City Vineyard, Hudson River Park, NYC
Each summer on the island of Manhattan, I try to visit each of my favorite Hudson River waterside haunts at least once. Some include The Frying [...]
Irresistible Chocolate Chip Banana Bread or Muffins
Eric and Cole (my grandson) made the banana bread for me so that I could have some photos to share. They opted for muffins. While [...]
Pasqua Wine Dinner at Rue 57, Midtown, NYC
Was invited to meet Alessandro and Riccardo Pasqua of the eponymous estate near Verona, Italy for dinner at Rue 57 with a few other journalists [...]
Terrasse Des Espices, Marrakech, Morocco
We had the evening off after a visit to an organic farm outside Marrakech. We originally had a reservation at Dar Yacout — a famed [...]
Most Recent Bites
Happy Hour *** at Fogo d’Chāo, Midtown, NYC
Fogo d’Chāo has a daily happy hour (HH) all day long. I give this Brazilian steak house a 3-star rating, as you can easily make a meal for dinner from their abundant food offerings. That [...]
Comodo in Freehand Hotel, Flatiron, NYC
We met again for lunch at Comodo, the Latin American restaurant in the Freeland Hotel on Lexington, between 23 and 24. It was convenient, and I hadn't been in over a year. Service was almost non-existent. [...]
City Winery, Hudson River Park, NYC
Walking Hudson River Park, the Nation's Longest Riverfront Park, is a favorite of my pastimes. If you haven't done so, the park begins on Chambers Street and goes to 59th, with Little Island and many [...]
Early Weekend Breakfast at Madison & Vine, Midtown, NYC
Madison & Vine was one of the only restaurants I could find near Grand Central Terminal that served Saturday breakfast before 8 a.m. Lucky me as I met my son coming off a red-eye before [...]
Brunch at Friend of a Farmer, Gramercy, NYC
Servers certainly make a difference. That was the case at brunch recently at Friend of a Farmer. I arrived a few minutes ahead to secure a table. The hostess wouldn't seat me until my friends [...]
Happy Hour *½ Iris, Midtown, NYC
In continuing my Happy Hour hunt around the city, I met a friend at John Fraser's Iris midtown. [Please let us know if you have a Happy Hour for us to try and review!] We [...]
Bostwick on the Harbor, East Hampton, Long Island, NY
We arrived at Bostwick on the Harbor early to be sure we'd get right in instead of on a waiting list. We even got seated on the porch out of the sun as it began [...]
Joy Bauer’s Turkey Reuben
One morning, I caught my friend Joy Bauer — the health/nutrition expert for NBC's TODAY show and an RD, like me — doing her segment where she swapped ingredients to make a Reuben sandwich "more [...]