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 [...]
Anne’s Amazing Almond Toffee Crunch
One weekend while at my friend Anne's home in Mantoloking, she mentioned that we would make Almond Toffee Crunch to then pack in red and [...]
Mozart Dark Chocolate Liqueur
The press release about Mozart's four new Chocolate Liqueurs piqued my curiosity. These chocolate liqueurs hail from Salzburg, Austria, the birthplace of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. [...]
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 [...]
Most Recent Bites
Rosa Mexicano, Lincoln Center, NYC + Robert Downey Jr. in McMeal
After seeing Robert Downey Jr. in McMeal at Lincoln Center Theatre, we crossed the street to grab a bite at Rosa Mexicano. The show is Ayad Akhtar’s new play, which closed in November, about a literary [...]
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 so much that we almost missed that our water hadn't [...]
Raku It’s Japanese II + American Museum of Natural History
On my granddaughter's last full day, we started at the planetarium show inside the American Museum of Natural History, where we watched the awe-inspiring Worlds Beyond Earth, featuring scenes depicting the evolution of our solar system. [...]
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 [...]