Elegant dinner at Chef Michael White’s Santi, Midtown, NYC
My birthday celebrations began with a dinner at Michael White's newest iteration, Santi, an Italian restaurant off Madison Avenue. As you expect with him at [...]
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
Elegant dinner at Chef Michael White’s Santi, Midtown, NYC
My birthday celebrations began with a dinner at Michael White's newest iteration, Santi, an Italian restaurant off Madison Avenue. As you expect with him at the helm, the service is outstanding. I smiled seeing the [...]
Lunch at Jean George’s The Fulton, South Street Seaport, NYC
On one of the overcast, damp June days, we headed to South Street Seaport for lunch at Jean-Georges The Fulton. We had hoped to dine on the patio but instead sat inside, overlooking the harbor. [...]
Brunch at Bobo Rooftop, West Village, NYC
Bobos occupies several floors of a 1930s townhouse in the West Village, located at the corner of 10th Street and Seventh Avenue. The venue features a covered rooftop lounge where we celebrated two June birthdays. [...]
Spice Symphony, UES, NYC + UN Gardens
One friend who works at the UN was able to take us on a visit to the gardens. These impressive gardens feature numerous unique statues and monuments, all of which are open to the public [...]
**Happy Hour at Mermaid Inn, Times Square, NYC + John Proctor, The Villain
We grabbed a bite during The Mermaid Inn's Times Square happy hour, as my theatre-going friends are oyster lovers. That and it was close to the theatre where we were heading to the Tony-winning play, [...]
Tang by Mr Sun, UES, NYC + Met Opening Superfine of Tailoring Black Style
After the Met opening of the Superfine of Tailoring Black Style, exploring the importance of black fashion, the five of us walked east to Tang by Mr Sun on Third Avenue as we were hungry. [...]
Brunch at Catch, Meat Packing District, NYC + The Whitney: Amy Sherald: Four Ways of Being
Most museums in New York City offer free admission at some point. The Whitney Museum offers Free Friday Nights, Free Second Sundays and is free every day for those 25 and under. I took advantage [...]
**Happy Hour at Aqua, Flatiron-Gramercy, NYC
A group of us met for happy hour at Aqua, a relatively new restaurant located in the former WeWork space on Broadway, which serves Italian and Japanese cuisine in a cavernous space. The one-star rating [...]