***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 [...]
Choose Your Ingredients for This Macaroni Bake
On a Zoom call recently, someone mentioned baked ziti, which sparked memories of what Connecticut soccer moms' served when feeding a huge crowd of players [...]
Broken Shed: The Vodka of Tomorrow
As a vodka-lover, I looked forward to sampling Broken Shed Vodka, New Zealand’s award-winning, super-premium. And, I found their creative “The Vodka of Tomorrow” campaign [...]
Breakfast at Joe’s Cafe, Santa Barbara, California
We had a few hours to kill in Santa Barbara before heading to the airport for our flight home. To have enough time to catch [...]
Most Recent Bites
Torch and Crown, Union Square, NYC
After attending a packed press party with little to no food or libations at Travelers Poets and Friends, we left looking for something to eat and drink. It was a perfect summer night, so I [...]
44 and X, Hell’s Kitchen, NYC + Almost Stereophonic
On one of those perfect summer days with the sun shining and a little chill in the air, we decided to sit outside on 44 & X's patio before heading to theatre. We each had [...]
City Winery, Hudson River Park, NYC
On a gorgeous summer day, I met a friend to wander through the shops at Chelsea Market, then headed to City Winery for lunch. We sat inside by the windows at the waterside with a [...]
Laut, finally an “A”, Union Square, NYC + Sleeping Beauties at the Met
I had always enjoyed dining at Laut, a restaurant that blends Malaysian, Singaporean and Thai food, in my hood. When their letter grade from the Health Department that promotes and protects the city's health changed [...]
Secretive Celebrations Ends at Laser Wolf, Brooklyn, NYC
I was told to wear comfy shoes, dress casually and meet at the Astor Place subway at 2:15 for a surprise birthday celebration. After exiting the subway at City Hall, we met some other friends. [...]
L’Artusi, West Village, NYC
It took a few moments to adjust to the busting noise level at L’Artusi in the West Village, having just eaten at Greywind where I didn't have to strain to hear my dining partner. We [...]
Jane Bertch
Earlier this month, I reintroduced my Guest Foodie column and its interview that acquaints you with the thoughts, insights and achievements of people in or related to the food industry. Today's story is about Jane [...]
Dan Kluger’s Greywind, Midtown West, NYC
Dan Kluger, the former executive chef at ABC Kitchen who went on to open Loring Place, is now at Greywind, a windowed 58-seat dining room on the corner of Tenth Avenue and 35th Street slightly [...]