Here’s Who Goes to Benihana
I might have known.
So the food wasn’t bad, exactly. Trowels of garlic butter on everything, which was a little disorienting—I didn’t think Japanese food was known for ...
Here’s Who Goes to Benihana
I might have known.
So the food wasn’t bad, exactly. Trowels of garlic butter on everything, which was a little disorienting—I didn’t think Japanese food was known for ...
Who Goes to Benihana?
Tomorrow is S’s birthday. He wants to go to Benihana. At first I thought he must be joking, but no. This is his choice, and it’s his ...
My Dinner at The Red Cat
Not every restaurant will lead a diner, disappointed by her entrée, to blame herself for a poor choice. That kind of culinary hypnotism can only be pulled off by an ...
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 ...
On Burglars, Snowstorms, and Eccentric Chefs
Wednesday night, around 6:30, I arrived home planning to pack and organize for a mid-week getaway in the Berkshires. The front door to the building felt strange, as if the ...
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 ...
The Right Man, the Right Restaurant, the Right Breakfast
Yesterday was the anniversary of S’s and my first date. Neither of us is terribly into Valentine’s Day, so in a tiny rebellion against the Hallmarkization ...
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 ...
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, ...