Food and Drink

  • Restaurants Against Hunger

    Food, Fashion, and a Good Cause::Restaurants Against Hunger’s Celebrity Kick-off Party! I’ll be on the couch tonight, but if you’re feeling better than I am — head to this party!  It’s for a good cause and my friends Nicole and Lynn are helping to organize it.

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  • Sweet Treats

    Congrats to Rachel, Nichelle, and Alizinha, who got a shout out for their Cupcakes Take the Cake blog on Food and Wine mag‘s blog, Mouthing Off.  Life is not so sweet for me as I am fighting off the plague and losing.  Tonight is the first night of my level 2 swim class — I’ve

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  • Fingers Crossed

    I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I don’t come down with the plague.  I got back home yesterday afternoon and the sore throat and sniffling began almost immediately.  It’s like my body was waiting for me to get through all these trips and then gave up.  I’m also still waking up at 6 a.m. —

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  • A Taste of the Weekend

    Went to the newly opened Ed’s Lobster Bar Friday night.  The verdict?  If I can’t go to Maine, I’ll stick to Pearl Oyster Bar for the time being, although I still have yet to return to the new home of Black Pearl.

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  • The Morning After

    I ate thirty-three different things last night and I am still dreaming of perfect sushi, delectable grilled toro and freshly shaved black truffles . . . full rundown to come.  Many, many, many thanks to David for the opportunity and to Matt for being my date for the evening. 

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  • Catching Up

    Let’s see — just a little catching up since my last post.  I had a few relatively quiet nights this week, believe it or not.  Not too many, though.  Friday night, The Lovely Miss Katie and I tried out the new Blue Ribbon Bar — definitely one to add to the regular rotation, although not

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  • An Open Apology to My Father

    As I was spending time in my homeland, I recalled the days when my dad and I lived on Capitol Hill.  It was just the two of us for a while, and every day he’d pick me up from day care on the way home from work.  We’d walk home down (I think) Pennsylvania Avenue,

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  • Debut

    It’s the debut of the new camera!  I took it to Morandi the other night.  Didn’t take very many pictures, as I only bought the 1G card last night.  Unfortunately, this burrata was ice cold and we had to keep it at the table for a while before it got remotely oozy.  See the rest

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  • Weekend Wrapup

    Started off the weekend with a farewell party for Teddi, who’s moving off to Seattle for 6 months.  As much as we all want Teddi to be happy, we selfishly want her to hate Seattle so that she’ll come back to NYC.  I’m going to put her in touch with Geek and his family, who

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  • I Heart Swine

    What says Valentine’s Day more than The Big PIg Gig at Daisy May’s BBQ?  Not much, really.  Have a happy V-Day y’all — don’t forget to spread the love. "Sweet Heart" Necco Conversation Heart sculpture by Nathan Sawaya, who made me some of the best valentines (and flowers) I ever received, just for the record.

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