Writing about food since 2004.
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Newsletter #8
I try to punish those of you who don’t subscribe to my newsletter (sign-up here) but this week’s is just too good not to share: dinners at The Mark & Franny’s and brunches at The Cowgirl Hall of Fame & Dovetail. Here it is… now do you feel guilty? It’s ok, I forgive you.
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Shrimp & Mussels
Protein has been the subject of much debate around our dinner table lately. “You know,” said Craig when I served him pasta for the umpeenth time the other night, “if you’re trying to get in shape” (see newsletter) “you should probably serve more protein and less carbs.” It’s a fair point, but here’s the deal:…
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My First Soft-Boiled Egg
Two Sundays ago, after a morning of bird-watching with our ornithologist friend Morgan Tingley, I ate my first soft-boiled egg. We were at Cafe Sabarsky, one of my favorite places in New York, and Morgan recommended the Wiener Frühstück for breakfast: a continental breakfast of orangensaft, ein weiches ei, weißbrot, butter, marmelade & honig von…
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Bananas Foster Bread
As a kid, I was a sucker for platitudes. Especially this one, which I heard at EPCOT: “If you can dream it, you can do it!” Things don’t change that much, I suppose: this weekend I had a dream and I decided that I could do it. The dream was Bananas Foster Bread. I wanted…
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On Taking Pictures of Your Food
For the past six years, I’ve taken a picture of almost everything I’ve eaten. Yesterday, for example, I took a picture of my lunch. I was at The New French with my friend Diana and I had an interesting salmon salad with escarole and a Muscadet vinaigrette: I took a picture with my cell phone.…
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Greek Salad
It’s true that travel is an important component of any burgeoning chef’s education, but sometimes you go somewhere and the lessons don’t stick. For example, I spent ten days last summer in Spain–most of that time in Barcelona–and though we ate some truly extraordinary food, I can’t really say that it changed the way I…
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How To Roast a Leg of Lamb
“Pete’s Dragon” is a movie I hadn’t seen since childhood. I remember being terrified of Shelly Winters, covered in all that mud, and bored by the Helen Reddy boyfriend-lost-at-sea subplot. But when my friend Chris Dufault stated recently that “Pete’s Dragon” is one of his favorite movies, I felt a sudden need to see it…
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Newsletter #6
If you haven’t signed up for my newsletter yet, you’re missing out. Today’s issue had a dirty word, a cous-cous salad, a bird-watching adventure, my mom’s restaurant reading glasses (they have lights on them) and brunch at Perry Street. Just because I’m feeling nice, you can read today’s issue by clicking here and then sign-up…
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People Dropping Cakes
It’s a beautiful Saturday here in New York which means it’s a PERFECT time to stay indoors and assemble a collection of YouTube videos of people dropping cakes.
