Food and Drink
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Gobble, Gobble
Bonjour! I’m back from Paris and am up in Maine, doing the Thanksgiving thing. Will have a full report shortly, but pics will have to wait until I’m back home (although I didn’t take as many as one might imagine). Have a great Thanksgiving!
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I’m Drivin’ in My Car
Well, not my car. A rental car. I (and my passagers) survived my first time driving around and out of Manhattan — somehow I managed to make it this far without doing it. It went just fine, for the record. OJ was full of friends, fun, food, music, a great run in the pine-scented air,
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Not Bitter
Things that made me smile yesterday:– leaving for work without a jacket;– listening to and singing along to Fidelity by Regina Spektor for the umpteenth time in a row (thanks, Ben!);– listening to Catch Me Now I’m Falling by the Kinks yet again;– dinner with Jimmy at Tides (go try the boulliabaise immediately if not
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Vend-o-Riffic!
It’s that time of year again — time for the second annual Vendy Awards! The finalists have been announced, so come join me and the rest of my esteemed panel of judges for a night of food, fun, and social justice at this fundraiser for the Urban Justice Center’s Street Vendor Project. Tickets are $50
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Weekend Wrapup
Brunch was a huge success (although I’m still perfecting my bloody mary recipe) and, as usual, evolved into an afternoon and evening of festivities, including watching baseball at the Stoned Crow and a trip to Otto (shocking, I know). Sunday was a lazy, lazy day, with plenty of couch time, a mani/pedi, and shopping for
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Weekend Wrapup
After going to the FoodCandy meetup and meeting some lovely new folks, I made myself a simple dinner before heading off to Stephanie’s birthday soiree Friday night. Due to the acoustics at the bar, however, it was a little hard to catch up with anyone or, more accurately, nobody could hear me. I have one
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How the Hell Could I Forget the Chickens?!?
There’s no way I could have forgotten them since somebody took eighty gazillion pictures of them with my camera. Then again, I was sort of obsessed with the prizewinning produce myself. The pictures from Maine are up, including a bunch from the Common Ground Country Fair, an annual event hosted by the Maine Organic Farmers
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Some “Foodie” I Am
Of Gourmet’s top 50 restaurants in the U.S., I’ve only eaten at four (and only two in New York): Per Se, Babbo, Fore Street, and Herbsaint. Guess I have some work to do . . .
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I Need a Nap
Last night I had the opportunity to dine with two kids, age 2 and 4. Maggie, the two year old, isn’t talking yet, but was extremely expressive and interactive regardless. At one point, she kept me entertaining her with a game involving her passing her mom’s cell phone to me and insisting that I have