Eléa for a Greek Brunch, Upper West Side
Like its sister restaurant Kyma in the Flatiron District, Eléa is an all-white coastal Greek looking restaurant with a hip downtown vibe. Eléa, which means [...]
The Soft Non-Opening of Home Base Bistro, Murray Hill, NYC
I headed to the soft opening of Home Base Bistro on the date of my invite. When I arrived, I found an empty restaurant and [...]
Breakfast in America (BIA) Diner in Paris, France
Breakfast in America (BIA) is not your typical place to stop for a meal in Paris. It's famous for the classic American diner breakfast where [...]
Rosemary Spatchcock Chicken from Hero Dinners: Complete One-Pan Meals That Save the Day
My food-friends Marge Perry and David Bonom — a hubby-and-wife team who develop recipes for magazines — just released Hero Dinners: Complete One-Pan Meals That [...]
Violet Fog, A Special Gin Moscow Mule
An attractively packaged and designed bottle arrived at my doorstep. Inside the thick gold-embossed black box along with the final two stanzas of the poem [...]
The Fisherman’s Restaurant & Bar, San Clemente, California
We decided to meet at the Fisherman's at the wharf in San Clemente as it was about half-way between where I was staying and my [...]
Il Punto, Almost Theatre District + Yiddish Fiddler
Before heading to the uptown version of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, I returned to Il Punto for a quick dinner. This Italian restaurant [...]
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The Soft Non-Opening of Home Base Bistro, Murray Hill, NYC
I headed to the soft opening of Home Base Bistro on the date of my invite. When I arrived, I found an empty restaurant and a surprised owner/chef John Sierp wondering why I was there. [...]
A Trip to Pizza Beach for the Launch of Chanmé Frosé
"I want to invite you to the official launch party for my client, Chanmé Frosé, the first ever frozen rosé available in a portable package," read the invitation for the party at Pizza Beach on [...]
Eléa for a Greek Brunch, Upper West Side
Like its sister restaurant Kyma in the Flatiron District, Eléa is an all-white coastal Greek looking restaurant with a hip downtown vibe. Eléa, which means “olive” in ancient Greek, opened for brunch earlier this year. [...]
A Return to Robert Restaurant, Museum of Art & Design, Midtown West
One slushy day, I met a friend at MAD, the Museum of Art and Design that champions contemporaries across creative fields, presenting artists, designers and artisans. We visited the exhibits each floor and dined at [...]
A Birthday Celebration at Simon and the Whale, Flatiron, NYC
My friend had been wanting to try Simon and The Whale, Gabriel Stulman's eclectic cooking restaurant since it had opened about a year ago. I got a reservation for us for her birthday. We selected [...]
Il Punto, Almost Theatre District + Yiddish Fiddler
Before heading to the uptown version of Fiddler on the Roof in Yiddish, I returned to Il Punto for a quick dinner. This Italian restaurant is a bit off the normal pre-theatre dining path as [...]
Rosemary Spatchcock Chicken from Hero Dinners: Complete One-Pan Meals That Save the Day
My food-friends Marge Perry and David Bonom — a hubby-and-wife team who develop recipes for magazines — just released Hero Dinners: Complete One-Pan Meals That Save the Day. The cookbook offers 100 recipes using a [...]
Lunch at Alice’s Tea Cup Chapter II, UES, NYC + Tuesday with Ted Talks
We met at Alice's Tea Cup as I thought it was around the corner from where we were heading to watch Tuesday with Ted Talks at the New York Society for Ethical Culture and discuss contemporary [...]