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 25th, 2011
I Sodi & The Dutch: Eat it Up!
April 14th, 2011
Springing for Boar (and more)
Spring has sprung, and there is no foolin’ this maven with the signs that the season’s delicate, earthen flavor sensations are beginning to bloom before our very eyes! It’s umbrella season, and as we stash away our heavy coats, woolen stockings and winter recipes, we make room in our closets and our pantries for the [...]
October 28th, 2009
Brown Butter Sage Pumpkin Ravioli
Here’s the thing. You might think it’s a bit of a cop-out, but the truth is that I know how to make ravioli; I’ve made them several times with many different fillings, but unless I’m settling into an evening of pasta making with friends and family, I’d just as soon buy the suckers. But I [...]
August 5th, 2008
That’s Not Kosher
The other night I sat home watching Thelma & Louise on Bravo. It was a Saturday night (to be precise) and my neighborhood was abuzz with the usual dating and drinking crowd. I know this because I left my apartment for the first time that day at around 11 at night, to buy pasta. Somebody’s [...]
March 9th, 2008
The ‘Borg
I love the detritus of a great party—remnants of the consumption preceding the buzz, the high, the satiation, the quench, the satisfaction, the orgasm… At right are traces of the following consumables: espresso, Heineken, Sambuca, sugar, grappa, Lurisia, red wine, marinara. It’s the litter of an enjoyable evening—a post-game party at which I was unlikely cheerleader. I [...]
February 23rd, 2008
Two-Faced and Terrific
I’ve been working on my Italian a lot lately. I’ve also been practicing my language skills… The other night I wasn’t out with the Italian, but I was still craving some, so after a meeting with potential Dinner Belle clients in the East Village, Erin and I decided to hit up the new spot on 7th St., Giano. Honestly, we chose the spot [...]
November 4th, 2007
Butter Me Up
Celest dragged me to a three-plus hours-long avant garde production of Hamlet last night. I’ll kill her later. Here’s the thing: I actually love Hamlet; it is, in fact, my favorite of all Shakespearean dramas and my expectations were high since it was the famous Wooster Group performing at The Public. But. I. Thought. It. Was. Torture. If the theatre [...]
October 22nd, 2007
Pasta vs. Sauce: Can’t We All Just Get Along!
Mario is my Italian Food God, despite his personal short-comings (I know some storieeeees…), and he said last week on his new Serious Eats webcast video short “Unclogged” (can’t decide if it’s a hip move for him, or if it smacks of “desperate to get back in front of a camera since I’ve been banished from [...]
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