PRIME RIB: OUR COMPREHENSIVE SHOPPING & COOKING GUIDE
Rather than painstakingly restore all of our various Prime Rib essays, we've consolidated them right HERE. Simple & Attainable...
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DannyM
Mar 199 min read
OUR FAVORITE THINGS-- Preferred & Proven Products
We don't do paid ads... yet. But when we find products we like, we're happy to sing their praises. Raindrops on roses and whiskers on...
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DannyM
7 days ago6 min read
CHARLIE DON'T SURF & TURF (TAKE 2)
For my upcoming birthday dinner, we turn again to classic cinema for culinary inspiration. Some movies are especially memorable for their...
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DannyM
Oct 146 min read
FETTUCCINE ALFREDO--
The classic dish as it was meant to be... just in time for autumn! A few years ago America endured a sudden baby formula shortage that...
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DannyM
Oct 122 min read
HONEY-SRIRACHA DRUMSTICKS
Could this scrumptious treat replace Buffalo Wings? I've been tinkering with drumsticks for years trying to get them just right-- crisp...
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DannyM
Oct 32 min read
ONION JAM
A long and labor-intensive simmer rids the lowly bulb of its tear gas and celebrates a soul-melting trio of sweetness, tang, and umami.
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DannyM
Oct 31 min read
FRENCH ONION SOUP
The ancient French stable that has long fortified Parisian workingmen and soothed hangovers. AI-generated image. French Onion Soup......
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DannyM
Sep 275 min read
CAN AI WRITE ABOUT WINE?
We asked our web host's AI feature to recommend some American Pinot Noirs under $25. And here's what AI came up with. ( Note-- the images...
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DannyM
Sep 202 min read
GET YOUR GROOVE ON!
The Austrian variety Grüner Veltliner is relatively new to the Finger Lakes... and it's doing rather well. Grüner Veltliner-- "GROO-ner...
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DannyM
Sep 1211 min read
POTATO COOKERY-- 3 RECIPES FOR COOL-WEATHER DINING
Dollar for dollar, you can't beat a great potato dish. I’d probably love potatoes even if I weren’t half Irish… but I’m guessing that it...
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DannyM
Sep 63 min read
PORK GOES PRIME-TIME
With beef is getting a little spendy for all but special occasions, a lot of us are turning to high-quality pork. In the recent TREATISE...
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DannyM
Sep 54 min read
CRY, BABY, CRY-- The Wonderful World of Onions
I love onions. I use them– in one form or another of the genus Allium– in just about everything I cook that isn’t dessert. Aside from...
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DannyM
Sep 53 min read
ROASTED PORK LOIN
An Easy-To-Make Feast for an Autumn Gathering. A properly roasted boneless pork loin from THE SPRUCE EATS ; photo by Diana Chistruga...
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DannyM
Aug 301 min read
MY NEW FAVORITE STEAK
Beef prices are through the roof. Here's the antidote for me & my fellow steak lovers. If you find yourself reflexively gagging over $36...
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DannyM
Aug 2921 min read
PRIME RIB: OUR COMPREHENSIVE SHOPPING & COOKING GUIDE
Rather than painstakingly restore all of our various Prime Rib essays, we've consolidated them right HERE. Simple & Attainable...
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DannyM
Jul 244 min read
DR. KONSTANTIN FRANK WINERY
Another " Grand Cru " Finger Lakes winery... not that they need any such validation from us . The delightful view of Keuka Lake from the...
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DannyM
Jul 191 min read
FINGER LAKES WINE UPDATE
Some exciting news from our nearby wine region. We are pleased to share the news that WEIS VINEYARDS -- founded just seven years ago-- ...
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DannyM
Jul 115 min read
THE WEIS SQUAD-- SIGN ME UP!
Weis Vineyards was established in 2017 and named New York State "Winery of the Year" just five years later. Instant success? Think again....
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DannyM
Jul 51 min read
A FOURTH GRAND CRU OF THE FINGER LAKES WINERIES
Danny's Table is pleased to welcome Weis Vineyards to the Top Tier of our region's wineries. The Weis Vineyards tasting room-- with a...
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DannyM
Jun 272 min read
SUMMER, ACT 2: The "Dog Days"
In the first week of July we enter summer's sultry midsection... a.k.a. the "Dog Days of Summer." Sirius-- a.k.a. the Dog Star-- is the...
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DannyM
Jun 155 min read
CHATEAUBRIAND
Beef cattle yield roughly 500 pounds of meat. Less than 1% of that --maybe 4 pounds-- is the Chateaubriand cut. The thick midsection of...
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DannyM
Jun 72 min read
SUMMER, ACT I
Summer is a 3-Act Play-- Early, Middle, and Late. To me, Act I means joy in the form of strawberries & fireflies & really late sunsets....
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