21. Best Macaroni and Cheese: The all-American wonderfood seems to get more decadent from year to year. Lobster, truffles, prosciutto, crème fraiche…but my all-time favorite remains the relatively simple, smoked gouda-and-optional-bacon version dished out by Westville as an “appetizer”. Rich but not overpowering, creamy and delicately smoky from the cheese, it’s the perfect plate to share [...]
Archive for the ‘Lists to Live By’ category
August 24th, 2010
Cheese, Please (Part III)
August 20th, 2010
Cheese, Please (Part II)
11. Best Place to Assemble Your Own Party Spread: When throwing a party, there’s no place like home. When assembling the pre-dinner spread, there’s no place like Murray’s. I asked Beth Ann Coulton, Wholesale Rep at the venerable cheese store, for her advice on how to put together the best party plate. “When making a cheese [...]
August 13th, 2010
Cheese, Please! (Part I)
The Western world has had a pretty tight relationship with cheese for the past, oh, ten thousand years or so. At this point, we’re virtually inseparable; Westerners and cheese are like Bonny and Clyde, peanut butter and banana, pencil skirts and sky high heels! My own relationship with cheese goes way back, and my love [...]
July 8th, 2010
Best Outdoor Edibles (Part II)
13) Best Booze Cruise: Can you afford a beer? Then you can afford a booze cruise…on the Staten Island Ferry. Get your ghetto on by taking this free “cruise” roundtrip from lower Manhattan to Staten Island (you’ll have to get off and get back on again for the return trip, but it’s worth it for [...]
July 6th, 2010
Best Outdoor Edibles (Part I)
Now that it’s summertime (and the livin’ is easy), I’ll find any excuse to linger outdoors soaking up sun, feeling the breeze through my hair, or just plain enjoying the novelty of eating (and drinking!) outside. It’s hard to beat backyard BBQs, and sidewalk cafés sporting Wifi access are fine for a quick lunch, but [...]
April 16th, 2010
Free Wifi Hotspots in NYC (Part II)
13. Les Halles
When you’re tired of sweets and cappuccino, Les Halles will dish up hearty and delicious French brasserie fare to get you through that Excel spreadsheet. Just make sure you keep one hand free for the decadently messy Hamburger Rossini topped with foie gras terrine and red wine dip.
Locations: 15 John [...]
April 12th, 2010
Free Wifi Hotspots in NYC (Part I)
Now that the weather offers reason enough to smile and the sun sticks around past 5pm, an excuse for a day spent entirely inside is hard to come by. Though I dearly loved those winter weekdays spent curled up with Taleggio and a bowl of bacon-y stew, listening to the wind howl outside my 5th [...]
February 24th, 2010
Pizza Field Notes, by Celest
Whenever my dad (a gregarious MexTexican) comes to visit, his favorite thing to do is ask every random person he meets what they think is the best slice of pizza in New York City. He asks everyone. Cabbies. Bartenders. Bodega owners. He’s often eating a slice while he asks the guy, who just sold it [...]
September 29th, 2009
101 Tidbits About Belle (Part II)
51. I’m a great hostess. Great.
52. I hate the new trend of stem-less stemware! What’s the point of champagne if there’s no beautiful glass from which to sip it?
53. Yes, I always want more bread! Or chips, as the [...]
September 23rd, 2009
101 Tidbits About Belle (Part I)
Today marks my blog’s Two Year Anniversary! To celebrate, I’m offering up 101 fun facts you still might not know about me two years in…
1. “Crave” is my favorite word. And my favorite feeling.
2. I’m liberal, in my pour and in my politics.
3. I firmly believe there’s no inherent value in being a morning person…
4. …and brunch is always [...]
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