Category Archives: Bread Basket

June 28, 2010
10:44 PM
by: Uhockey

Eleven, Pittsburgh PA

Ideally I tend to avoid restaurants owned by a “restaurant group,” especially the groups that seem intent to cover every corner of the culinary globe. Its not that I’m against large conglomerates owning restaurants, it is that they often feel … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, Dessert, Eleven, Foie, Food, Lobster, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pork, Tasting Menu, Vacation

June 28, 2010
4:27 PM
by: Uhockey

Il Pizzaiolo, Pittsburgh PA

Amongst the many organizations guiding and teaching the production of Neapolitan style pizza the Verace Pizza Napoletana Association is one of the most famous and well regarded. With less than 50 approved locations nationwide and only one in the Midwest … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Dessert, Gnocchi, Il Pizzaiolo, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pizza, Pork, Tiramisu, Vacation

May 21, 2010
10:19 PM
by: Uhockey

VOLT Table 21, Frederick MD

I’ll be honest – I don’t watch Top Chef, Hell’s Kitchen, or any of those cooking shows…though I do enjoy Iron Chef on occasion. With that fact in mind, when I originally started planning my trip to DC I really … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Coffee, Foie, Food, Frederick, Ice Cream, Macaroon, Maryland, Pork, Sushi, Table 21, Tasting Menu, Truffle, Vacation, VOLT

May 21, 2010
4:16 PM
by: Uhockey

Ristorante Tosca, Washington DC

Gun-shy to “fine-dining” Italian outside of New York and a few select spots elsewhere I had originally planned to conclude our myriad lunches in the DC area with Korean or Ethiopian food – I had considered this until a trusted … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Crab, DC, Gnocchi, Italian, Lobster, Pork, Ristorante Tosca, Tiramisu, Washington

May 21, 2010
1:15 PM
by: Uhockey

Bistro Bis, Washington DC

With an old friend of my mother’s coming in via rail from Baltimore for breakfast and a bus tour my sister, aunt, and I were left to explore the early morning of our last day in DC together. Wanting a … Continue reading →

Posted in Bistro Bis, Bread Basket, Breakfast, Coffee, Croissant, DC, French Toast, Pork, Vacation, Waffles, Washington

May 21, 2010
12:31 AM
by: Uhockey

Citronelle, Washington DC

In planning the family trip to DC it must be noted that the trip itself was functioning as Christmas, Graduation, and Birthday for me – I worked overnight call for every major holiday this year and as such requested each … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Citronelle, DC, Dessert, Foie, Lobster, Michel Richard, Truffle, Vacation, Washington

May 20, 2010
3:11 PM
by: Uhockey

Jaleo, Washington DC

Having already experienced Zaytinya and Café Atlantico it was only natural that my trip to Washington include some uproar, revelry, and merry-making at Jaleo. Citing that Spanish definition of the word and realizing that this was perhaps José Andrés most … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, DC, Dessert, Foie, Jaleo, Jose Andres, Pork, Vacation, Washington

May 19, 2010
4:13 PM
by: Uhockey

Central, Washington DC

Having dined on Mediterranean, Indian, and “Nuevo-Latino” lunches thus far in DC we decided it was time for something a little more familiar – yet something you can’t really find in small town Ohio – French Bistro fare. With dinner … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, Central, Coffee, DC, Dessert, Foie, Food, Ice Cream, Michel Richard, Pork, Vacation, Washington

May 19, 2010
12:32 AM
by: Uhockey

CityZen, Washington DC

I was number one on the waitlist for minibar on Tuesday, but I didn’t figure there was much chance I was getting in. With many of DC’s top tables booked for the other six days of my stay my backup … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, CityZen, Crab, DC, Dessert, Foie, Lobster, Macaroon, Pork, Tasting Menu, Vacation, Washington

May 18, 2010
12:38 AM
by: Uhockey

Restaurant Eve, Alexandria VA

In planning the family trip to DC it must be noted that the trip itself was functioning as Christmas, Graduation, and Birthday for me – I worked overnight call for every major holiday this year and as such requested each … Continue reading →

Posted in Alexandria, Bread Basket, Coffee, Crab, Dessert, Foie, Ice Cream, Pork, Restaurant Eve, Tasting Menu, Truffle, Vacation, Virginia

May 17, 2010
12:53 PM
by: Uhockey

Baked and Wired and Rasika, Washington DC

We got home late from The Inn At Little Washington – thankfully I slept in the car. Rising with the sun (and the troops across the street at Arlington Cemetery) I went for a run, woke my group, and off … Continue reading →

Posted in Baked and Wired, Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, Breakfast, Coffee, Crab, cupcakes, DC, Dessert, Rasika, Vacation, Washington

May 17, 2010
12:14 AM
by: Uhockey

The Inn at Little Washington, Washington VA

I wanted a special restaurant to celebrate with the entire family – something classic, somewhere classy, someplace where the four of us could sit back, eat great food, and be taken care of as we celebrated mom’s birthday, my completion … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, Dessert, Foie, Food, Lobster, Pork, The Inn at Little Washington, Truffle, Vacation, Virginia, Washington

May 15, 2010
6:00 PM
by: Uhockey

Zaytinya, Washington DC

…I enjoyed the Bazaar when I was in LA and I had every intention to attend minibar while I was in DC – except of course for the fact that it takes an act of God (or political connections, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Coffee, DC, Dessert, Food, Octopus, Pancakes, Sweetbreads, Vacation, Washington, Zaytinya

April 10, 2010
11:41 PM
by: Uhockey

Roast, Detroit MI

In planning our dinner before the finals of the Frozen Four I looked high and low, steak and seafood, Italian and Chinese – in the end I went with an unlikely choice because I felt obligated to give Michael Symon … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Dessert, Detroit, Food, Michigan, Pork, Roast, Vacation

April 9, 2010
10:45 PM
by: Uhockey

The Greenhouse Tavern and White Flower Cupcakes, Cleveland OH

Following our fantastic brunch at Melt our sites were turned on shopping – a visit to Beachwood and Legacy, The West Side Market, and some of the shops surrounding the ever impressive revamped 4th Street area. The Cavs were in … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Cleveland, cupcakes, Dessert, Foie, Ohio, Pork, The Greenhouse Tavern, Vacation, White Flower Cupcakes

April 8, 2010
10:47 PM
by: Uhockey

Forest Grill, Birmingham MI

Planning my trip to Michigan not only to see the Frozen Four but also to celebrate my mother and aunt’s respective birthdays I knew I wanted to take them somewhere special – I considered The Lark, Coach Insignia, The Michael … Continue reading →

Posted in Birmingham, Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, Dessert, Detroit, Foie, Food, Forest Grill, Gnocchi, Ice Cream, Michigan, Pork, Sweetbreads, Truffle, Vacation

April 8, 2010
11:39 AM
by: Uhockey

Zingerman’s, Ann Arbor MI

It is hard to believe that with the sheer number of times I’ve been to Ann Arbor – football and hockey games, interviews, art shows, concerts, shopping – I had never been to any of the establishments in the Zingerman’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Ann Arbor, Bread Basket, Breakfast, Coffee, Croissant, cupcakes, Dessert, Food, French Toast, Michigan, Pork, Vacation, Zingerman's

April 8, 2010
12:38 AM
by: Uhockey

The Whitney, Detroit MI

…I’d driven by the old mansion countless times during my younger days going to hockey games and concerts in Detroit – to be perfectly honest I’d never known it was a restaurant. With my oldest friend soon to be moving … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, Crab, Dessert, Detroit, Gnocchi, Ice Cream, Michigan, The Whitney, Vacation

February 19, 2010
4:54 AM
by: Uhockey

Vie, Western Springs IL

For the last meal of my vacation I volunteered to take my aunt someplace nice – we’d originally planned on Graham Elliot but their seasonal menu change left little to my Aunt’s liking and as such a change was needed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Coffee, Dessert, Foie, Food, Gnocchi, Illinois, Pork, Truffle, Vacation, Vie, Western Springs

February 18, 2010
6:43 PM
by: Uhockey

Topolobampo, Chicago IL

Shortly after his big win on Top Chef Masters my sister and I found ourselves at Rick Bayless’ Frontera Grill for brunch – while some of the food was excellent some of it was merely average and the restaurant seemed … Continue reading →

Posted in Bread Basket, Bread Pudding, Buttercake, Chicago, Coffee, Dessert, Food, Ice Cream, Illinois, Pork, Sweetbreads, Topolobampo, Vacation