A Return to the Vegetable-Focused Dirt Candy, Lower East Side, NYC
After our cocktail at Tigre, we continued our birthday celebration at Amanda Cohen's love affair with veggies at Dirt Candy, a few blocks away. They [...]
One of My Favorites: Greek-Style Rice Salad
My dear friend Amy Hoopes, president of Wente Vineyard, texted to say "I was on your blog and got inspired. We added cukes to your [...]
Pressels Compared to Snack Factory Pretzel Crisps
Oddly when the person promoting these new Pressels emailed us, she knew nothing about — nor seemed interested in learning about — the competition. Snack [...]
Key West Dining: Roostica, Sloppy Joe’s, Santiago’s Bodega, Blue Heaven, Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville, Latitudes and La Chapina
Thanks to all the Facebook friends who responded when I requested restaurant recommendations in Key West. What follows is a sampling of the places where [...]
Most Recent Bites
KFC’s Chizza Pop-Up
My friend—an editor of a restaurant trade publication—invited me to sample KFC's Chizza with her on the day in February when the restaurant had transformed the store into a pop-up, serving the new menu item [...]
Mark’s Off Madison, Gramercy-Flatiron, NYC
Mark's Off Madison had just opened in 2021 when I last visited. That time was for dinner, this one brunch. Mark's is one of Pete Wells’s 100 Best Restaurants for 2023. On the corner of [...]
Jesse Cushman’s Papa Bubble Candies
I had forgotten that I had received an email from Jesse Cushman—my son Eric's friend from Hamden—about his new business venture. He had written that he tried the corporate life, but it wasn't for him. [...]
Australian Fare at Isla & Co, Midtown, NYC
Inside the Hotel Hendricks on West 38th Street near Bryant Park is a friendly little Australian brasserie where I recently met a friend for brunch. Once seated, we noticed many tables with flights of espresso [...]
Ceci Italian Cuisine, Theatre District, NYC
We ended up at Ceci Italian Cuisine on 46th Street for it's proximity to the theatre district. It's a quiet restaurant where we could hear each other while we dined. I'd recommend their melanzane ripiene [...]
Repeat: Shuka, Soho, NYC + Up & Up & Raines Law Room Speakeasies
Having had such a wonderful time at Shuka and Up & Up, I repeated the combo with my grand nephew and his girlfriend. We opted to dine outside as it was one of our spring-weather [...]
Happy Hour* Rangoon, Chelsea, NYC + Philadanco! Intangible at The Joyce
After my Zumba class, I grabbed a nibble at Rangoon, a Burmese restaurant close to The Joyce Theatre, where I saw Philadanco!, the Philadelphia Dance Company, presenting Intangible. I selected the Keema Paratha, one of [...]
20th Anniversary of Momofuku Noodle Bar, East Village, NYC
In honor of Momofuku’s 20th Anniversary, the restaurant is bringing back some iconic dishes for each dish a month at a time. The restaurant has received numerous James Beard Awards, including “Outstanding Restaurant,” for three [...]