Dizzy’s Club, Jazz at Lincoln Center, NYC
I looked forward to what I remembered as authentic Southern cuisine before enjoying some great jazz and panoramic views of the Manhattan skyline at Dizzy's [...]
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 [...]
Saco Chocolate Chunks, A Favorite
I've had a love affair with Saco real semi-sweet chocolate chunks since I discovered them early in my career as a food editor. Actually, my [...]
Staycation at the Dream Downtown, Chelsea, NYC
Upon realizing that I could buy a resort pass to the Dream Downtown hotel in Chelsea only a few blocks away, I decided to take [...]
Most Recent Bites
A Michelin-Starred Vegetarian Palace: Dirt Candy, Lower East Side, NYC
Dirt Candy is one of only two vegetarian restaurants in New York City with a Michelin star. Interestingly, chef-owner Amanda Cohen is not a vegetarian. She says vegetables are just candy from dirt. Amanda is [...]
Barbuto, West Village, NYC + Breaking the Story + Twyla Tharp
After we went to different matinees, we met for dinner at Johnathan Waxman's Barbuto on the corner of Horatio and West Street in the West Village, just a 2-minute walk from Little Island. There, we [...]
Thai at Marwin, Midtown, NYC
Two of us sat waiting for the third guest at Marwin's cozy place on First Avenue. We were worried, as our friend never called, answered her phone or texted to say she was running late. [...]
Ambra, West Village, NYC
I headed back to the West Village on a recommendation of Ambra from a friend who frequents the neighborhood and shares my likes of Cafe Cluny and The Mary Lane. We started with Maker's Mark [...]
Lunch in the hood at Da Andrea, Greenwich Village, NYC
When I first moved into my hood, I went with neighbors to Da Andrea, a neighborhood Italian restaurant. I hadn't been back or thought about it until recently when a friend's kids who live in [...]
Julie Hartigan’s Grandma’s Pasta Fagioli
My last post re-introduced our Guest Foodie column, providing insight into the points of view of almost top foodies — people who made a living in the field. That's where I wrote on Julie Hartigan, [...]
Julie Hartigan: A Return of my Guest Foodie Column
I introduced my Guest Foodie column on July 10, 2012, twelve years ago today. Over the next seven years, it provided insight into the points of view of almost 90 of the country’s top foodies [...]
The Smith, Lincoln Plaza, NYC + Steve Carell not in Uncle Vanya
We purchased our tickets this past winter when we heard about Steve Carell's Broadway debut in Uncle Vanya. We didn't want to miss this star of "Little Miss Sunshine," The Office and much more. Day [...]