As Seen in Central Park

In the still, dead of late winter, I wandered a nearly empty Central Park. This was early in our relocation to New York and I was struck with the beautiful contrast of vast sprawls of woody thicket in the middle of a kingdom of skyscrapers.

Chilifest 2012

For Marah's birthday earlier this year, I got tickets to Chilifest 2012. This is a city-wide competition where dozens of restaurants set up cooking booths in the beautiful Chelsea Market in hopes of being crowned this years victor. The crowd meandered the halls, stopped at booths, talked to chefs, and tasted each offering of chili. Needless to say, there were many amazing, unique, and flavorful varieties of chili. It truly was a delicious evening!

This chili had diced cucumbers that added an interesting flavor and texture.

White bean, chorizo, and cotija cheese!