Writing about food since 2004.
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A Matzoh Moment
Certain experiences belong in that well-worn jar on the mantle: “Only In New York.” Take the experience I had the other night before joining Craig for our second anniversary dinner at wd-50 (post to follow). I was in the Lower East Side, walking on Clinton Street (or was it Rivington?) and I noticed a humming…
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Mean Jelly Beans
You may have already seen this, but there’s a new product called Bean Boozled with two sets of identically colored-jelly beans: one that’s a traditional jelly bean and one that’s truly nasty. See the chart: Honestly, if I had to choose between buttered popcorn and rotten egg I’m not sure which I’d pick. I HATE…
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A Comments Freeze
An e-mail from Dreamhost (the company that hosts my blog) today informed me that because of spam and excessive comments in my archives (over 20,000!) they were going to put a freeze on my comments. Obviously, this is a big deal because comments are such a big part of the site. So please sit tight…
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Molly Stevens’ Braised Monkfish with Cherry Tomatoes & Basil
“Now is the winter of our Molly Stevens,” I wanted to say at the start of this winter. I wanted to say that because Molly Stevens’ book, All About Braising, is one of my all-time favorite cookbooks. I love this book because the recipes are flawless and, not only that, the results always exceed my…
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Meet The Plates
Our old IKEA plates were getting cracked and crackly and I recalled a meal I ate at a restaurant recently (though I don’t remember which specific restaurant–The Little Owl?) where all the entrees were served on quirky, idiosyncratic plates. “Hey!” I said to myself. “I want some quirky, idiosyncratic plates. When it’s time to get…
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The Worst Typo I’ve Ever Made in the History of My Blog
From the post below:”the dark chocolate sorbet was like a big gooey bowel of cold chocolate soup.”Have a great weekend!
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Recent Meals at Adour & Prune
Brillat Savarin famously said, “Tell me what you eat, I’ll tell you who you are.” As much as I’d like to believe that most people go through their lives believing this, my hunch is that most people don’t think it’s a character-defining moment when they sprinkle Splenda into their coffee. Instead, I think many people…
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Rena Made Us Dinner
A belated thanks to Rena, Craig’s friend (and now my friend) from Seattle who stayed with us a few weeks ago and made us a delicious dinner of Otsu from Deborah Madison’s Vegetarian Cooking For Everyone. I made Heidi Swanson’s Otsu last May (click here) and really enjoyed my first Otsu experience. Deborah Madison’s otsu…
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Comment Policy
I recently did an interview with Express (A Publication of The Washington Post) and the interviewer, Stefanie Gans, asked me: “What’s your policy on comments? Do you keep all of them? Even the offensive ones?” I answered: “I think of comments like guests at a dinner party: If someone said this at a dinner party…
