May 2004

If there were a bar graph of things I cook, it might look like Manute Bull in Munchkintown. The Manute Bull, of course, would be Pumpkin Bread. I always make Pumpkin Bread. It’s my go-to recipe. Here’s why…To make pumpkin bread all you need is a can of pumpkin and that’s it. I mean, that’s…

There is Whole Foods in my backyard and then there is Whole Foods on Ponce.Whole Foods in my backyard is Lance Bass. Whole Foods on Ponce is Justin Timberlake.Cry me a river.Sometimes I go to Whole Foods on Ponce and eat dinner. They have a Blue Plate Special. The Blue Plate Special is very hit…

So, as I am wont to do, I posted my Per Se review on eGullet the night I wrote it. I originally linked it on here, and then it was merged into the general Per Se review thread. So here’s the link to that:The Link To That.If you click on page 4, you’ll see two…

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I am at my most miserly when given a gift that I don’t like. I can’t help it. It’s a combination of an overly expressive face and an underdeveloped sense of gratitude. The upside is that when I do get a gift I like, you’ll know it. I will emote wild rays of gratitude. Otherwise,…

In my brief stint as a fine diner (with Charlie Trotters, Seegers and now Per Se under my belt) I have reached the following conclusion about fine dining. It goes like this: fine dining is like death.Death is quiet. So is fine dining. Death is peaceful. So is fine dining. Death is infinite. So–it frequently…

When Restaurant Magazine listed its Top 50 Restaurants in the World this year, Balthazar placed 40th. This came as a surprise because I had been to Balthazar once before and didn’t love it. Was I missing something?After watching a play reading this morning at Juilliard, I hopped into a Death Cab (this guy was literally…

So after Juilliard (you may want to read today’s posts backwards, that way they’ll be more chronological-like), I made my way down to Times Square to meet my friend Ricky for an evening of Assassins and burgers. Who should I encounter on my way?Two zany prostitutes hawking their wares!Just kidding. These are my friends Dana…

This is Lincoln Center.See the trees on the upper right? Follow the path around to the building with the revolving door, take the elevator four flights up, follow the hallway down and enter the second room on the right and watch me on the couch interviewing at Juilliard. How did I do? Who knows! The…

Fresco is a sprightly Italian joint on Madison Avenue where powerplayers and fans of the Today show come to dine. Fans of the Today Show because Fresco’s owner, Mrs. Scotto, and her family are frequently guests with Matt Lauer and Katy Couric. In fact, my parents just one week ago spotted Katy Couric while lunching…