Writing about food since 2004.

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  • A Very Weird Snack

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    Since making my spontaneous salad creation the other night, my leftovers have provoked a very weird snack. This snack is: radishes dipped in dressing. Laugh if you will, but “Radishes Dipped In Dressing” is a lesser known Julia Child cookbook and a hiphop song by Jacques Pepin. There is nothing particularly wonderful or exciting to…

  • Pepper Punk’d

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    The Dosa Cart in Washington Square Park is often written about as a great New York deal; top notch homemade dosas as well as other Indian treats for not much money. Here is a picture I took of it with my cellphone: Last night at approximately 6 pm, I was killing time before going to…

  • Lolita and the Pine Nut Cookies

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    Here we go on a full comic adventure, thanks again to Comic Life–my new favorite software. Don’t forget to click to make larger! (And, this recipe comes from The Gourmet Cookbook—so it’s probably on Epicurious. They came out pretty tasty and I think they’re pretty healthy too: there’s no fat in them. Just almond paste,…

  • Fancy Salad with Tuna

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    There is a skill I should have by now that I’m afraid I don’t: it’s the ability to go food shopping, see the ingredients, purchase what’s fresh and create a meal from that. Instead, I almost always (99% of the time) go home, find a recipe and go shopping with the recipe in hand. This…

  • Lunch at Cafe Edison with Uncle Jerry

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    My Uncle Jerry is a character. He lives in Santa Monica, California and performs frequently at community centers, singing jaunty versions of “If I Was a Rich Man” and “Put on A Happy Face.” His mother (my great-grandmother; Jerry is my grandfather’s brother) was a performer too: we have a VHS of her on The…

  • More Than A Snack at Snack Taverna

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    Now that spring’s here, carrying my camera everywhere is getting less and less practical. See this new camera is big and bulky—in winter I put it in my puffy coat pocket and barely even noticed it. Now that it’s warm, my coat is becoming less and less necessary—where will I put my camera? I can…

  • Hearth: The Comic

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    I just discovered this amazing new program for mac called Comic Life. You can use your iPhoto pics and make a comic strip! Have I discovered a new format for restaurant reviews and cooking adventures? Perhaps. As an experiment, I just created a strip from our meal at Hearth last week. Check it out! (Click…

  • Mad About Lemonade

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    I had an infuriating experience today at Le Pain Quotidien. I’ve only been there once before. I told you about it. Well today I went back. I ordered their egg salad sandwich and a lemonade. A mint lemonade. The mint lemonade costs $2.50 but I thought I’d splurge. WELL. They handed me a plastic cup…

  • Baking Through Adversity: Oatmeal Coconut Raspberry Bars

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    Should I be concerned that in my writing program I am known best not necessarily for my writing or my insightful commentary but for my baking? The director of the department today sampled an oatmeal coconut raspberry bar that I made for my adaptation class and said to my classmates: “Boy are you lucky.” Apprently…

  • Alternative Pasta Lifestyle: Orecchiette with Pancetta and Broccoli

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    After my success with the River Cafe’s pistachio cake (celebrated, originally, at The Food Section) I decided to go ahead and purchase the book it’s from: Italian Easy by Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers. You can purchase it here: This book is surely now the most vibrant in my collection. The cover is a shimmering…