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Photo by Carmelo Española An elegant mountain of metal meat, the Pelican Burger was yet another off-the-wall creation from Kuma’s Corner, as it brought elegant staples out of fine dining and integrated them with a burger geared more towards PBR-swilling hessians. The Pelican Burger had several layers of flavor that swirled in the palate. The […]

Death…The Brutal Way I like things hot. This past year, I’ve moved from cooking with jalapeño peppers to cooking with habanero peppers, which are 50 to 100 times as hot as jalapeños, to straight-up eating habaneros. (OK, only once. It was quite an adventure.) I’ve also become a fan of hot sauces, not only for […]

I saw this in the Bowery Whole Foods and had to get it. (Ingredients: mustard, mangos, chile peppers, vinegar, brown sugar, curry powder, cumin, chile powder, salt.) It’s pretty good. As the name implies, it’s not that spicy. The mangos give it a sweet, Caribbean flavor. I put it on eggs and veggie burgers. Minor […]