Opening Today in Greenpoint: The Queen’s Hideaway
About a month ago, I wrote a short piece for Time Out New York about a charming-looking new restaurant, scheduled to open that week in ...
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 ...
Misc, New York, Quick Tips, Recommendations
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
My Story, New York, Recommendations
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 ...
Mains, New York, One-Handed Meals, Popular, Quick Suppers, Recipes, Weight Watchers
Chicken a la Cono, Debbie Style (Chicken with Potatoes, Mushrooms, & Vinegar Peppers)
You may recall my rave about Cono & Sons O’Pescatore, our favorite old-school Italian joint. Well, my Weight Watchers meeting is around the corner from ...
Restaurant Notes: Chimu Peruvian Steak House
Williamsburg, where S and I live, is a tricky place when it comes to food. The grocery stores suck (now that we have a car I drive ...
Welcome to My Kitchen
On tonight’s episode of “Cheap-and-REALLY-Long-and-Drawn-Out Makeovers,” we have the kitchen of Debbie and her husband, S. S had been living in the apartment for over a decade before his fiancée ...
My Story, New York, Recommendations
A Four-Star Birthday Dinner with Two-Star Food: Blue Hill at Stone Barns
This is my last birthday-related post, I promise (well, this year, anyway)…
When you’re a freelancer, money is always an issue. One month might be overflowing with business, ...