Tag: Refined Chef

Peach Sangria And Farmers Market Snacks

It is mid-July and our summer libation list is growing.  We are pleased to bring you Sparkling Peach Sangria which is perfect for a weekend rooftop get together with friends.

Spring Ramps For Everyone

By Seth Fera-Schanes Ramps (also referred to as wild leeks or wild garlic) are available for only a few weeks each Spring. They grow up and down the East coast so if you tell one of your West coast friends about this pungent new weed-like thing you have […]

New York City Loves Oysters

By Seth Fera-Schanes I am reading The Big Oyster; History on the Half Shell by Mark Kurlansky.  The book details New York history through the oyster loving lens of it earliest inhabitants and later millions of newly arriving immigrants. Fast forward a couple hundred years and New Yorkers […]

Bloody Mary Done Right

Sometimes you are sitting on a plane and just have a craving for Bloody Mary mix.  It arrives in a four ounce can and comes equipped with 87% of your daily sodium allowance.  You pour over ice (with or without vodka, your call), recline your seat the 3 allotted inches and mentally remove yourself from the surrounding herd of coughing, sneezing passengers.