Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Earlier in the week I had taken some Trader Joe’s Korean spiced beef out of the freezer. Sure, it would be nice over rice, but with a few extra ingredients, I knew I could make something special. I already had lettuce in the fridge, so I stopped at Katagiri on my way home. Katagiri is…
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This weekend, I went on a spontaneous trip to Boston to visit Jill. Knowing I would want to experience all of Beantown’s best eats, she made a reservation for Saturday morning brunch at South End Buttery, a restaurant that has won awards year after year. We had absolutely gorgeous Spring weather all weekend so we…
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Puddin’ is reserved as a term of endearment, which is why I think it is the perfect name for this small dessert shop in the East Village. Puddin’ serves up their own special concoctions, like the lemon drop, coconut cruise, and caramel macchiato. Or if you’d like to create your own parfait, mix-and-match style, choose…
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Lindsay and I met at City Bakery for a sweet snack yesterday, and I can honestly say I’ve never had hot chocolate like that before. It’s basically a melted Hershey bar. It was so unbelievably thick that I could barely put a dent in my small cup. To be honest, it was too rich. I…
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My parents arrived in NYC bright and early this morning. After grabbing coffee and running a quick errand, we began the quest of the weekend: the apartment hunt. We checked out quite a few today – some good, some bad, and one in a neighborhood so awful, it wasn’t even worth walking into the building.…
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The UES has always been the place to go for Hungarian food…though unless you’re Hungarian, you probably don’t know what Hungarian food is, much less crave it. There used to be a ton of Hungarians in the 80s on the East side, but it seems like they’re spreading out. I think most of them are…
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Clinton Street Baking Company was voted Best Pancakes in 2008 by New York Magazine (not to mention Best Breakfast/Brunch by Time Out in 2007) so it promised to serve some solid pancakes, especially during pancake month. I’ve heard about pancake month since I moved to NYC but haven’t managed to make it to the LES,…
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One restaurant in Savannah has continued to elude me. For the two or so years it has been open, I have heard all my family and friends talk about Starland Cafe (with location #2 under different name in the Telfair museum). Lamentably, every time I have tried to go either the line has been too long or…
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If the name of your establishment is Amy’s Bread, you better be able to do some amazing things with yeast. Amy’s Bread has always been suggested to me for dessert, but the cupcakes in the case never screamed at me, so I always walked by. This evening, however, I had some time to kill before…
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After our messy street food, my parents and I decided to go a little more refined for dessert before I went back to work. A friend had told me about Ruby et Violette and I have been dying to try. I am so happy the three Mercer sisters decided to put their Ivy League educations…
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Peaches to Apples 