June 1st, 2010

Market Report: Butter Me Up

I may be a chef and a foodie, but one of my favorite meals has always been bread and butter. Though I was not a finicky child, on those nights that our family ate “grown up food” I would be allowed, assuming I’d at least tried my meal and finished enough of the vegetables, to [...]

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January 8th, 2010

Naughty or Nice?

Uncle Tony is not my real uncle. He’s my cousins’ great uncle, but we celebrate Christmas Eve together as one big not quite Italian-American family every year in his brother’s (my cousins’ grandfather’s) basement. Phew, got that? It’s quite a mouthful.

Tony’s pushing 90, but by all appearances he is a classic bull, or better [...]

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September 6th, 2008

All in the Family

Whenever I serve a little bubbly in one of my eight vintage champagne coupes (think dainty goblet, not flute), I like to tell the story of the Manhattan wedding of my Great Aunt Frances to my Great Uncle Conrad in the ‘30s. It was, by all accounts, a stylish affair. I explain to my guests [...]

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  • Aug 1: Fly to Colorado for a Foodie Adventure
  • Jul 31: Rachel's Getting Married @ Mt. Hope Farm
  • Jul 30: Roadtrip to Newport for the Nuptials
  • Jul 29: The Dinner Belle Bakes 424 Cookies for Rachel's Wedding!
  • Jul 28: Beers with Sara @ 124 Old Rabbit Club
  • Jul 27: Dinnerdate @ Mermaid Oyster Bar
  • Jul 26: Happy Hour @ Aria
  • Jul 25: Beach Bumming then Back to the BIG Apple
  • Jul 24: Clamming in Sag Harbor
  • Jul 23: Weekend Getaway to The Hamptons
  • Jul 22: Late Night Nibbles with Snotty McSnobster @ Joseph Leonard
  • Jul 21: Happy Hour @ The Lion
  • Jul 20: Dinnerdate @ Walter Foods
  • Jul 19: Bike Ride to Billyburg for Dinner @ Pies 'n' Thighs
  • Jul 18: The Dinner Belle caters a Baptism Brunch
  • Jul 17: Cookie Recipe Testing for Rachel's Wedding
  • Jul 16: Bike Ride to the Cloisters with Cousin Natalie
  • Jul 15: Dinnerdate with Erin @ Corsino Cantina
  • Jul 14: Hot Yoga
  • Jul 12: Back to The Big Apple
  • Jul 11: Vermont Hiking, Biking & Kayaking with Mamma and Aunt Susie
  • Jul 10: Carrie & Gabe Get Married on a Mountaintop in Stowe
  • Jul 9: Roadtrip to Vermont for Carrie's Wedding
  • Jul 8: Dinner with Mamma @ Chef's
  • Jul 7: Fly to Buffalo to build a Cupcake Tower
  • Jul 6: Amanda comes to town and My Tribe does Dinner @ Roberta's
  • Jul 4: Independence Day Bike Ride & Williamsburg Rooftop BBQ
  • Jul 3: "Memphis" on Broadway & Fatty Crab for Late-night Bites
  • Jul 2: The Dinner Belle caters a Corcoran Open House
  • Jul 1: Dinnerdate @ Goods Food Truck

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Rye Manhattan. Zucchini Blossoms. Burata.

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Kraft Mac & Cheese. Vanilla Milkshake. French Fries.

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Gluten-Free Muffin. Smoothies. Goat Cheese.

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