Author Archives: Chuck Ortiz
Every Corner.
There is no such thing as an empty stomach in New York City. Aside from the thousands of restaurants to choose from, the city is littered with food carts and trucks on every corner. We like to take regular trips to NYC, and everytime we do, I end up taking 1000+ photos. The following collection [...]
Ma Peche : The Experience
With a steady brigade of successful restaurants under his belt, it’s no surprise that David Chang’s latest outpost, Ma Peche, has lived up to its expectations. The French-Vietnamese focused menu gives New Yorkers a different look from what they are used to from the Momofuku brand. We recently stopped by Ma Peche to experience it [...]
Posted in THE EXPERIENCE Tagged David Chang, Ma Peche, Momofuku, New York, NYC, THE EXPERIENCE 1 Comment
Wish Us Good Luck.
If you are free this coming January 17th @ 7pm, be sure to stop by The Drake Hotel for another 86′D Monday’s event, where they will present the 1ST ANNUAL FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS. I decided to enter some of our work so if you’re in Toronto on that night, come through and support! Click to [...]
Two Sides to the Story : Foodtography
FOODTOGRAPHY is a column that features photos and portraits that capture everything relating to the food world whether it be emotions, food culture or just great food shots. This installment features a photo we took on a busy day at the Union Square Farmers Market.
ACQTASTE Present’s
I know what your thinking, another year end round up?? Yes, another one, but don’t worry because it’s a good one.
Posted in FEATURE Tagged 2010, food of the year, new years, the best thing I ate, The one thing, year end round up Leave a comment
Spicy Hot Chocolate & Coconut Marshmallows : Cooking
What better way to escape the cold than a nice cup of hot chocolate. Better yet, a spicy hot chocolate. We took the liberty of adding some thai chilies to your basic hot chocolate to give it some extra kick. Ok, so its not the type of beverage you would give to your children but [...]
Posted in COOKING Tagged COOKING, food, holiday, hot chocolate, marshmallow, recipe, spicy 1 Comment
Pistachio Shortbread Biscuits : Cooking
So we’re pretty sure that everyone (especially Santa) is sick and tired of the same old chocolate chip cookies around the holidays, so why not try something a little different. We took an amazing short bread recipe from Ad-Hoc at Home, tweaked it ever so slightly and came up with this adaptation. Its goes well [...]
The Perfect Holiday Dinner.
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