On a rainy night, roughly three years ago, the two of us sat in a coffee shop in the West Village, still in our business casual work clothes, drinking tea. Our notebooks were open on the table in front of us, and they were covered in scrawled handwriting analyzing cooking for two, considering how to […]
Quarter-Life Coaching
How To: Host a Finger Food Party
Picture us at age twelve or thirteen. Growing up in New York City, every weekend played host to at least one bar or bat mitzvah. And where would you have found the young quarter-life cooks at these weekly events? Not on the dance floor, getting down. Not by the photographer, grabbing attention from the bar […]
Quarter-Life Coaching: Sarah & Evan’s Perfect Crab Cakes
EVENT: Sarah & Evan Give BGSK a Lesson in Crab Cakes VENUE: Sarah’s Apartment, Lower East Side PARTY SIZE: 4 MENU: Perfect Mini Crab Cakes with Chipotle Mayo and Corn-Pepper Relish; Lobster Rolls on Brioche; Squash Slivers with Truffle Salt and Lemon; Coronas; Mark Bittman’s Tofu Chocolate Pudding (chili powder omitted) The first meal I […]
Quarter-Life Coaching: Chef Jennie on Browning and Bolognese
EVENT: Twin dishes for twins VENUE: Phoebe ‘s Apartment, Flatiron PARTY SIZE: 8 TYPE: Weekend experiment; executing the teachings of Chef Jennie MENU: Jennie’s Tuscan Spaghetti Bolognese; Pappardelle with Lamb Bolognese; Spinach Fettuccine with Mushroom Bolognese; Shortbread Two Ways and Airy Chocolate Mousse (Cara) Though we QLCs receive far more cries for help now than […]
Quarter-Life Coaching: The Farm Fresh Fledgling
EVENT: Baby’s First Kitchen Flight VENUE: Wendy’s Apartment, Financial District PARTY SIZE: 2 TYPE: Market to Table MENU: Mixed Greens with Baby Radishes and an Asparagus Drizzle; Cavatelli with Radish Leaf Almond Pesto My friend Wendy has all the ingredients to warrant the title of hostess with the most-ess. She has an expertly decorated apartment, […]
Quarter-Life Coaching: Caitlyn’s Midwestern Fiesta
The Birthday Girl, heapin’ a helping, making eyes at a cowboy. EVENT: Alyssa’s Surprise Birthday Fiesta VENUE: Phoebe and Caitlyn’s Apartment, Flatiron PARTY SIZE: 12 TYPE: Weekend Festive Dinner MENU: Chips and Salsa, Mexican Shepherd’s Pie, Spinach and Avocado Salad with Cilantro-Citrus Vinaigrette, Assorted Brownies and Cupcakes, Margarita While I spent 9 post-college months attempting […]
Quarter-Life Coaching: Dave’s Date Night
EVENT: Date Night TEAM: Dave TYPE: Romantic Meal MENU: Shrimp Risotto with Sweet Peas and Leeks, Roasted Asparagus with Lemon Though I know a free meal could never been viewed as a form of abuse, I still get occasionally paranoid that my friends feel taken advantage of for being my culinary guinea pigs time and […]