Writing about food since 2004.
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Cappuccino vs. Latte
So I’ve gotten into the Italian thing of having my big milky coffee drink in the morning instead of the afternoon (because, as I learned in “Cooking For Mr. Latte,” one doesn’t want to drink a big milky coffee drink after a big meal like lunch or dinner.) When I was in the habit of…
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The First Supper (Or: How The Chicken Wasn’t Crispy)
There was a fight. It was our first meal in the new apartment; the first time, since getting gas, we were going to use our oven and our stove. I planned it perfectly: a comforting Southern meal, based largely on “The Gift of Southern Cooking” by Scott Peacock and the late Edna Lewis, wherein I…
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Worst Meal Ever?
Check out this Salon piece where various food writers discuss their worst meals ever. Then come back here and tell us YOURS!
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Dornenburg & Page, Part Two: In Which I Learn About Wine and Eat Terrific Food at Bar Carrera
After my embarrassment at having stood Andrew and Karen up on Sunday (and if you click here you can see they actually wrote a play about it! Funny!) I was sure to be early on Monday for our rescheduled rendezvous. The place, this time, was Bar Carrera in the East Village: I pressed Karen to…
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How I Dissed Dornenburg & Page, How We Made Up, And Why You Should Buy Their Book (Part One)
Hello! I am your host on this, the 7th day of Dornenburg & Page’s virtual book tour. They are promoting their awesome new book “What To Drink With What You Eat” which you can buy by clicking here: When I found out I was playing virtual host to Dornenburg & Page (who are extremely well…
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The Post Where You Get To Live Calvin Trillin’s “Come Hungry” Tour Vicariously
I’ve wrestled with the Calvin Trillin in my head for hours and I have come up with the following conclusion: (1) I can do this post because (a) Calvin Trillin’s “Come Hungry” tour isn’t about giving away secrets it’s about (i) spending time with Calvin Trillin, (ii) having food presented to you without having to…
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‘Tis The Season To Eat In Brooklyn, Fa La La La La La Al Di La
Let’s write about Al Di La. (That’s what the voice in my head just said as I sat down to do work; I have various projects going, but the voice in my head cares about you, my reader, sitting at your desk desperate to see pictures of food. (How many of you just scroll through…
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Here In Brooklyn
My dad grew up in Brooklyn and spent his life, one might say, getting out. And now his oldest son (that’s me) has taken the narrative full circle, bringing our gene pool back to where my dad started, where his parents and their parents settled and started life in America (most of them came from…
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Good Title, Bad Title
On The United States of Arugula: “What a great title. And what a useful book.” – Frank Bruni, Diner’s Journal blog “By ‘not so long ago,’ I mean in 1975, roughly the midpoint in the postwar transformation of American gastronomy, a revolution that is the subject of David Kamp’s lively, smart, horrendously titled new book.”…
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The Last Supper & The Big Move
This is the last thing I cooked in my Chelsea apartment: The dish was Braised Chicken Thighs with Saffron, Olives and Mint from “Molto Italiano.” I made it a few days ago before I started packing up my kitchen. It’s a pretty terrific dish. It begins when you season chicken thighs, dredge them in flour…
