Today I needed grease and red meat. They came in the form of a burger that was perfectly nestled in a neat little sleeve of wax paper with zig-zagged edges, causing any shred of guilt to be replaced by utter delight. And when it became apparent that the bun was buttery and squishy and the [...]
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Lunch date
Posted in Food, Friends on June 5, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Sweet scarcity
Posted in Food, Friends, tagged azuki bean, cherry tomatoes, Hawaii, Honolulu, KCC Farmer's Market, mochi, strawberry, strawberry mochi on May 18, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Nevermind the fact that I’ve been in the business of advertising for 6 years– tell a girl that something has “limited” availability and any sense of reason simply vanishes. Such was the case a few Saturdays ago when an innocent and wide-eyed tourist (me) was instantly convinced that fruit-filled mochi was the only thing worth [...]
Latkefest 15
Posted in Food, Friends, tagged apple sauce, crisco, driedel, hanukkah, latke, potato latke, sour cream on December 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
So, here’s what I know: balance is the key to everything. I know, not a novel concept, but it is a notion worth reconsidering when you’re pondering why, exactly, latkes are so good. They start with the humblest of ingredients: potatoes, onions, and flour—fried in lard. But then, atop the crispy golden lacy tangle of [...]
A gift of chocolate
Posted in Food, Friends, tagged catalyst, chocolate, chocolate mousse, dessert, raspberries, waldorf astoria on April 17, 2008 | 7 Comments »
Last week, I was given a box of chocolate – literally. Four semi-sweet chocolate walls that formed a box filled with rich, fluffy milk chocolate mousse and sweet raspberries peeking out underneath a chocolate lid with a decorative chocolate and edible gold leaf handle. I was simply delighted when it was set in front of [...]
Freeloading at Billy’s
Posted in Friends, Uncategorized, tagged bakeries, billy's bakery, chelsea, cupcakes on March 29, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Jane and I got free smells today – free smells of cupcake batter. Cloyingly sweet molecules of butter, sugar, eggs and flour swirling around in the air. It was so intense that we didn’t even need to buy anything – which is why I don’t have a food picture for you. Maybe Billy’s should start [...]
Liza’s dinner
Posted in Food, Friends, tagged cherry tomatoes, farmer's cheese, garlic, goat cheese, olives, pasta, roasted tomatoes, wasa crackers on March 18, 2008 | 7 Comments »
NYC has commoditized the concept of “dining out.” Everyone eats out. No one cooks. And the hottest new ingredient/dish/cuisine to hit the restaurant scene quickly starts to feel overdone as everybody and their mother jumps on the bandwagon. Before you know it, the scent of truffle oil becomes kind of nauseating. And tapas/piccolini/izikayas, the concept [...]
Luxury eggs
Posted in Food, Friends, tagged brunch, buttermilk biscuit, chelsea brunch, cookshop, scrambled eggs on March 16, 2008 | 1 Comment »
It had been forever since I’d seen my friend Jeff, and after numerous failed attempts to plan dinner after work, we finally opted for brunch. I picked Cookshop, which lately has become a favorite of mine. It’s bright, open, and airy with floor to ceiling windows, yet still manages to feel cozy with the wooden [...]
