Brunch, Dessert, Dining Out, Manhattan, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric CheeseboroFebruary 15, 2015INFIRMARYandouille, boudin, breadcrumbs, Brunch, cajun, cheese, chicken, crab, crab dip, crawfish, Creole, Dining Out, dip, eggs benedict, fried chicken, hollandaise, jambalaya, Manhattan, New Orleans, oysters, Parmesan, risotto, sausage, ues, Upper East Side, YorkvilleComment

The UES Gets NOLA-fied!

Brunch, Dessert, Dining Out, Manhattan, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric CheeseboroFebruary 15, 2015INFIRMARYandouille, boudin, breadcrumbs, Brunch, cajun, cheese, chicken, crab, crab dip, crawfish, Creole, Dining Out, dip, eggs benedict, fried chicken, hollandaise, jambalaya, Manhattan, New Orleans, oysters, Parmesan, risotto, sausage, ues, Upper East Side, YorkvilleComment

The Art Of Soul

SPAHA SOUL | 2270 1st Ave. (bet. 116th & 117th Aves.) | 212.427.3625 | spahaweb.zapto.org

Dessert, Dining Out, Dinner, Quick Post, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric CheeseboroAugust 31, 2014Asian, bamboo shoots, Dessert, Dining Out, Dinner, egg, fried chicken, ginger, Japanese, mayo, noodles, pork, Quick Post, ramen, roast pork, spicy, ues, Upper East Side, YorkvilleComment

Major Ramen at Meijin

MEIJIN RAMEN and DESSERT BAR | 1574 2nd Ave. (bet. 81st & 82nd Sts.) | 212.327.2800

Dessert, Dining Out, Dinner, Quick Post, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric CheeseboroAugust 31, 2014Asian, bamboo shoots, Dessert, Dining Out, Dinner, egg, fried chicken, ginger, Japanese, mayo, noodles, pork, Quick Post, ramen, roast pork, spicy, ues, Upper East Side, YorkvilleComment

Mind Your Manna's

MANNA'S SOUL FOOD RESTAURANT | 54 E 125th St. (Bet. 5th & Lexington Aves.) + Various Locations | 646.613.7100 | soulfood.com

Brunch, Cooking In, Quick PostKerry Alaric CheeseboroMarch 23, 2014apple, apple cider, Brunch, Carolina, cayenne, cider, Cooking In, corn, corn muffin, eggs, eggs benedict, fried chicken, hollandaise, hot sauce, mustard, Orangeburg, pepper, poached, Quick Post, sauce, scallions, South Carolina, spicy, vinegarComment

Carolina On My Mind

EGGS CAROLINA | Fried Boneless Chicken Thighs, Poached Eggs, Spicy Cider Hollandaise, on Toasted Corn Muffin Tops

Brunch, Cooking In, Quick PostKerry Alaric CheeseboroMarch 23, 2014apple, apple cider, Brunch, Carolina, cayenne, cider, Cooking In, corn, corn muffin, eggs, eggs benedict, fried chicken, hollandaise, hot sauce, mustard, Orangeburg, pepper, poached, Quick Post, sauce, scallions, South Carolina, spicy, vinegarComment

Cooking In, Quick PostKerry Alaric CheeseboroJanuary 06, 2014baked, casserole, cayenne, cheese, chicken, cider vinegar, collard greens, collards, cracklin, cracklins, crispy, deep-fried, flakes, flourless, fried, fried chicken, garlic, heavy cream, honey, juicy, mac and cheese, macaroni, naked, onion, pancetta, paprika, powder, red pepper, rosemary, scallion, scallions, skin, spicy, swiss, vinegarComment

Going "Commando"

"NAKED" FRIED CHICKEN DINNER | Flourless, Crispy-skin Skillet-Fried Chicken Thighs | Collard Greens cooked with Honey and Hot Sauce | Penne and Swiss Casserole with Pancetta and Scallion

Cooking In, Quick PostKerry Alaric CheeseboroJanuary 06, 2014baked, casserole, cayenne, cheese, chicken, cider vinegar, collard greens, collards, cracklin, cracklins, crispy, deep-fried, flakes, flourless, fried, fried chicken, garlic, heavy cream, honey, juicy, mac and cheese, macaroni, naked, onion, pancetta, paprika, powder, red pepper, rosemary, scallion, scallions, skin, spicy, swiss, vinegarComment

Cooking In, Dinner, Just Photos, Lunch, Whatever WednesdayKerry Alaric CheeseboroDecember 04, 2013baked, brine, cayenne, cheese, chicken, Cooking In, cumin, Dinner, flour, fried, fried chicken, garlic, Just Photos, Lunch, mac and cheese, onion, paprika, Parmesan, pasta, pepper, powder, red pepper, rosemary, rotini, saltComment

A Simple Sampler

SIMPLE FRIED CHICKEN | Rotini with Herbs and Grated Parmesan

Cooking In, Dinner, Just Photos, Lunch, Whatever WednesdayKerry Alaric CheeseboroDecember 04, 2013baked, brine, cayenne, cheese, chicken, Cooking In, cumin, Dinner, flour, fried, fried chicken, garlic, Just Photos, Lunch, mac and cheese, onion, paprika, Parmesan, pasta, pepper, powder, red pepper, rosemary, rotini, saltComment

Breakfast Comes First!

CHICKEN & EGG BREAKFAST | Fried Chicken and Scrambled Eggs with Scallion | Hot Flaky Biscuit with Cracked Pepper, Rosemary, and Black Sesame Seeds

Cooking In, Dinner, Quick PostKerry Alaric CheeseboroJune 10, 2013acid, acidic, bacon fat, balsamic, basil, breadcrumbs, brine, brined, cast iron, cast iron skillet, cayenne, celery salt, cheese, chicken, corn oil, Dinner, dried, drumstick, drumsticks, egg, egg was, flakes, fried chicken, garlic, grated, grated cheese, grated parmesan, herb, herbs, oil, onion, oregano, paprika, Parmesan, peppercorn, peppercorns, powder, Quick Post, red pepper, red pepper flake, reduction, sauce, spices, thigh, thighs, tomato, vinegarComment

Neato Fritto

Pollo Fritto (Italian Fried Chicken) | Tomato Balsamic Reduction

Cooking In, Dinner, Quick PostKerry Alaric CheeseboroJune 10, 2013acid, acidic, bacon fat, balsamic, basil, breadcrumbs, brine, brined, cast iron, cast iron skillet, cayenne, celery salt, cheese, chicken, corn oil, Dinner, dried, drumstick, drumsticks, egg, egg was, flakes, fried chicken, garlic, grated, grated cheese, grated parmesan, herb, herbs, oil, onion, oregano, paprika, Parmesan, peppercorn, peppercorns, powder, Quick Post, red pepper, red pepper flake, reduction, sauce, spices, thigh, thighs, tomato, vinegarComment

Cooking In, Diet Days, Just Photos, No-Diet SundayKerry Alaric CheeseboroJanuary 28, 2013cast iron, cayenne, chicken, Cooking In, cornmeal, cumin, Diet Days, drumstick, drumsticks, egg, egg was, flour, fried, fried chicken, garlic, herb, herbed, herbs, hot, hot sauce, Just Photos, mustard, No-Diet Sunday, oil, onion, paprika, parsley, pepper, powder, rosemaru, sage, skillet, spice, spiced, spicy, thigh, thighs, thyme, worcestershire1 Comment

"Cluck, Cluck!"

"Double Trouble" Fried Chicken | Twice Spiced, Twice-Dredged Fried Chicken Thighs and Drumsticks

Cooking In, Diet Days, Just Photos, No-Diet SundayKerry Alaric CheeseboroJanuary 28, 2013cast iron, cayenne, chicken, Cooking In, cornmeal, cumin, Diet Days, drumstick, drumsticks, egg, egg was, flour, fried, fried chicken, garlic, herb, herbed, herbs, hot, hot sauce, Just Photos, mustard, No-Diet Sunday, oil, onion, paprika, parsley, pepper, powder, rosemaru, sage, skillet, spice, spiced, spicy, thigh, thighs, thyme, worcestershire1 Comment

Dining Out, Dinner, Lunch, Manhattan, Opening/Coming Soon, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric CheeseboroJune 24, 2012american, bacon, beef, beer, beers, bits, burger, cheese, cheeseburger, chickem, cool, craft, dressing, fried, fried chicken, fried oyster, fried oysters, hip, Iceburg, lettuce, mustard, Old Germantown, Oyster, oysters, pickle, pickles, radish, ranch, salad, sandwich, seasoned, slider, sliders, slow-roasted, spiced, The Penrose, ues, Upper East Side, wedge, Yorkville2 Comments

This "Pen" Is Mighty

THE PENROSE | 1590 2nd Ave. (bet. 83rd & 82nd Sts.) | 212.203.2751 | PenroseBar.com

Dining Out, Dinner, Lunch, Manhattan, Opening/Coming Soon, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric CheeseboroJune 24, 2012american, bacon, beef, beer, beers, bits, burger, cheese, cheeseburger, chickem, cool, craft, dressing, fried, fried chicken, fried oyster, fried oysters, hip, Iceburg, lettuce, mustard, Old Germantown, Oyster, oysters, pickle, pickles, radish, ranch, salad, sandwich, seasoned, slider, sliders, slow-roasted, spiced, The Penrose, ues, Upper East Side, wedge, Yorkville2 Comments

Cooking Out, Dinner, KAC Series, Quick PostKerry Alaric CheeseboroMarch 20, 2012beans, biscuit, butter, chicken, Cooking In, dad, Dinner, drumstick, drumsticks, family, father, flour, fried, fried chicken, KAC Series, lima, lima beans, oil, Quick Post, rice, seasoning, simple, south, southern, thigh, thighs, traditionalComment

Father Knows Best

KAC Simply Fried Chicken | Buttered Lima Beans, Rice, Biscuit

Cooking Out, Dinner, KAC Series, Quick PostKerry Alaric CheeseboroMarch 20, 2012beans, biscuit, butter, chicken, Cooking In, dad, Dinner, drumstick, drumsticks, family, father, flour, fried, fried chicken, KAC Series, lima, lima beans, oil, Quick Post, rice, seasoning, simple, south, southern, thigh, thighs, traditionalComment

Dining Out, Dinner, Manhattan, Upper West SideKerry Alaric CheeseboroFebruary 23, 2012biscuit, buttermilk, cheese, cheesy, chicken, compote, cranberry, Dining Out, Dinner, fried chicken, fruit, gravy, grits, Jacob's, Jacob's Pickles, jam, liver, onion, pickles, preserve, preserves, sauce, sausage, sausage gravy, savory, smothered, sticks, sweet, toast, Upper West Side, UWSComment

Jacob's Latter

...The delicious buttermilk fried chicken's taste and juiciness easily reminded me of many happy South Carolina family dinners, while the sausage gravy, while surprisingly light on the flour, was abundant with a variety of spices, the whole combination in each forkful being a delight to every section of my palate.... [Full Post]

Sausage gravy-smothered buttermilk fried chicken with biscuit

Dining Out, Dinner, Manhattan, Upper West SideKerry Alaric CheeseboroFebruary 23, 2012biscuit, buttermilk, cheese, cheesy, chicken, compote, cranberry, Dining Out, Dinner, fried chicken, fruit, gravy, grits, Jacob's, Jacob's Pickles, jam, liver, onion, pickles, preserve, preserves, sauce, sausage, sausage gravy, savory, smothered, sticks, sweet, toast, Upper West Side, UWSComment

Cooking In, KAC Series, Quick PostKerry Alaric CheeseboroOctober 05, 2011autumn, brown, brown sugar, chicken, chili, cider, cider vinegar, collard greens, collards, collrd, Cooking In, double, egg, egg wash, fall, flour, fried, fried chicken, fry, garlic, greens, herb, herbed, herbs, hot sauce, KAC Series, mustard, neck, oil, pepper, powder, Quick Post, rosemary, sage, salt, savory, seasoned, seasonings, smoked, sugar, thyme, tobasco, turkey, turkey neck, vinegar, wash, winter, worcestershire, worcestshire sauce, yellowComment

New Jack Country

....I employ a "double dredge" technique in which I first drdge pieces of fresh chicken into flour seasoned with various spices, then dip them into some dry herb-infused whisked egg wash, then back into the seasoned flour before going into my cast iron skillet... [Full Post]

Fried Chicken | Collard Greens with Smoked Turkey Necks

Cooking In, KAC Series, Quick PostKerry Alaric CheeseboroOctober 05, 2011autumn, brown, brown sugar, chicken, chili, cider, cider vinegar, collard greens, collards, collrd, Cooking In, double, egg, egg wash, fall, flour, fried, fried chicken, fry, garlic, greens, herb, herbed, herbs, hot sauce, KAC Series, mustard, neck, oil, pepper, powder, Quick Post, rosemary, sage, salt, savory, seasoned, seasonings, smoked, sugar, thyme, tobasco, turkey, turkey neck, vinegar, wash, winter, worcestershire, worcestshire sauce, yellowComment

Dining Out, Lunch, Manhattan, Quick Post, SohoKerry Alaric CheeseboroSeptember 25, 2011biscuits, chicken, chili, cornbread, Dining Out, Dutch, fried, fried chicken, fries, honey, jalapeno, Lunch, Quick Post, slaw, Soho, spiced, The DutchComment

Get To The Dutch, On The Double

The Dutch | 131 Sullivan St. (corner of Prince St.) | 212.677.6200 | thedutchnyc.com

Dining Out, Lunch, Manhattan, Quick Post, SohoKerry Alaric CheeseboroSeptember 25, 2011biscuits, chicken, chili, cornbread, Dining Out, Dutch, fried, fried chicken, fries, honey, jalapeno, Lunch, Quick Post, slaw, Soho, spiced, The DutchComment

Dining Out, Dinner, Just Photos, Lunch, Outdoor Seating, Revisited, Takeout, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric CheeseboroMay 29, 2011baked, breadcrumbs, breast, cheese, chicken, chopped, cob, coleslaw, corn, corn on the cob, crust, Dinner, Dorrian's, Dorrian's Red Hand, drumstick, flour, fried, fried chicken, gravy, grilled, Just Photos, Lunch, macaroni, mashedm potato, nyc, onions, outdoor, panko, pasta, pepperoni, pizza, potatoes, pub, sauce, seating, slaw, soft, sriracha, steak, tacos, Takeout, thigh, thin, tortilla, tortillas, ues, Upper East Side, wingComment

Getting More "Red"-Dy

Dining Out, Dinner, Just Photos, Lunch, Outdoor Seating, Revisited, Takeout, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric CheeseboroMay 29, 2011baked, breadcrumbs, breast, cheese, chicken, chopped, cob, coleslaw, corn, corn on the cob, crust, Dinner, Dorrian's, Dorrian's Red Hand, drumstick, flour, fried, fried chicken, gravy, grilled, Just Photos, Lunch, macaroni, mashedm potato, nyc, onions, outdoor, panko, pasta, pepperoni, pizza, potatoes, pub, sauce, seating, slaw, soft, sriracha, steak, tacos, Takeout, thigh, thin, tortilla, tortillas, ues, Upper East Side, wingComment

Ooze and Ahs

...the meal-sized, hot sandwich showcased the best of its ingredients and their harmony. Juicy, tender chicken, coated in crispiness nicely tinged with cayenne pepper, supported nicely by the aromatic jalapeno jack cheese, which as by its nature creamy enough when melted to slightly temper the heat, all heightened by crispy, vinegary red cabbage slaw and the proper crunchiness of the grilled, buttered toast to give every part of the mouth—every taste bud and tooth—something to enjoy with each bite.... [Full Post]