Category Archives: Discovery, food

Truffle Mushroom Gnocchi with Boursin Pistachio Herb Slap-Your-Mama Cream Sauce

  I do love summer. There is no denying it. Less clothes, tasty seafood and fishing for fluke or crabbing at the Jersey Shore or out east suits me just fine. As the long summer days dwindle, the city takes on a whole new feel. But, before football madness takes over, there is a tenderContinueContinue reading “Truffle Mushroom Gnocchi with Boursin Pistachio Herb Slap-Your-Mama Cream Sauce”

ErinGoScratch Recipe: Christmas Lasagna Memories

This Christmas, like many Christmases before, I was involved in making a lasagna. This year I was the pilot of the operation, but many times in the past I was the sous chef for my mother’s one signature dish. It isn’t that my mother wasn’t a good cook, she was, she just didn’t have theContinueContinue reading “ErinGoScratch Recipe: Christmas Lasagna Memories”

Asian Fisherman’s Stew with Blackfish

Blackfish are a serious fisherman’s fish. Some of the most enjoyable fishing I have ever done in my life has for blackfish. They are quick, cunning and smart. When hooked they will dart for structure to cut your line. The blackfish, a.k.a. tautog, tog, or bulldog (Tautoga onitis), ranges from Nova Scotia, Canada to SouthContinueContinue reading “Asian Fisherman’s Stew with Blackfish”

Chinatown Chronicles- Volume 3

I learned my way around Chinatown in the early 1980’s by following my nose. I was burning shoe leather walking around the small and curving side streets; Pell St., Division St., Bayard St., all around the foot of the Manhattan Bridge. It was always a fun day poking around the shops and stores that wereContinueContinue reading “Chinatown Chronicles- Volume 3”

A Night at Pardon My French, East Village NYC

A fantastic birthday night for Kelly at Pardon My French in the East Village this past Saturday night.  PMF is a contemporary version of the bistro-style restaurant with a hip East Village spice. The food was exquisite, the service prompt and charming and the atmosphere was enchanting.  We ate in the garden, because it stillContinueContinue reading “A Night at Pardon My French, East Village NYC”

“Hook It & Cook It” Fishing, Dishing and Reminiscing with an Urban Angler- eBook coming November 21st!

ErinGoScratch@gmail.com ‘Call me Jim. This is the story of my particular corner of the sea- the ocean around New York City. I am a big man, home cook and fisherman in a tiny kitchen in NYC. I hook it and cook it, buy it and fry it, and will show you around NYC. New YorkContinueContinue reading ““Hook It & Cook It” Fishing, Dishing and Reminiscing with an Urban Angler- eBook coming November 21st!”