You know what’s better than making handmade pumpkin ravioli? Handmade pumpkin ravioli someone else makes for you!
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 was [...]
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 more [...]
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 hadn’t [...]
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 [...]
