Archive

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…

Behold Hearth! Hearth is in the East Village on 12th street and 1st Ave. For the longest time I’ve wanted to go there, and on Saturday night the opportunity arose. It arose when I called Lisa at 5 to see what was going on (we decided to hang out Saturday night)—she had to shower and…

I was into nuts this weekend–mostly because I bought wine glasses. See I had wine in my fridge left over from my party. But I felt weird drinking the wine in my circular non-wine glasses. I didn’t have wine glasses. So I went to Fish’s Eddie and bought some wine glasses for cheap. I celebrated…

I ordered Chinese food the other night and found myself with leftover rice: I recalled this rice pudding recipe by Tyler Florence that utilizes already cooked rice. I decided to take advantage of it and make myself dessert. The recipe requires 3 cups white rice cooked and 3 cups milk. I had about 1 cup…

I’ve heard many good things about Le Pain Quotidien. Things like: “Hey Adam, you should try Le Pain Quotidien—the sandwiches are great.” The other day I was walking past one on 19th street (there are more than one) and I decided to go in. This would be the day–the day I tried Le Pain Quotidien.…

I bought this Gursky poster recently when I went to the MOMA with my dad and brother. I really love it–maybe you will too? (You can’t really see it, but the poster features row upon row of candy and cookies…)

Believe it or not, I’ve read all 255 of your responses to “Spring Attendance.” I have to say, I’m really blown away by all the participation. Thanks to everyone for sharing your information! Don’t worry—none of that data has been used to build dossiers on you by the office of foodland security. If you notice…

A few weeks ago, Josh at The Food Section posted this recipe for Pistachio Cake on his site and somehow that image of the greenish yellowish loaf coated with nuts seared its way into my brain and flashed into my consciousness on a semi-hourly basis. I received electroshock therapy and I now sleep with a…

If you took a theater class in college–particularly one in playwriting–I’m sure you’re familiar with “The Empty Space.” It’s essential reading for anyone who cares about theater or writing. It defines four types of theater: The Deadly, The Holy, The Rough and The Immediate. It’s opening sentences are classic: “I can take any empty space…

Remember the days when Lisa lived in Chelsea? We’d pad thai at Pongsri or hot dog at F&B before icecreaming at Ben & Jerry’s. Frolicking down 23rd street, not a care in the world: that all came to a crashing halt this past Monday when Lisa moved to Hell’s Kitchen. For those not familiar with…