Life
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The Secret is Out
So I’m checking my work email last night, and I get an email from a colleague. Part of it is pro bono related (which makes sense), but in the second half, she mentions that she heard I was a food writer and asked if I’d be willing to do a column for our internal newsletter
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The Rules
There are very clear rules at the subway station at 53rd and Lex. They’re not posted anywhere, and some might argue that it’s merely common sense, but that would be boring. The rules are as follows. 1) during the a.m. rush hour, when both escalators go up, stand right, walk left.2) during the p.m. rush
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Laying Low?
So I told a friend on Friday that I was "laying fairy low" this weekend. He replied, "why do I think ‘laying fairly low’ for you means only going out for dinners and brunches this weekend?" He wasn’t too far off base. I went out for dinner at Bellavitae on Friday night with Eric and
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She Bop*
When it comes down to it, it’s all about the ladies. Even as recently as law school, many of my closest friends were guys. This certainly isn’t a bad thing, and I still have some great guy friends, but there’s something special about having good girlfriends. I’ve been very lucky — over the past few
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The Pig Out and Other Festivities
The Chance house was jam-packed this weekend, but luckily, it was jam-packed with some fun folks. As usual, we ate well, danced up a storm, and sang at the top of our lungs. And even though we broke some of NY Mag’s rules for how to keep your housemates from hating you (Kelly Clarkson, anyone?)*,
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The Beach and the Blog
Had a wonderful weekend at the beach — more on that to come. While we were soaking up the sun on Saturday, there was some discussion about my blog. I learned that there were others in addition to Nikki who read my blog everyday (like Meg — hi, Meg!), and some who, although they haven’t
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Nothing Says “I Love the USA” Like a Pig Roast
After last night’s wonderful picnic dinner and Shakespeare in the Park, I wearily came home to pack. I’m off to Kismet for the long weekend, and in honor of the holiday, we’re roasting a pig. John purchased a Caja China, I’ve packed my recipes from my pig-roasting class (hoping that I can translate from a
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Making the Blog
(courtesy of Gaping Void) Very often, when I attend an event, or go on a trip, or have a conversation, someone will ask, "is this going to make the blog?" For example, I went to a family wedding in DC last weekend, stayed with my friend Christopher, and hung out by his pool with some
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Culture Shock
Many of you have been asking me how the new job’s going. The short answer it that it’s great so far. They’re so excited that I’m there, everyone’s very welcoming, and now that I’m past all of the orientation and training, I’m starting to dig into the actual work. I have experienced a wee bit