At the start of a new year, food critics far and wide simply cannot resist the urge to forecast our foodie futures. I count myself among the guilty. I’ve been asked to compile my predictions for this year’s top 12 culinary trends for Spice magazine, and I wanted to give you a sneak peek. Though [...]
January 13th, 2012
Top 12 Food Trends for 2012
December 1st, 2011
Boston vs. New York
I never thought I’d say it. I thought I’d rue the day. It surprises no one more than me, but it is true. I do not miss New York City. It’s been four months since I moved, and no, I haven’t really stayed away. I’ve been back to NYC for weeks at a time each [...]
July 15th, 2011
Crush-a-Belle: Tasting Table To-Go
I crave all things food and devour foodie news. Staying on top of restaurant openings, cookbook releases, chef sagas, reviews, awards, menu trends and New York’s culinary calendar is something of a religion to me. I draw most of my epicurean knowledge from friends in the biz, bloggers I trust, local newspapers and countrywide magazines, [...]
July 4th, 2011
4th of July Bike Ride & BBQ
Bike Ride & BBQ: Eat it Up! from Kimberly Belle on Vimeo. Happy Independence, Food Mavens! The 4th of July has arrived, and in the Northeast, it’s brought perfect weather for a bike ride & barbecue. Fresh off the heals of my Ride for Roswell bike-a-thon, I’ve become a bit of a Peddling Maven, and [...]
May 25th, 2011
I Sodi & The Dutch: Eat it Up!
Untitled from Kimberly Belle on Vimeo. The sun is finally shining, and it’s high time to hit the streets in search of this season’s best (and last) Spring Eats! Watch my video review above to get my dualing suggestions for springtime pasta sensations chuck-full of the artichokes, asparagus, peas, ramps, morels and more, that celebrate [...]
May 20th, 2011
Crush-a-Belle: Blood, Bones & Butter
For those itching to read an honest, raw, food-forward memoir, look no further than Gabrielle Hamilton’s Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef. Yes, that same Gabby Hamilton of the taste bud-tantalizing Prune restaurant, recently published her life story into nearly three hundred pages–and naturally, it speaks volumes on the subject [...]
May 12th, 2011
Amor y Amargo: Eat it Up!
Untitled from Kimberly Belle on Vimeo. First a Food Maven and now a Foodista! I’ve been selected as today’s “Drink Blog of the Day” at Foodista.com. Swing by their homepage to see my profile, check out my full list of the Top 20 Spring-Forward Cocktail Bars in the city, and get two original recipes for [...]
April 29th, 2011
Spring-Forward Cocktails (Part II)
11. Employees Only Everyone needs a neighborhood bar. But to be able to call Employees Only my neighborhood bar is something for which I’ll be forever grateful. Not that it’s a Wednesday-night-beer kind of place; the crowd at EO is always well-dressed, well-heeled, and sometimes tightly-packed on weekends. It’s the cocktails that make the scene, [...]
April 26th, 2011
Spring-Forward Cocktails (Part I)
As the warmer weather arrives, all the red wine and hot punch from the winter months becomes less desirable. The thought of warming my hands over a mug of mulled cider, as I so often did this winter, no longer seems appealing; with spring, thoughts of fresh herbs, flower blossoms, fizzes and flips take center [...]
April 21st, 2011
Maven of the Month: Snotty McSnobster
I’m unveiling a new monthly blog feature and have chosen my old friend and self-described “most powerful maître d‘ in the city,” Snotty McSnobster, to help launch my very first Maven of the Month blog post. Each month I’ll focus on a new Food Maven and ask him or her to share their insider secrets [...]
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