Food and Drink
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What’s Cooking
My latest on Serious Eats NY — interivew with Jeff Glassman of Fire Island Beer Company In case you wanted more — my other Serious Eats posts Look for a post soon on the Savory Cities blog — my interview with Dave Arnold and Alexis Kahn of FCI [UPDATE — the post is now up!]
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Words of Wisdom, Take 2
After seeing Julie & Julia this weekend I was once again reminded how much I admire Julia Child and everything about the way she lived her life. Of course I then decided I wanted to write about one of my favorite Julia Child quotes and then realized that I already did. Fine. Then I'll give
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Saturday’s Adventure
The pothole Lauren, Frank and I went off on another one of our adventures on Saturday when we took this rather circuitous bike route to City Island. We had a somewhat auspicious start, arriving on the West Side bike path just as the entire rescue forces of Manhattan had arrived to respond to the midair
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Kismet Vacation
Didn't take all that many pictures, but I captured some of the big meals including the grilled pizza experiment and the seafood extravaganza. You can find them all here.
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Beachy Thoughts
My skin now gleams bronze. I have gotten my fill of sleep. Surrounded by friends, While enjoying the taste of home-cooked banquets, Watching the sun set alongside the lighthouse, And listening to the pounding surf. [PS, I am the lamest poet ever.]
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Expanding the Repertoire
As you may know, I love to cook. And eat. And write about food. Lately, I've been writing a bit more about spirits and cocktails. Although I enjoy drinking cocktails, my home cocktail making has been somewhat limited to a few standbys, and I've wanted to expand my horizons a bit and approach cocktail
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A Very Twitter Evening
What better way to celebrate finishing a triathlon than with a few tweetups! First, the Rum/Tiki Tweetup at Elettaria, followed by a night with @The_Nose tasting The Dalmore. Luckily, the evening started early, so I was still able to get a solid night's sleep. Thanks to @livethelushlife for organizing, and great to meet everyone! I
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Breaking Rules
Sunset at Water Taxi Beach last night at last night's Good Beer Seal/Slow Food NYC grill-off. Yes, I was supposed to be staying home, but I made an exception, and I still got plenty of sleep. Staying in for the rest of the week, I swear.
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Things to Look Forward to in the Not-too-Distant Future
– The weekend. – A lobster roll at the Brooklyn Flea. – Unloading a bunch of stuff to the Salvation Army to make space in my apartment. – Having my swim in the Hudson over and done with. – Rum Tweetup. – A week at the beach with good friends and good food. – Mad Men