It’s taken me an embarrassingly long time to share the details of the Chocolate Tour that my best friend, Maggie, and I took several months ago when she visited me in New York. The tour was offered by the Institute of Culinary Education (ICE) and was led by Alexandra Leaf, who was a delightful guide. The [...]
Archive for July, 2009
NYC Chocolate Tour
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Jacques Torres, Kee’s Chocolates, Mariebelle, Martine’s, Vosges on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Minetta Monday
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Minetta Tavern on July 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Two Mondays ago, we snagged a coveted reservation at Minetta Tavern. We have been eager to try Minetta since it opened and even more so since Bruni raved about the steak. Alas, “normal” reservation times (e.g., 7:00-10:00) are not available for “normal ” people. I dutifully called the restaurant one month out from my husband’s [...]
Recent UWS eats (Part 2): Recipe
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Recipe on July 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We made our way recently to another new Upper West Side restaurant: Recipe. Recipe had not crossed my radar screen until I read Julia Moskin’s review. I made a reservation immediately after reading the review, eager to take advantage of the restaurant’s free BYOB policy (complicit if not explicit) until the liquor license arrives. Recipe [...]
Recent UWS eats (Part 1): Fatty Crab
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Fatty Crab on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Last week, we finally snagged a reservation at the UWS Fatty Crab, which has been booked consistently since it opened. We had never been to the original Crab so we didn’t know what to expect and can’t draw comparisons. My husband and I joined my colleague, Elise, and her boyfriend, Marc, an Asian food aficionado, [...]
Happy birthday, baby!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Minetta Tavern, Sugar Bakers on July 6, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It’s my man’s birthday. To round out a weekend of eating in Maine, where the only exercise (thank you, rain) we got was chasing around after my obscenely cute godson, I snagged a last-minute reservation tonight at Minetta Tavern. I am beside myself with excitement. In light our travel schedule (which afforded me some time [...]
Weekend nibbles – Buceo 95 and Gottino
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Buceo 95, Gottino on July 2, 2009 | 1 Comment »
We nibbled our way through last weekend. On Friday night, we tried Buceo 95, a tapas and wine bar located a half block from our new apartment. We sat outside to enjoy the calm after torrential thunderstorms earlier in the evening. Were it not for the residents of the halfway house located across the street [...]
