From Passionate Amateur to Smoothly Professional: Smoked BBQ
Just a few days ago I wrote about some incredible, authentic Texas bbq we were lucky enough to stuff ourselves with. Who’da thunk I’d have a second barbecue experience to share with you in the same week? As it happens, the other night S and I went to Smoked, a new spot in the East ...Keep Reading
The Top 10 Things Every New York Foodie Should Do
The other day my friend E sent me a link to a fascinating article from the UK’s Observer, entitled “The Top 50 Things Every Foodie Should Do.” They asked a handful of Britain’s top food-lovers to help assemble a list of food-related experiences we should all have before dying. The end result included mundane—though valuable—things ...Keep Reading
Celebrating the First Year at Aurora
Yesterday was S’s and my first wedding anniversary. I’ve often read that the first year is the hardest but honestly, I’m not sure things could get any easier between us. This is not to say that it’s been all hearts and flowers: We’ve had difficulties, everything from the financial uncertainties that arise when two freelancers ...Keep Reading
Chocolate Haven? Chocolate Heaven? It’s All the Same to Me
This afternoon I went on a field trip to heaven. I met my friend E, her sweetly sleeping six-week old baby F, and her adorable pup Sheridan (who gave me permission to use his full name) at Jacques Torres’ Chocolate Haven at 350 Hudson Street, in the lower reaches of the West Village. I’ve been ...Keep Reading
A Bad Night for Food, a Great Night for Funk
Earlier this week, I noticed a squib in the Times saying that Morris Day and The Time would be doing a show Thursday night at the Apollo Theater in Harlem, with the Ohio Players opening. This was notable for three reasons: 1. I loves me some funk.2. S is a Prince fan to the nth ...Keep Reading
