Spinach Bread
Posted on 09. Sat, 2010 by grace in Appetizers/Dim Sum, Breads
By Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez
Chickpea Chaat
Posted on 08. Wed, 2010 by grace in Healthy Asian, Indian, Salad
By Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez
Chaat is an Indian layered salad. It combines sweet, tart, crunchy and creamy. This is one of the versions we do at Lassi to accompany sweeter foods-since this recipe is more tart due to the tamarind.
Interview with Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez
Posted on 01. Sat, 2010 by admin in Interviews/Stories
A broken leg and a chance encounter with a generous culinary student inspired renowned pastry chef Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez to open Lassi, New York’s most authentic taste of home-cooked India. Making delicious use of farm-fresh ingredients and unbridled creativity, Carlucci’s ever changing menu reflects her sense of adventure and a love of rich, comforting cuisine, both sweet and savory. NAC: With a background as an American pastry chef, how did you end up opening an Indian restaurant? CARLUCCI: I was pastry chef for 20 years, and then I ended up teaching because I broke my leg and couldn’t go into the kitchen full time! I couldn’t not work, so I started to teach. And it was a student who brought food [...]
Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez
Posted on 01. Mon, 2010 by admin in Chefs
Celebrated for her three-star sweets at L’Impero, Veritas, and JUdson Grill, Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez’s pastry chef résumé reads like a history of New York’s most esteemed eateries. She began her culinary education at the Restaurant School in Philadelphia before traveling to France to complete externships in Burgundy and Paris. Her first pastry position was at Tom Colicchio’s three-star Mondrian, and a subsequent pastry chef gig at Union Square Cafe soon followed, setting the tone for an illustrious career. Over the next 15 years she created desserts for Sign of the Dove, Monkey Bar, and Sushi Samba while also working as a pastry instructor at New York’s Institute of Culinary Education. So imagine the food world’s surprise when Carlucci-Rodriguez decided to open [...]
Cardamon Lassi
Posted on 01. Thu, 2010 by grace in Drinks, Indian
To make life a little easier at Lassi, we start all of our lassi recipes with the same amount of yogurt. We use a low-fat yogurt—the flavor seems to go well with anything we add to it. You can add ice to the blender as well.
Mango Lassi
Posted on 10. Thu, 2009 by grace in Drinks, Indian
To make life a little easier at Lassi, we start all of our lassi recipes with the same amount of yogurt. We use a low-fat yogurt—the flavor seems to go well with anything we add to it. You can add ice to the blender as well.
Ginger Chutney
Posted on 10. Thu, 2009 by grace in Condiments, Fast Asian Recipe, GF-Adaptable, Indian, Thanksgiving
Tandoori Turkey
Posted on 10. Thu, 2009 by grace in Holidays, Indian, Meat, Thanksgiving
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