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Early Lessons from an Irish Kitchen

People often ask me how I fell in love with cooking. I followed my nose, with my heart and stomach not far behind. It was the magical late autumn of 1969. I’ve always been drawn to the heat of the kitchen. It was where all the action was when Irish people got together to drinkContinueContinue reading “Early Lessons from an Irish Kitchen”

So This is Your Ocean

While Grandma sparked my love of cooking, Grandpa Willie Duffy lead me to my another great passion- the ocean. I saw Brighton Beach for the first time on a gray early spring Saturday. Grandpa picked me up and we walked the few blocks to the subway through the waking neighborhood. The B train runs aboveContinueContinue reading “So This is Your Ocean”

Hungry man.☘️ Tiny kitchen.🍽 Big city.🗽

Hi. My name is Jim Shaffer. I’m an Irish American, native New Yorker and creative home cook. I know my way around NYC and I have a sense of adventure that has lead me to nearly every neighborhood of the five boroughs and beyond in search of authentic delicacies and culinary delights. ErinGoScratch strives toContinueContinue reading “Hungry man.☘️ Tiny kitchen.🍽 Big city.🗽”