Food and Drink

  • 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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  • Plums

    The CSA bounty is steadily growing.  Here's my portion (1/3) of this week's haul: Last year I was drowning in plums, and if this week is any indication, I think that trend will continue this year.  So, in light of that, and of John's mention of it, I now share with you my favorite poem

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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

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