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[OTB]

Wilfred, you should've gone with the Fuji exr200. Tiny and relatively great with low-light situations. The EXR function eats up the battery like crazy, though.

Well-intentioned, and thank you, but my camera outperforms the Fuji in consumer reviews.

I don't think it really would have mattered what kind of point and shoot you used in that type of lighting situation. I had a giant piece of glass with phenomenal light capture capabilities on a 15 megapixel SLR and had trouble. I had to shoot in RAW mode and adjust the histograms like crazy in Aperture to get the output I did. You needed an external light source for optimal photography in that room. We didn't even have candlelight.

[Sneakeater]

Or maybe one of those cameras hidden in suitjacket buttons, like TV and movie spies used to use in the '60s.

They've gotten much better since the 60s. In fact if you can move just a bit to the right... oh, ok, I thought it was a suspicious looking mole but it was just a crumb.

Do you have a phone in your shoe?

[Wilfrid]

nice to have dinner with you Wilf.

Likewise. Although you're no Dr Shini, I have to say.

[Wilfrid]

I don't think it really would have mattered what kind of point and shoot you used in that type of lighting situation. I had a giant piece of glass with phenomenal light capture capabilities on a 15 megapixel SLR and had trouble.

I am amazed at what some of you achieved.

[Daniel]

alice has some pics up on her blog, too. They're pretty good (not that Wilfred's are bad, just. . . ) http://lingeredupon....n-required.html

Wow, really nice photos. I haven't even looked at mine yet, but I doubt they were as good.

You need to post them soon. Between you, alice, and jmoranmoya, we'll get to see a full perspective of great shots.

Wilfred, you should've gone with the Fuji exr200. Tiny and relatively great with low-light situations. The EXR function eats up the battery like crazy, though.

Here ya go.

New York Bite Club: No Kitchen Required

The photography was very difficult given the low light situation. I use a prime f1.4 50mm lens and I probably should have brought a lighting kit with me. But the photos came out okay.

I like how you picked up on the bluefish ceviche in the tostone cup.. That started out as me wanting to recreate something from Allswell. The potato latke with the cured artic char and horseradish sauce. So, at first I was going to do a cured bluefish over a plaintain latke with a little horseradish.. But, once I had the bluefish, I was going to make little tostone taco shapes and fill it with a smoked bluefish spread. I love smoked blue fish but, the weather was gross and I didn't feel like smoking fish in the rain. Then it went to tostone circles that were going to be stacked, with either ceviche or cured bluefish.

But in the end, I went bluefish ceviche with a horseradish sauce, in a tostone cup. We are going to be doing a wedding soon and wanted to time out how long making 60 cups would be. I see it with a shrimp salad, cured salmon, or even black beans and cheese, or something completely different like a stewed meat.. Later that night around, 2 am, we were putting the goat in the cups. that was awesome.

But yes, totally out of place but, tasty.

I really enjoyed reading your review!

[Wilfrid]

60 cups!



(There were lights in the kitchen, see?)

[OTB]

alice has some pics up on her blog, too. They're pretty good (not that Wilfred's are bad, just. . . ) http://lingeredupon....n-required.html

Wow, really nice photos. I haven't even looked at mine yet, but I doubt they were as good.

You need to post them soon. Between you, alice, and jmoranmoya, we'll get to see a full perspective of great shots.

Wilfred, you should've gone with the Fuji exr200. Tiny and relatively great with low-light situations. The EXR function eats up the battery like crazy, though.

Here ya go.

New York Bite Club: No Kitchen Required

The photography was very difficult given the low light situation. I use a prime f1.4 50mm lens and I probably should have brought a lighting kit with me. But the photos came out okay.

I like how you picked up on the bluefish ceviche in the tostone cup.. That started out as me wanting to recreate something from Allswell. The potato latke with the cured artic char and horseradish sauce. So, at first I was going to do a cured bluefish over a plaintain latke with a little horseradish.. But, once I had the bluefish, I was going to make little tostone taco shapes and fill it with a smoked bluefish spread. I love smoked blue fish but, the weather was gross and I didn't feel like smoking fish in the rain. Then it went to tostone circles that were going to be stacked, with either ceviche or cured bluefish.

But in the end, I went bluefish ceviche with a horseradish sauce, in a tostone cup. We are going to be doing a wedding soon and wanted to time out how long making 60 cups would be. I see it with a shrimp salad, cured salmon, or even black beans and cheese, or something completely different like a stewed meat.. Later that night around, 2 am, we were putting the goat in the cups. that was awesome.

But yes, totally out of place but, tasty.

I really enjoyed reading your review!

If you like tostone cups, check out the Tostobueno product.

http://www.tostobuen...onera/Trio.aspx

[Daniel]

60 cups!



(There were lights in the kitchen, see?)

I made somewhere around 70 cups and at the end Alicia was like, i like these plates better and it looks better with just one cup on the plate. They were eaten over the next two days..

[Daniel]

alice has some pics up on her blog, too. They're pretty good (not that Wilfred's are bad, just. . . ) http://lingeredupon....n-required.html

Wow, really nice photos. I haven't even looked at mine yet, but I doubt they were as good.

You need to post them soon. Between you, alice, and jmoranmoya, we'll get to see a full perspective of great shots.

Wilfred, you should've gone with the Fuji exr200. Tiny and relatively great with low-light situations. The EXR function eats up the battery like crazy, though.

Here ya go.

New York Bite Club: No Kitchen Required

The photography was very difficult given the low light situation. I use a prime f1.4 50mm lens and I probably should have brought a lighting kit with me. But the photos came out okay.

I like how you picked up on the bluefish ceviche in the tostone cup.. That started out as me wanting to recreate something from Allswell. The potato latke with the cured artic char and horseradish sauce. So, at first I was going to do a cured bluefish over a plaintain latke with a little horseradish.. But, once I had the bluefish, I was going to make little tostone taco shapes and fill it with a smoked bluefish spread. I love smoked blue fish but, the weather was gross and I didn't feel like smoking fish in the rain. Then it went to tostone circles that were going to be stacked, with either ceviche or cured bluefish.

But in the end, I went bluefish ceviche with a horseradish sauce, in a tostone cup. We are going to be doing a wedding soon and wanted to time out how long making 60 cups would be. I see it with a shrimp salad, cured salmon, or even black beans and cheese, or something completely different like a stewed meat.. Later that night around, 2 am, we were putting the goat in the cups. that was awesome.

But yes, totally out of place but, tasty.

I really enjoyed reading your review!

If you like tostone cups, check out the Tostobueno product.

http://www.tostobuen...onera/Trio.aspx

I got mine a year or so ago on Isla http://www.islaonlin...?number=5989INM It was 6 bucks.. it has not let me down.. but for the wedding, i think that 3 guy will be great.. i am going to need to have a few people making cups..

[OTB]

If you like tostone cups, check out the Tostobueno product.

http://www.tostobuen...onera/Trio.aspx

I got mine a year or so ago on Isla http://www.islaonlin...?number=5989INM It was 6 bucks.. it has not let me down.. but for the wedding, i think that 3 guy will be great.. i am going to need to have a few people making cups..

He'll actually make custom ones if you contact him directly. He made 12 banger ones for a few latino restaurants.

[Daniel]

It has been 3 months since our last official Bite Club Dinner.. I have been getting a lot of questions about whether we are open or not. We are officially open but, are really interested in getting into more and more catering jobs. We have done 3 weddings so far this summer not to mention, a free wedding for Miss A's family.. We have been averaging between 100 and 150 people. We have two more scheduled for this Summer. If anyone knows of anyone in need of a caterer, we would love to meet with whoever needs us.

We have tastings at our house where we discuss with the couple or whoever is throwing the event. In terms of doing Bite Club dinners as part of the underground restaurant, we are planning on doing one a month for the next few months. We sent our first news letter out this morning and we had enough responses by 10:30 that we are going to be sold out!

Anyway, that is my story.

Thanks,

Daniel

[Daniel]

Cool shot from an outdoor wedding we did. I don't know what the hell we would have done if it rained.






We had a bottle of whiskey in the kitchen which caught the photographers eye. I am hoping he remembers us to send me some food shots.

[Eatmywords]

Whoa, no tents or backup? Pretty ballsy. How many seats? Beautiful table and setting nonetheless. Nice going.

ps - is it too late to smack that kid for wearing a t-shirt to a wedding?

[Daniel]

That is funny, I didn't notice the kid in the shirt. There was a tent but, that was set up for dessert and dancing. I don't know how all of those people would have or could have fit under that tent. It would have been in possible. The people were around 100 guests in total.

[joethefoodie]

The thing about tents is - they cost a freaking mint to rent! As does air conditioning, when it's necessary.