Thanksgiving Food and Drink

It's that time of year again. All the food and dining sections are preparing us for Thanksgiving. I hope you like stuffing... and which wine should it be? Beaujolais Village or Zinfandel?

If I had my way this Thanksgiving, I'd hang out at 1 Dominick Cafe and snack on savory dishes like Il Melti. I could delight in cheeses like Dancing Ewe Farms Cacciotta, and sliced meats on the Affetati plate like the imported soppresata. These are all wine friendly foods. Wine? I'd choose a semi dry, sparkling red like Sangue di Guida from Manhattan's own Rosenthal Imports. I'd like to enjoy something fun and festive. Leave the cooking and overeating to someone else's relatives!

Chew On This.

Two ambitious food lovers have designed interactive wheels to help users select local, seasonal foods at their peak. Read more about this interesting product here.

Anguria

First there's the juicy sweetness of watermelon. Then there's the ricotta- supple, milky and mild. Cherry tomato gives the salad a subtle tang that seems to pull everything all together. Just when you think you've tasted everything there is to taste you sink into the cool comfort of mint.

Soak it all in. The show is about to begin.

Cheese

One of life's greatest joys comes to its tastiest expression in a plate full of cheese.

1 Dominick's PM menu features a cheese plate with a mild La Tur. Made from sheep, goat and cow's milk it is moist and smooth with a salty tang. Follow the La Tur with Gorgonzola and a sharp Pecorino from Dancing Ewe Farm and you have a delightful medley of cheeses.

Be it cow's milk, sheep's milk or goat, there is nothing quite like the flavor of a handcrafted cheese. To read more about Dancing Ewe Farm, read this interview on Restaurantgirl.com.

Beautiful People Need Food, Too

It's a chilly day. Rushing from audition to rehearsal an actress pops in for a panini. Her favorite is the mozzarella with black truffle, asparagus, walnut oil. She will eat it in her favorite seat, the one right there. Cold autumn light falls through the colored glass and spills onto her steaming cup of coffee. What a joy it is to be able to eat something delicious in the midst of a hectic day.

What Flavor is Your Bible?

1 Dominick Cafe is the kind of place where food cognoscenti and theatre diva's mingle. Food writers Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg stopped by with a preview copy of their latest cookbook, The Flavor Bible. Is it the greatest cookbook ever? It definitely deserves a spot on my kitchen shelf next to The Joy of Cooking! Read Andrea Strong's review of the book on The Strong Buzz.

Iced Coffee Season

The warm days are winding down. Sweaters are best coupled with a steaming hot coffee but tank tops and flip flops love to be seen with coffee that can be sipped through a straw. It's playful and alluring and, best of all, caffeinated.

Luckily, 1 Dominick offers Gorilla Coffee (both hot and iced). Gorilla Coffee is a Fair Trade product and has the added benefit of being roasted locally in Brooklyn. In addition to all that social consciousness, Gorilla Coffee is full bodied, fragrant and delicious. So, take advantage of these last few warm weeks to drink it cold with something flirty and sweet. Might I recommend something rolled in sugar hiding a gooey chocolate center?