Rosa Mexicano, Lincoln Center, NYC + Robert Downey Jr. in McMeal
After seeing Robert Downey Jr. in McMeal at Lincoln Center Theatre, we crossed the street to grab a bite at Rosa Mexicano. The show is Ayad [...]
Paper Plane Cocktail Recipe
While in Washington, DC, staying with my friend Scot, he offered me a Paper Plane, his new summer easy-to-make cocktail. He recently started experimenting with [...]
Two Countertop Beverage Appliances Brita Electric Water + Hamilton Beach® FlexBrew®
At a recent product showing, I found two appliances from Hamilton Beach that warm the heart of a New Yorker with a small kitchen and [...]
Matto Wine Bar, Shelton, CT
We took a break from packing my friend's home for her move to meet a mutual friend in Shelton for a meal. We were yakking [...]
Most Recent Bites
Shopping on Main then Nômade, Westport, CT
After a stop at the farmers' market, we walked to Main Street in Westport to grab a bite at Nômade upstairs in their outdoor seating as the weather was unseasonably warm. We started with Bloody [...]
New Mikado, Chelsea, NYC
After taking my granddaughter to The Lion King, her first Broadway show, we headed downtown to New Mikado, a Japanese restaurant, as she had requested salmon sushi for dinner. We started with appetizers of tasty pork, shrimp [...]
Colossal Sundae at Serendipity, Midtown, NYC
My 7-year-old granddaughter had just arrived in the city from Den Haag. Before flying across the pond, she had studied Serendipity's menu with her parents to decide which treat to indulge in. She chose the [...]
Cafe Luxembourg, Upper West Side, NYC
My Upper West Side friends always raved about Cafe Luxembourg, but I only recently got there. I should have gone when it was in its heyday. We sat outside on an unseasonably warm day and [...]
Litchfield’s, Wigwam Resort, Phoenix, AZ
Five of us slipped away from the conference crowds into Litchfields, the on-site restaurant and popped a bottle of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Château La Nerthe, Rhône Valley, France 2019 ($135) to accompany our dinner. One had the [...]
Orso, Theatre District, NYC + The Counter
Orso on Theatre Row was one of my go-to's when I lived in Connecticut and came into the city to the theatre. The food was consistently good, and I often saw a celebrity at a [...]
Wren & Wolf, Phoenix, AZ
While in Phoenix for the Les Dames d'Escoffier (LDEI) conference, we left the Wigwam and headed into town for dinner at Wren & Wolf one evening. We started with caviar bumps ($12), minuscule compared to [...]
**Happy Hour at LS Social NYC, Chelsea, NYC
LS Social is a fairly new neighborhood cozy and casual cocktail bar on 17th Street near Union Square. I chose it to meet a new friend for a drink because it was close to home, [...]