Chinese Tuxedo, Chinatown, NYC: Third Stop on Doyer Street Crawl
Chinese Tuxedo was our third and last stop on our Chinatown, Doyer Street birthday crawl. We were seated upstairs, which was quieter and overlooked the [...]
Choose Your Ingredients for This Macaroni Bake
On a Zoom call recently, someone mentioned baked ziti, which sparked memories of what Connecticut soccer moms' served when feeding a huge crowd of players [...]
Saco Chocolate Chunks, A Favorite
I've had a love affair with Saco real semi-sweet chocolate chunks since I discovered them early in my career as a food editor. Actually, my [...]
All-Day Breakfast, Charleston, South Carolina
On our sibling trip, we started our day by yakking over a meal at one of Charleston's many breakfast-all-day places. First stop, Toast! All Day, as [...]
Most Recent Bites
Sardi’s, Times Square, NYC + Outsiders
Remember the torrential rain with flash flood warnings as spring sprung? That was the night I ended up at Sardi's as it was easier to get to the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre to see the [...]
Fig & Olive, Meat Packing District, NYC
After visiting the Whitney Museum's Biennial 2024, we headed to Fig & Olive for a quick bite before my friend left for JFK on a flight to Amsterdam. We yakked and shared two salads. I'd [...]
Hav & Mar Seafood Restaurant, Chelsea, NYC
I returned to Marcus Samuelson's Hav & Mar with friends recently. It's his successful seafood restaurant, a 3-minute walk from the seasonal Frying Pan, one of my favorite warm-weather floating restaurants. We, of course, had [...]
A Return to the Met Dining Room, Upper East Side, NYC + Harlem Renaissance
As I've previously mentioned, you don't need to be a member to dine at the fourth-floor Met Dining room, but you do need a res. Before heading upstairs to the dining room, we first visited [...]
Cafe Chelsea, Chelsea, NYC
Inspired by the long tradition of French bistro dining, Café Chelsea in the historic Hotel Chelsea offers an all-day menu with a contemporary take on classics. We stopped in for brunch and were seated at the [...]
Jaleo, Washington, D.C. + Women’s Midlife Health Summit
The last time I ate at Jaleo in DC was at a party Jose Andres threw during a food conference in the 90s. I was again in town for a conference, this time for a [...]
Toloache, Midtown, NYC + Enemy of the People
I hadn't been back to Toloache since it reopened after the pandemic. Like many other restaurants, their website prices are lower than you'll pay. We started with their yummy guac ($16) with the accompanying salsa [...]
An Irish Pub: The Long Room, Theatre District, NYC on St. Patty’s Day
My grand-niece and her college roommates requested going to an Irish pub when visiting on St. Patty's Day. That's how we ended up at The Long Room in Times Square. The place was packed and [...]