Thank you!

October 20, 2011

This is the 100th post on MOTB. Many people have said that food is a way to get to know another country or people’s culture. I believe it is THE way. Food is the way to break down barriers, cross borders and unite people at the dinner table regardless of race, class, religion or income. […]

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Recipe Post: Shark and Bake

October 13, 2011

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Shark and Bake."][/caption] A few weeks ago, I went to my friend Whit’s grandmother’s apartment in Queens to learn how to cook a dish I’ve wanted to make for years. Meet the Trinidadian deliciousness that is Shark and Bake. Shark is, well, shark. And bake is (one of) the delicious bread […]

Tagged as: bake, cooking, dinner, queens, Recipes, shark, sharkandbake, trinidad, westindian

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Guest Post: “The Chew” Review

October 11, 2011

So, what’s new MOB? I’ve seen tons of chatter in on Twitter and Facebook about the new ABC show, “The Chew.” The show follows the talk show format but centers around food, cooking and getting families back around the dinner table. I fully support those goals, so I’ve been paying attention. The hosting lineup is […]

Tagged as: guestpost, mariobatali, television, thechew, tv

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Mouth of the Border now in an App: Urbandig Takes You on a Tour.

October 10, 2011

Hey folks! Hope you’re having a gorgeous Monday. Hopefully most of you are out enjoying a day off. If you’re in NYC, the weather is unseasonably gorgeous. What better excuse than to get out and explore some new eats?! I’m excited to share that Mouth of the Border restaurant and ethnic food shopping recommendations are […]

Tagged as: apps, brightonbeach, brooklyn, mobileapps, nyc, Recommendations, Restaurants, russian, tours, urbandig

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NYC Wine and Food Festival Recap

October 7, 2011

This post was supposed to go up yesterday, but it just didn’t feel right blogging on my MacBook Air while the world mourned this country’s greatest modern innovator. I’ve been an Apple user since 1993 and my business runs on my iPhone and laptop. I could go on, but I’d like to just say R.I.P. […]

Tagged as: cocktails, events, guyfieri, liquor, nyc, nycwff, parties, paulliebrandt, spirits, winefoodfestival

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Brisket! And Pumpkins Empanadas: A Homesick Texan in NYC

September 30, 2011

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="299" caption="The Homesick Texan Cookbook"][/caption] I’ve spent the last week craving (and subsequently making or ordering) nachos, brisket and all sorts of other amazing Texan and Tex-Mex food. I suppose it’s time to fess up about why. For the past week, I’ve been buried in an advance copy of this book. Last […]

Tagged as: cookbooks, desserts, homesicktexan, mexican, pumpkin, Recipes, texas, texmex

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Tastes of Barcelona (and Stockholm!): Creative Edge Culinary Council Dinner

September 29, 2011

Last night I had a totally sensual experience, full of color, light and exotic cuisine. I was delighted to be a guest at Creative Edge’s second Culinary Council dinner of the year, featuring Spanish chef Rafa Peña of Barcelona and Swedish chef Johan Jureskog of Stockholm. [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="Table setting at Culinary Council"][/caption] […]

Tagged as: barcelona, ethnicfood, events, parties, resources, spain, spanish, stockholm, sweden

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Tamale Time!

September 22, 2011

Today, I helped friends make hundreds of tamales. Literal hundreds. Never mind that I’ve never even made one before. I got a free lesson that a lot of other people would pay for. Perhaps I have some readers that would like to take an informal tamale lesson someday? First, we mixed masa / masa harina […]

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Most Popular Recipes from Midnight Brunch Edition Two

September 20, 2011

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="With my friends and Midnight Brunch guests Patrice, Topher, Netta and Emily H."][/caption] If you missed it, Mouth of the Border hosted it’s second (well, it’s 2 and a half-th) Midnight Brunch over the weekend. Here’s the photo recap. Planning this menu was a challenge for two reasons. One: I would […]

Tagged as: appetizers, cake, chinese, cooking, dessert, midnightbrunch, Recipes, spareribs, tresleches

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Photo Recap: Midnight Brunch Edition Two with Google Places

September 19, 2011

Midnight Brunch Edition #2 (sponsored by Google Places) was a great success, judging by the clean plates, full bellies and smiles on our guests faces. Not to mention all the empty wine and cocktail glasses … We had 30 people (winners of the Google Places/Midnight Brunch contest) join us for a secret rendez-vous on the […]

Tagged as: cocktails, ethnicfood, googleplaces, midnightbrunch, nyc, parties, supperclub

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