**Happy Hour at Aqua, Flatiron-Gramercy, NYC
A group of us met for happy hour at Aqua, a relatively new restaurant in the former We Work space on Broadway, which serves Italian [...]
Bobbie LLoyd’s Banana Pudding Icebox Cake
We recently featured Bobbie Lloyd as our Guest Foodie. She's the CBO—chief baking officer—of Magnolia Bakery who has recently published another fabulous cookbook: The Magnolia [...]
All-Clad Lifetime Warranty!
When my All-Clad stainless-steel tea kettle started leaking more water from the base than from the spout, I decided to check the warranty online. "They [...]
Garden Café, The Newt, Bruton, United Kingdom
One day while at the Edible London culinary adventure created by members of London Les Dames, we divided into two Country Tours groups, I chose [...]
Most Recent Bites
**Happy Hour at Aqua, Flatiron-Gramercy, NYC
A group of us met for happy hour at Aqua, a relatively new restaurant in the former We Work space on Broadway, which serves Italian and Japanese cuisine in a cavernous space. The one-star rating [...]
All-Clad Lifetime Warranty!
When my All-Clad stainless-steel tea kettle started leaking more water from the base than from the spout, I decided to check the warranty online. "They did say lifetime," I recalled, thinking back I had gotten [...]
Prix Fixe Lunch at The Palm, Theatre District, NYC
When I think of The Palm restaurant, I envision a humongous steak overlapping the plate. I also think of those walls adorned with fun caricatures of famous people. Recently, I discovered that this classic establishment [...]
Garden Café, The Newt, Bruton, United Kingdom
One day while at the Edible London culinary adventure created by members of London Les Dames, we divided into two Country Tours groups, I chose The Newt in Somerset, a working estate with acres of [...]
Caractère Restaurant, Notting Hill, London
We divided into two groups, mine heading to Kew Gardens, then all met up again for dinner at Chef Emily Roux and husband Diego Ferrari's Caractère Restaurant. It's a former pub now one of "The [...]
Pig & Khao, Lower East Side, NYC
NOTE: After visiting, we saw this notice online: "Our last day of service will be June 22." Both the UWS and Chesea (Piggyback) locations are open. Earlier this year, my daughter-in-law raved about a Southeast Asian [...]
High Tea at The Veranda, Goring Hotel, London
Upon arriving at Heathrow Airport, I proceeded to the "Arrivals" lounge, where I met my friend who was also attending the Edible London culinary adventure put on by members of London Les Dames d'Escoffier. We [...]
***Happy Hour Tao Uptown, Midtown, NYC
Our ex.expat New York group New York group began hosting happy hour gatherings on the first Wednesday of every month. This time, we chose the stylish Pan-Asian eatery, Tao Uptown. What we loved about this [...]