Pete’s Tavern, Gramercy, NYC + Bryant Park Ice Skating
One chilly day this winter, we walked around the shops at Bryant Park before bravely donning ice skates for a few spins around the rink. [...]
GREAT GIFT: Stirring the Pot, A Fundraiser for Les Dames d’Escoffier NY Scholarship Fund
Les Dames d' Escoffier New York (LDNY), a group of the most influential and accomplished women in the food and wine world, introduced Stirring the [...]
Fiesta Dinnerware Pitcher
Fiesta Dinnerware has always been known for its fun mix-and-match bright colors. The colors were born from a desire during the Great Depression to cheer [...]
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
The Whelk, Westport, Connecticut
Our evening started with cocktails and apps at The Whelk that included friendly service and good food. Some favorites include the smoked trout dip with dill, topped with trout roe and sourdough crisps ($18), hamachi [...]
Lunch Bargain at Fogo de Chao, Midtown, NYC + Rockefeller Center Tour
A midtown lunch for $20. Yes, I am talking about New York City! If you haven't yet tried Fogo de Chao's Market Table for lunch, I highly recommend. During the day, the continually re-filled market [...]
Mush Foods’ 50CUT: Mushroom and Mushroom Root Blends
An editor friend invited me to sample meatballs at Fieldtrip, a fast-casual restaurant in Rock Center serving rice bowls with veggies and ethically sourced proteins. Those jerk meatballs were my introduction to Mush Foods 50CUT, [...]
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 [...]