Category Archives: Food

Morning Coffee

Posted on August 10, 2011 by fast eddie

People are very particular about their morning coffee. It has to be just right or they start the day on the wrong foot. I take mine strong and black and I have at least four cups. I prefer Nespresso (Ristretto or Roma) or … Continue reading →

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Sammy’s Roumanian Steakhouse

Posted on July 29, 2011 by fast eddie

For the grand finale of Family Time, we celebrated my mother’s birthday with some Jewish soul food at Sammy’s Roumanian Steakhouse on the lower east side of Manhattan. My mother grew up eating the kind of food they serve at Sammy’s, and it’s … Continue reading →

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Dinner Parties

Posted on July 21, 2011 by fast eddie

Planning a dinner party menu is like trying to solve one of those annoying SAT problems. Maybe you can help. We have eight guests coming for dinner. One guest has high blood pressure and a cholesterol problem. A second guest … Continue reading →

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Chocolate

Posted on July 20, 2011 by fast eddie

About a week after posting about my favorite ice cream, I received a delivery of incredibly good ice cream from a reader who felt that a mere comment would not adequately express the emotion he felt for his local creamery. It was a … Continue reading →

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Fat Eddie

Posted on July 18, 2011 by fast eddie

Remember Fat Eddie? He came after Fast Eddie and before Fit Eddie. He was a lot of fun. He liked Burgers (see Burgers) and Ice Cream (see Ice Cream). And beer, wine, scotch, cognac, french fries, spaghetti & meatballs, veal parmagiana … Continue reading →

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