April 2011
6 posts
Home Sweet Home
I’ve mentioned my mom’s culinary limitations before—she burns things, over-salts food and often confuses spicy peppers for mild ones. But thanks to my after-school mom, also known as Cari, my best friend’s mother, my childhood wasn’t completely devoid of delicious homecooked meals. There wasn’t a day that we didn’t sit down to overflowing plates of picadillo,...
Tapeando
I love sharing food almost as much as I adore desserts, but when you’re dining with someone who is unequivocally averse to sweets, one of the two must do. Thus, we did our damage in the form of carbs, cold cuts and two, very crispy croquetas over a lingering lunch at Xixón (2101 SW 22nd St., 305.854.9350), one of my favorite restaurants in Miami.
The standout—though not in size—was...
March 2011
11 posts
Chew on This →
Eye candy you’ll want to do more than chew. (via @ Gastronomista)
Secret Ingredient
New York City was abuzz with the arrival of legendary chef Ferran Adrià, who was in town to help promote The Sorcerer’s Apprentice: A Season in the Kitchen at Ferran Adria’s elBulli, Lisa Abend’s new book about the hundreds of stagiaires who’ve passed through elBulli’s fabled kitchen.
Among his many stops (Adrià was spotted dining around town everywhere from Old...
Can I Tap That?
I typically stay away from Kips Bay/Murray Hill establishments that resemble fraternity houses more than they do watering holes, but the lure of free booze and bites at the grand opening of Taproom 307 was too much to resist.
Billed as an “upscale-pub,” Taproom 307 (307 Third Ave. 212.725.4766) boasts 42 beers on tap, which, for a beer novice like myself, is entirely too...
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Chalkboard Specials
Your Cruise Director, here! It’s Tuesday and I’m already contemplating not just what I’ll be doing this weekend but, most importantly, what I’ll be eating. So, as I sprightly typed away a list of restaurant deals and culinary happenings literally popping up around town to share with friends, I thought to share it with you all too.
Scrounge up your stretchy pants, hit the...
Seconds, anyone?
With enough reinventions to rival Madonna, my blog’s going through yet another transformation. Years ago when I first started blogging for class, my professor suggested we find a beat and stick to it. As an aspiring food writer with regular rezzies at many of Miami’s best restaurants, I decided to chronicle my meals out. Now, as a denizen of the culinary nexus that is New York City, I’ve decided...
December 2010
1 post
1 tag
WatchSo you want to be a journalist? Ah, kids and their pipe dreams.
September 2010
3 posts
August 2010
2 posts
“Who has been drinking? And into what ear so good dost pour thy woes for it to...”
– Paul Verlaine
July 2010
3 posts
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“Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough.”
– Mark Twain (Hotel Griffou’s cocktail menu)
“Your first year [living] in New York is awful.”
– Anonymous (overheard at Cindy’s birthday party Friday night)
June 2010
3 posts
“New York—that unnatural city where everyone is an exile, none more so than the...”
– Charlotte Perkins Gilman
“One belongs to New York instantly, one belongs to it as much in five minutes as...”
– Thomas Wolfe