Food and Drink

Extra Toasty Pine Nut Action

Had a great inaugural weekend at the beach, with a gorgeous beach day on Saturday, a delicious lamb dinner, and great company. Thanks to Rob, Bill and Sam for joining me! The "extra toasty pine nut action" refers to a conversation we had about the toasted pine nuts that I put in my spinach salad
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Pork Butt Rules!

Yes, I’m still recovering from Seattle and everything I ate/drank there. Didn’t stop me and some other brave souls from heading to Momofuku Ssam Bar for the Bo Ssam and more. And now starts the detox/serious triathlon training.
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Follow Up

In case you were interested to hear about how my cleanse went (and how the Gothamist commenters reacted to it all), the post is now up.
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The List

Yesterday I was at a birthday brunch for my friend Sara. She and Rob had been to Masa on Friday night; she did exactly what I did when I went — she wrote down every course they had as each one arrived. So we did what any two food lovers would do in that situation
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Clues

It’s pretty easy to tell when I get busy — the blog dies down significantly. Then again, Gothamist posts are still going . . . I have a bunch of pictures to upload from the weekend, but for now here’s the brief recap: dinner at Resto with Ali, training session, run, dim sum at Chinatown
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Jamon It

Sometimes I look back at a weekend and wonder how the hell I managed to squeeze so much activity into it. Friday night I had a lovely dinner at Barbuto with Matt, Alexia, and their friend Nicholas, then planned to go home, but somehow wound up at Otto for a bit. I still managed to
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Down on the Farm

Had a great weekend, but for some reason I’m feeling like I could use one more day off. John B. came over on Friday night and was supposed to help me devour some lobsters, but alas, we had some "crustacean frustration" (a term coined by John) — the lobsters, which were supposed to be sent
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Weekend Wrapup

Friday was a great day. Not only was it gorgeous out, but I was back on solid food. I relished every bite of my first meal of the day — a half of a whole wheat bagel, plain yogurt, blueberries, and some sliced pineapple — certainly not exciting, but man, was it good. And don’t
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And Visions of Sugarplums Danced in Their Heads

Day three. Still alive. Fantasizing about sushi, lobster rolls from Pearl, the blue cheese burger and chicken liver toasts I had at the Spotted Pig on Sunday night and prosecco. Not to mention an enormous cup of coffee. Reaffirmed my dislike of celery, which is in half of the 6 juices I have been drinking
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The Cleanse

So today is day one of my three-day Blueprint Cleanse, a three-day juice cleanse designed to fit in to your busy NY schedule and life — I’ll be writing about it for Gothamist. Wish me luck, and please forgive me in advance for any strange behavior on my part for the next few days .
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