Food and Drink
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Weekend Wrapup (Three-Day Edition)
Friday night at Mayahuel; domestic goddess duty on Saturday, including a trip to the Greenmarket, Greenmarket brunch, making pinto bean soup and tomato sauce, Lani Kai and Fatty Johnson's on Saturday night; lazy Sunday with a big nap and an early evening visit to the Rhum Rhum Room followed by a trip to Terroir; Monday
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Read My Stuff!
Meet & Eat: Julian Plyter & Kareem Hamady, Melt BakeryMeet & Eat: Rick Field, Rick's PicksMeet & Eat: Joel Bukiewicz, Cut BrooklynMeet & Eat: Joanna Cybulski and Ross Hutchison, BaconMarmaladeMeet & Eat: Noel Cruz, Carmine Club Café Meet & Eat: César Ramirez, Brooklyn Fare Thanks! 🙂
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Treats!
I am not a fan of transcribing interviews. That said, I do it from time to time. Last night, one of the things that helped me get through a good chunk of a particularly long interview was this cocktail, recipe (and Firelit) provided by Dave from St. George Spirits. The pretty new glass was provided
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Party Time!
Tonight's theme song for my 40th Bday celebration! Many thanks to Mom, Dad, Joan & Stephen for their generosity, and to my external living room for hosting.
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Tradition
For many years, my friends Augie and Lauren used to have us over on New Year's Day to eat vats of mac & cheese, drink white Russians (a.k.a. Caucasians) and watch the Big Lebowski. Once they had kids, the tradition slowed down, but last year I watched it up in VT (sans mac & cheese, unfortunately),
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Scenes from a Blizzardy Birthday
I was looking forward to this all year! The seafood tower at Blue Ribbon, complete with lobster, scallops, oysters, clams, crab, shrimp, caviar, and two shots of Stoli. And the view of my backyard on the way home. Many many thanks to Noel, Sarah, Arlan, Rachel, Kim and Katie for trekking across states and boroughs
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Sweet Blog o’ Mine Holiday Gift Guide!
I've already done my holiday shopping, but if you're looking for some ideas, here's a list of books, food, and drinks that have crossed my path this year that would be suitable for any bon vivant in your life. Punch: The Delights (and Dangers) of the Flowing Bowl – this definitive book by cocktail historian David
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Weekend Wrapup
Can be summed up thusly: Holiday. Cheer. Overdose. Colin & Jen's Festivus party on Friday (with my first eggnog of the season, spiked with Sombra Mezcal — yum!), brunch with the girls on Saturday, and Tara, Neil & Lauren's party Saturday night. Other than that, errands, holiday shopping, napping, and quality time on the couch.
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Cooking from the Shelf: Al’s Seafood Bisque
I have a wonderful cookbook collection. For a while now, I have wanted to do a blogging project where I select one of my cookbooks, make a recipe from it that I've been wanting to make, and document it for all of you fabulous readers out there (some of whom may actually help eat it
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Booze You Can Use
– Lani Kai is starting brunch service this weekend and man, it looks good!! I particularly like the one-egg option for some of the dishes. - There's spirits shopping galore on Saturday between the Astor Center Holiday Gift Bazaar and the Dizzy Fizz Holiday Bazaar, which also benefits the Museum of the American Cocktail – Finally,