spaghetti
Dessert, Dining Out, Lunch, Manhattan, Outdoor Seating, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric Cheeseboroantipasta, antipasti, antipasto, artichoke, artichokes, arugula, black truffle, blueberries, bread, burrata, cake, calamari, cheesecake, chocolate, cocoa, compote, crab, crab meat, cream, cuttlefish, Dessert, desserts, Dining Out, espresso, fried, fruit, gelato, gnocchi, gorgonzola, Grand Marnier, Italian, Lunch, marmalade, nuts, octopus, olive oil, Outdoor Seating, Parmesan, pasta, pear, peppers, pistachio, pistachios, poached, prosciutto, roasted, sauce, seafood, sepia, shrimp, spaghetti, strawberries, tartufo, tiramisu, tomatoes, truffle, Upper East Side, vanilla, YorkvilleComment

For You

PER LEI | 1347 Second Ave. (corner of 71st St.) | 212.439.9200 | perleinyc.com

Dessert, Dining Out, Lunch, Manhattan, Outdoor Seating, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric Cheeseboroantipasta, antipasti, antipasto, artichoke, artichokes, arugula, black truffle, blueberries, bread, burrata, cake, calamari, cheesecake, chocolate, cocoa, compote, crab, crab meat, cream, cuttlefish, Dessert, desserts, Dining Out, espresso, fried, fruit, gelato, gnocchi, gorgonzola, Grand Marnier, Italian, Lunch, marmalade, nuts, octopus, olive oil, Outdoor Seating, Parmesan, pasta, pear, peppers, pistachio, pistachios, poached, prosciutto, roasted, sauce, seafood, sepia, shrimp, spaghetti, strawberries, tartufo, tiramisu, tomatoes, truffle, Upper East Side, vanilla, YorkvilleComment
Breakfast, Cooking In, Lunch, No-Diet SundayKerry Alaric Cheeseborobacon, black pepper, Breakfast, carbonara, cheese, cheeses, Cooking In, crispy, Dinner, egg, eggs, fresh cracked, Just Photos, Lunch, No-Diet Sundays, pasta, pecorino, pepper, pork, romano, sauce, slab, smoked, spaghetti, truffles, white truffleComment

Old World Charming

SPAGHETTI CARBONARA | (Smoked Slab Bacon, White Truffle-Infused Eggs, Pecorino Romano Cheese, Fresh-Cracked Black Pepper)

Breakfast, Cooking In, Lunch, No-Diet SundayKerry Alaric Cheeseborobacon, black pepper, Breakfast, carbonara, cheese, cheeses, Cooking In, crispy, Dinner, egg, eggs, fresh cracked, Just Photos, Lunch, No-Diet Sundays, pasta, pecorino, pepper, pork, romano, sauce, slab, smoked, spaghetti, truffles, white truffleComment
Dining Out, Dinner, Manhattan, Quick Post, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric CheeseboroDining Out, Dinner, Elio's, Italian, marinara, meat, pasta, Quick Post, red, salad, sauce, spaghetti, ues, Upper East Side, veal, white, wine, YorkvilleComment

Elio's-Centric

...I had forgotten how the rest of the city—the world—kind of falls away when I'm at Elio's. The dishes were simple yet expertly executed, channelling many layers of "home cooking comfort". My veal was so tender that my butter knife sliced straight through it in one motion.... [Full Post]
Elio's Veal Parmesan
Dining Out, Dinner, Manhattan, Quick Post, Upper East Side, YorkvilleKerry Alaric CheeseboroDining Out, Dinner, Elio's, Italian, marinara, meat, pasta, Quick Post, red, salad, sauce, spaghetti, ues, Upper East Side, veal, white, wine, YorkvilleComment
Cooking In, DinnerKerry Alaric Cheeseborobeer, black, broth, butter, fish, Guinness, hot, ink, mussels, olives, onions, pasta, Prince Island, sauce, seafood, soy, spaghetti, squid, stoutComment

Back In Black

...Earthy and having both bitter and sweet notes, the Guinness was amped up by the salty sweetness of the soy sauce, the subtle richness of flavors in the fish sauce, and the woodsy bursts of the bites of olive, all of them together working magic with the mussels without the risk of overwhelming them.... [Full post]

Cooking In, DinnerKerry Alaric Cheeseborobeer, black, broth, butter, fish, Guinness, hot, ink, mussels, olives, onions, pasta, Prince Island, sauce, seafood, soy, spaghetti, squid, stoutComment
Cooking In, DinnerKerry Alaric Cheeseborobalsamic, cheese, Cooking In, Cremini, Dinner, garlic, herbs, mushroom, mushrooms, onion, onions, Parmesan, pasta, pork, sauce, sausage, simmer, spaghetti, spicy, sweet, tomato, vinegar2 Comments

Hasta La Prego!

...Which is why, despite all the fanciful ways I like to recreate/reconstruct/update dishes, I always remember to practice with the basics. And meals rarely come more "basic" than spaghetti and tomato sauce (the meatball is a whole other "basic" conceit, as I implore new cooks to just master a decent sauce before they attempt a passable meatball!).... [cont.]

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Cooking In, DinnerKerry Alaric Cheeseborobalsamic, cheese, Cooking In, Cremini, Dinner, garlic, herbs, mushroom, mushrooms, onion, onions, Parmesan, pasta, pork, sauce, sausage, simmer, spaghetti, spicy, sweet, tomato, vinegar2 Comments
Cooking In, Dinner, Just PhotosKerry Alaric Cheeseborobasil, bread, Cooking In, Dinner, garlic, hot, Italian, Just Photos, meatball, pasta, pork, sausage, shrimp, spaghetti, spicyComment

An Italian Surprise

Shrimp-Stuffed Hot Italian Sausage Meatballs | Red Wine-Braised Tomato Sauce over Spaghetti | Basil-Garlic Bread
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Cooking In, Dinner, Just PhotosKerry Alaric Cheeseborobasil, bread, Cooking In, Dinner, garlic, hot, Italian, Just Photos, meatball, pasta, pork, sausage, shrimp, spaghetti, spicyComment