I can say with the utmost confidence that growing up in New York City, the nexus of the universe when it comes to Jewish delis, has made me somewhat of a (self-proclaimed) expert on all matters pastrami. A homemade version of this smoky and peppery staple of any decent NY-style sandwich shop has always eluded [...]
Posts from ‘May, 2010’
Internship Recap – Week 7
Week 7 of my internship has come and passed, with this week marking the end of the three week filming period for the America’s Test Kitchen TV show. As far as I can gather, filming went off without any major glitches or snafus. I imagine that after 11 years of doing this, the film crew, [...]
Shrimp and Grits
When the wife and I were in Portland, OR at the beginning of the year, we ate dinner at a very well-reviewed ‘Southern’ inspired restaurant called Screen Door. I ordered shrimp and grits for dinner that night and was served easily the best interpretation of that dish I’ve ever had; the shrimp were perfectly cooked [...]
Internship Recap – Week 6
The end of my sixth week at America’s Test Kitchen means that I am now halfway through my internship; I really can’t believe how quickly it has flown by so far. TV show production continued this week, the highlight of which included a full day devoted to filming a number of outdoor grilling segments. Here [...]
Internship Recap – Week 5 – TV Time!
As promised, I finally brought my camera into work with me, just in time to capture the filming of America’s Test Kitchen’s 11th season, which began this week. My regularly scheduled work as an intern continued this week with grocery and mise en place duties still being my primary responsibilities. On top of that, myself [...]
Internship Recap – Week 4
TV filming begins next week and you can cut the tension in the test kitchen with an 8″ chef’s knife as people (including all of us interns) spent a good part of the week cleaning, organizing and getting ready for the ensuing madness. For the 11th season of the America’s Test Kitchen TV show, the [...]
