers to eat at the Fat Goose.  I saw immediately that my instincts... Read More »

Review Market Table Restaurant New York

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • October 13, 2011

Upon my return from Europe, it was necessary to catch up with all my friends and colleagues. What a great excuse for grabbing lunch. I met up at Market Table on Carmine Street to chat with Chef Jennifer Cole to about her new role at The Fat Goose in Brooklyn. I had eaten here on various ocassions ... Read More »

The Real Spanish Cuisine Part 4

  • Jennifer Cole-Ruiz
  • June 10, 2011

When I moved to New York after living almost 15 years abroad I was both delighted and disappointed. The farm to table movement has allowed people to enjoy food in a more pure state. It has opened the door to using new cuts of meat previously discarded in the States or sold only in "ethnic"markets. I... Read More »

The Real Spanish Cuisine Part 3

  • Jennifer Cole-Ruiz
  • June 9, 2011

I arrived to Madrid in 1996. My plan to travel 3 months quickly changed to staying a year after accepting a job. That year ended up being almost 15 years. During that time I witnessed a huge change in Spanish cuisine and culture. With the passing of time after Franco Spanish borders opened to out... Read More »

The Real Spanish Cuisine Part 2

  • Jennifer Cole-Ruiz
  • June 8, 2011

One of the things that make Spain so unique is its sense of regional identity. It is a relatively small country filled with microcosms that have influenced the people, their customs and most definitely marked their eating habits from region to region and in some cases town to town. The south known... Read More »

The Real Spanish Cuisine – Part I

  • Jennifer Cole-Ruiz
  • June 7, 2011

Originally my fascination of Spain came from a historical point of view. Kingdom of conquered and conquistadores. Influences from Romans, Arabs, Christians from all kingdoms doing pilgrimage to various sites to the exploits in the Americas has allowed the Spanish to develop a diverse, complex yet ve... Read More »

Taqueria de Los Muertos Prospect Heights Brooklyn

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • May 2, 2011

I desperately needed to escape the island. Antonio and I decided that meeting our very good friend (and talented Chef) Jennifer Cole and her girlfriend Madelein in Brooklyn would be just the thing. It was Easter Sunday, and we figured that really good Mexican brunch would do the trick. After much d... Read More »

Writing Your Own Food Blog

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • March 25, 2011

If you are reading this, you are probably one of those people (like me) who are constantly thinking about food. I wake up hungry each day and by the time breakfast is over I am already thinking about lunch and dinner. I cook, I eat, I write. Why do I write about food. Simply because I have been obse... Read More »

Psst…achios

  • Blanca Valbuena
  • December 14, 2010

I got an email a few days ago from the Western Pistachio Association asking if we'd like some recipes (I chose one from Chef Art Smith below).  It came at a funny time, I had not thought about pistachios for a very long time. I'm actually happy I got the email (and three 2 0z bags of pistachios). ... Read More »

James Beard Foundation Awards Restaurant and Chef Semifinalists

  • Antonio Evans
  • February 20, 2014

The James Beard Foundation has finally announced the semifinalists for their 2014 Restaurant and Chef Awards at a formal event in Orlando, Florida. The 2014 James Beard Awards ceremony will take place in New York City on May 2 and 5. Let's find out if your favorite restaurants and chefs made it to ... Read More »

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