chocolate pistachio tart... and it's a wrap
Chocolate pistachio tart with brandied cherries at Bien Cuit.
If I had a nickel for every time my mother told *that* story—the one in which I was left alone in the kitchen with a pretty chocolate bundt cake another mom had brought to the big PTA meeting, and proceeded to tunnel through it, pinch by pinch, until it collapsed—I would be a rich woman.
So it's apt that the last piece I host and produce for CHOW is about chocolate. This chocolate pistachio tart is delicious, gorgeous and made with a lot of love. Props to Alex Lisowski for his usual expert shooting, directing and editing.
We've filmed 48 segments over the last year—48!—and I've learned a few things. I've learned to look at the camera like you're telling your best friend an awesome story. (Sometimes it works, sometimes you look ca-razy). I've learned how to produce a shoot without pulling my hair out. I've learned how to stand in snowbanks on Brighton Beach in 30 degree weather while looking chipper in a thin vintage coat, and how to look bright and happy in 105 degree heat. I've had the pleasure of meeting all sorts of extraordinary business owners, and learned the tricks to their various signature dishes. It's been something else, this experience, and I have really enjoyed it.
I'll continue to work on a few freelance projects, including writing and editing alongside some wonderful writers and editors at Gilt Taste. I'm very impressed with what they're up to.
Just for the heck of it, below is a list of all 48 segments, most of which you can find on the NY CHOW Report Youtube page. Thanks to all my friends, loved ones and CHOW colleagues for being so supportive as I took the leap from print to video, and I hope everyone's autumn is as pretty as mine has been.
10/18 chocolate pistachio brandied cherry tart @ bien cuit
10/11 hanger steak @ st anselm
10/04 beer cheese & tomato soup @ earl's
9/27 banana roti @ rhong-tiam
9/20 farcita at catania,
9/13 halusky at korzo haus
8/30 gelato flowers at amorino
8/23 ratatouille at thirstbaravin
8/16 peach-blueberry pie @ fort defiance
8/9 samosa chaat at mumbai xpress
8/2 arepas at arepera guacuco
7/26 chicken with foie gras at the beagle
7/19 bananas foster @ coolhaus/ lot on tap
7/12 crudo at esca
7/05 malted milkball ice cream at ample hills
6/28 strawberry gazpacho at northern spy
6/21 middle eastern picnic, governor's island
6/14 okonomiyaki, otafuku
6/07 tres leches, empellón
5/31 moi moi at buka
5/23 burger, burger garage
5/17 fusilli with octopus and bone marrow, marea
5/10 jamaican picnic, flatbush
5/03 pizza, zero otto nove
4/26 pernil, sofrito
4/19 lobster roll, red hook lobster pound
4/12 chole bhatura, sapthagiri
4/05 duck rillettes, colonie
3/29 lemon cake, betty bakery
3/22 papaya salad, ayada
3/15 deviled eggs, tia pol
3/08 fish and chips, the cuckoo's nest
3/01 chilaquiles, el paso
2/22 irish coffee, dutch kills
2/15 elk chop, henry's end
2/08 blueberry scones, ted & honey
2/01 khachapuri, georgian bread
1/25 cumin lamb noodles, xi'an famous foods
1/18 chicken liver mousse, vinegar hill house
1/11 Restaurant Week: pork chop, riverpark
1/04 sabich, taim
12/28 poutine, mile end
12/21 champagne cocktail, flatiron lounge
12/14 boozy hot chocolate, l.a. burdick
12/07 chicken adobo, purple yam
11/30 Mexican food: fonda; sunset park; tulcingo del valle
11/23 brats & dogs, Brats and Bark
11/16 mad scientist beer, sixpoint
Posted by Alex Van Buren at 10/18/2011 3:00 PM 
Categories: about me, adventure
Tags: chow ny1 video bien cuit
Categories: about me, adventure
Tags: chow ny1 video bien cuit
Are you still going to write for CHOW? What are you going to do now that you are off of CHOW.
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Hi, there! I'm a freelancer, so I'll still be writing and editing all over the place-- Men's Health, Gilt Taste, etc-- and will try to keep my blog updated with my latest work. Thanks for checking in! -Alex
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I must have missed the announcement that the lovely Alex Van Buren was going to stop hosting the New York Chow report. I thought the new hosts were temporary stand ins until Alex came back but that was not the case. Good luck Alex, NY Chow report will never be the same.
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Hi KD,
Thanks for the kind words. I truly enjoyed my time working on these videos, and am proud of the segments Alex Lisowski, our sharp CHOW editorial advisers, and I put together. I think Pervaiz & Liza are doing a nice job, though, and wish them the best of luck.
Thanks for tuning in, and I'll be sure to update this space with any future projects, particularly video ones!
Best,
Alex
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