Aux Epices Restaurant, Tribeca, NYC + The Sickness
After being invited as media to The Sickness, I made a reservation at Aux Epices Restaurant as it was only a couple of blocks from [...]
Lower East Side Quintessential Trip with Lunch at Katz’s Delicatessen
It had been some time since I wandered around enjoying the tastes of the Lower East Side. I went recently with some other Dames, checking [...]
Dim Sum in Hong Kong, Classic vs New-Age, A World of Difference
Dim Sum in Hong Kong comes in many forms, from the traditional with waitresses pushing carts that you simply point to what you want to [...]
Goat Cheese Roasted Pepper Bruschetta
Here's a simple, partially make-ahead colorful hors d'oeuvre. To do ahead, I "toast" the bread and marinate the peppers. As company arrives, I spread the [...]
Super-Premium Gin Tasting Including the Indian Crafted Jaisalmer
This has been the year of super-premium gin, at least with the samples I've received to review. The gins include McQueen and the Violet Fog, [...]
Surfside lunch at Splashes at Surf & Sand Hotel, Laguna Beach, CA
Some dear friends from LA offered to drive down to Laguna Beach to meet me for lunch while I was out in California visiting my [...]
A Return to Morso, Upper East Side, NYC
After eight years, I returned to Morso, Tuscan pioneer Pino Luongo's Mediterranean restaurant under the 59th Street Bridge, as their guest. "Morso" is Italian for [...]
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Lower East Side Quintessential Trip with Lunch at Katz’s Delicatessen
It had been some time since I wandered around enjoying the tastes of the Lower East Side. I went recently with some other Dames, checking out a potential guide and tour for the upcoming LDEI [...]
Fast Casual Vietnamese at Sai Gon Dep, Murray Hill, NYC
I had lunch at Sai Gon Dep, teeny the fast-casual Vietnamese place on Second Avenue that specialized in Pho. I went with a book club friend who lives in the hood before heading to my [...]
A Time Warp: Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop, Gramercy-Flatiron, NYC
Eisenberg Sandwich shop, open since 1929, was one of those places I'd heard about yet had never been. One morning after being NPO (medical lingo not eating anything) for my doctor's visit, I made a [...]
Aux Epices Restaurant, Tribeca, NYC + The Sickness
After being invited as media to The Sickness, I made a reservation at Aux Epices Restaurant as it was only a couple of blocks from where we were seeing the show. It's a narrow inviting [...]
Dim Sum in Hong Kong, Classic vs New-Age, A World of Difference
Dim Sum in Hong Kong comes in many forms, from the traditional with waitresses pushing carts that you simply point to what you want to much more contemporary with offerings filled with French classics like [...]
Gordo’s Cantina At Common Ground, Meat Packing District, NYC
After spending time at Apple's Genius Bar because of a small piece of metal stuck in the port not allowing me to charge my iPhone, I decided to get a quick bite to eat in [...]
Lunch at Galae Restaurant After Chatting with Phra KK, a Buddist Monk
Our local guides Chintana Suwawan and her husband Poj from Window of Thailand introduced us to the Thai culture, Buddhist life and Lanna traditions before we boarded a bus to explore the city. Our group [...]
Lunch at TBar Steak & Lounge, Upper East Side, NYC
I met a relative at TBar Steak & Lounge for lunch, as it's his favorite place to dine in his hood. I chose my meal from the bargain Restaurant-week menu ($26 for two courses), he [...]