Writing about food since 2004.
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Misc. Fun
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Check Out The Sexy New Serious Eats
Remember when Olivia Newton John goes all bad in “Grease” and John Travolta’s got chills and they’re multiplying? You may feel the same way when you check out the new design of Serious Eats.
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Fun with Feta
Oh commenters, you complete me. I did a post last week called Summer Food where I asked you, my readers, what foods really capture the summer season. The responses were great, but one stuck out in my head as I made my way to the grocery store this weekend. That was KatyBelle’s. She said, “Anything…
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From The Dept. of Unfortunate Food Business Names (As Seen In Seattle)
Not sure which is worse: this or the relatively new Vegan restaurant that opened up near me in Park Slope: “The V Spot.”
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Campfire Cooking
The tents are in the car, the sleeping bags are rolled and ready, and tomorrow we leave bright and early to go camping on the beach. Last night I asked Craig if we could build a campfire and he said “Sure” and I said, “Maybe I can cook on it?” And he said, “Nothing too…
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Top Chef Thoughts
Loyal reader Zeep wants me to weigh in on “Top Chef.” Here are my thoughts so far.
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Music Week Wrap-Up
Thanks everyone for indulging me/us this Music Week. In case you weren’t able to watch the videos–or, in case you loved them so much you want to put those songs on your iPod (please let me know if you do: I know a good therapist)–here are all four tracks in mp3 form. Have a great…
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Öko & The Fro-Yo Song
One of the joys of living New York is that you can be reading Florence Fabricant’s column in the New York Times about a new frozen yogurt place in Park Slope and then realize that to get there you need only walk out your door and over a few blocks. And that’s exactly what I…
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Falafel Love (A Song)
Music week continues today with falafel! Not only does falafel have three bouncy, musical syllables but it’s also a food I’ve never attempted to make at home. I recruited my friends Lisa and Ricky who are not only game falafel makers but also wonderful musicians and singers (they sing the song at the end of…
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The Lasagna Song
News flash: The Sopranos had its last episode Sunday night. Did you see it? We did. In fact, we were all so engrossed that when this lasagna (from “Molto Italiano”) came out of the oven–a lasagna that I spent a few hours making, and spent a good amount of money on–we decided to wait until…
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David Lebovitz’s Malted Milk Ice Cream: The Song
Welcome to Music Week! Every post this week (except for the one below) will feature a song penned and performed by yours truly (and maybe a few special guests). To start out the week, I thought long and hard about what would inspire me musically. And then I remembered this: That is the tub of…
