Birthdays beg us to ask ourselves big questions. Another year older and what have I learned, lost, accomplished, given up on or gained? Besides pounds! Last Saturday was my 33rd birthday, and I’ve noticed that as the years tick on, the questions begin to feel more acute. The stakes get higher, though my desire to [...]
March 17th, 2011
Birthdays, Black & White
February 10th, 2011
My Furry Valentine
As Valentine’s day approaches, I’m thinking about my number one man, the guy who’s always there for me and makes our house a home. When I wake up in the morning, I’m grateful to find him sleeping by my side, cocooned beside my belly in a lovers’ spoon; when I come home at night, he’s [...]
November 4th, 2010
To Eat or Not To Eat(aly)
I’m drawn to all things Italian, and not just in the kitchen. But when news broke that Mario Batali was opening an Italian mecca for tutto Italiano, I was hesitant. Why did I doubt the master? I guess I was worried that Eataly would be like every other consumer haven in the city, just another [...]
August 24th, 2010
Cheese, Please (Part III)
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
January 30th, 2008
Cabrales, Come Hither…
Last night I visited relatives in New Jersey. It’s true; I have them. Now, I’ve actually had a few good meals in the ‘Jerz, but this time around, there was none. We went to The Frog and the Peach in downtown New Brunswick (home to Rutgers University), which is supposed to be one of the finest restaurants [...]
December 20th, 2007
Cheese, Chocolate and Cream
Three of my favorite delights! Indulgences? Sure. A little naughty…I always hope so. A meal comprised of all three? Yes, please! In fact, I had just that, at a new place in Hell’s Kitchen on Saturday night. Casellula is an easy-to-love place with a hard-to-say name. Whatever. A place that traffics almost entirely in luscious dairy-driven [...]
December 10th, 2007
No Mas (farmhouse)
I always thought Mas (farmhouse) was a gift from The Restaurant Gods. The kind of place that reminds you why New York is the ultimate city for dining and food-forward living. I mean…eating off beautiful china at 3AM is just the kind of experience I lust for that is completely doable in New York, and not [...]
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