On Tuesday, October 20th, City Harvest hosts its eagerly-anticipated fall benefit, Bid Against Hunger, at Metropolitan Pavilion (125 West 18th Street).
This walk-around restaurant tasting and auction is the foodie event to attend, providing guests with the unique chance to see some of the city’s top chefs in action.
Last year’s Bid Against Hunger hosted 800 guests and over 60 of New York City’s best restaurants, including Le Bernardin, Gramercy Tavern, Craftsteak, Landmarc, Centrico, Blue Hill and Convivio and of course Ed McFarland of Ed’s Lobster Bar.
Bid Against Hunger …

Grand Tasting presented by ShopRite (Sunday)
Sunday, October 11, 2009

The Grand Tasting presented by ShopRite offers an around-the-world gastronomic adventure unlike any other. Building upon the variety, innovation, global influences and availability of high-quality ingredients that make New York City a culinary showplace, the Grand Tasting features flavors to stimulate your palate and set your taste buds soaring. Experience all this when some of the city’s greatest restaurants alongside world-renowned makers of wines and spirits of the Southern Wine & Spirits of New York portfolio turn out to treat you …

This irresistible lobster galette recipe is courtesy of Ed McFarland and is served at his restaurant, Ed’s Lobster Bar.

Includes an excerpt Video from the Television Appearance, and complete directions and ingredients for you to make at home.

Check out Toni On! NY on NYC Ch. 11 WPIX this Saturday August 15th at 7:30PM or Sunday the 16th at 9:30AM to watch Toni Senecal chat with me as she enjoys some of my favorite dishes at the restaurant – the lobster roll, lobster meatballs, fried oyster sliders, and crab and artichoke dip.  It was a lot of fun to shoot the show and we’re looking forward to seeing it. 

You may be a long way in distance (and price) from a roadside shack in Maine or Cape Cod when dining at Ed’s Lobster Bar, but take a seat on the long white marble counter, close your eyes, sink your teeth into Ed’s signature lobster roll (prepared cold with mayonnaise) and you might just think that it’s the rocky Atlantic coast outside the window rather than bustling Lafayette Street in the middle of NoHo.
After you’ve tried the overstuffed lobster roll, if you still have room, try the oysters, raw …

Dear Friends,

After a soggy June and a temperate July, August has finally arrived (Fahrenheit and all) and I’m preparing for a delicious and long-awaited harvest of my garden tomatoes. In the meantime, we’ve enjoyed serving up mid-summer’s prime produce and had fun experimenting in the kitchen. Many of you, I hope, have tried our bacon-wrapped oysters and fried oyster sliders, but other recent specials have included squash blossoms stuffed with our crab and artichoke dip, zucchini and basil pancakes served alongside our market fish fillets, and for the shamelessly decadent …