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I’m excited to be sandwiched between two great weekends. I am fresh off a visit from Mark and Allison and leaving tomorrow for DC to visit Sliz. Obviously I’m most excited to have some quality time with my college bestie but this trip is also exciting because I’ll get to see what it’s like to…
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Fig butter, dijon/grain mustard, and pear champagne vinaigrette are mixed together in a 1:1:2 ratio and poured over chicken. If we’re getting technical, 2/3 of the mixture goes over the chicken, then it bakes at 350 for 30 minutes until it’s time to flip over, cover with remaining sauce, and bake for another hour and…
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I waited patiently for Hendrick’s to open in a space that had remained vacant for the full year since I moved into my apartment. It was right downstairs from my place and as it started coming together, it looked promising. The painted brick, white marble bar, and glazed wood floors signified a spot that could…
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My brother set the bar extraordinarily high before his annual NYC visit. He told me I needed to find us a restaurant 1) with food he can’t get in Savannah (that’s not Chinese or Korean), 2) is not in an outer borough, 3) is reasonably priced, 4) would knock his socks off. They said it…
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I wouldn’t have known Monday was National Lasagna Day if Albert had not pointed it out to me. Thankfully, lasagna is an easy dish to throw together so I didn’t need much advanced notice to celebrate. But boring, standard lasagna doesn’t really say “celebration” so I wanted to update the recipe – something that’s easy…
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What makes me happier than reminiscing about the great time I had when my Mom was here two weeks ago? Nada. Here are a few more highlights from our weekend: Two weeks ago we had a crazy heat wave but, being New Yorkers, didn’t have the luxury of getting into an air conditioned car when…
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When I noticed Mighty Quinn’s on a cab ride down to the East Village, I immediately recognized it as the place that had the long lines at Smorgasburg the previous weekend. Then the brain really started working as I remembered a write up in NY Mag and again as I recalled a two-star review in…
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Book club starts at 7:30 and as luck would have it, I was scheduled to host during one of my busiest work weeks. I got off the subway at 7:10 and still hadn’t picked up any ingredients. By 7:25 I was in my apartment after running through the grocery store to pick up the four…
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Oh Pat Conroy, you’ve done it again. This is why you are my favorite author. Please move to New York and tell me stories every day. In his latest novel, Conroy once again gives the Lowcountry a dreamlike quality. You can feel the breeze blowing through the Spanish moss as you read. South of Broad is…
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This weekend was sweaty. The heat in NYC was BRUTAL and it didn’t take more than five minutes of walking outside before my shirt was stuck to my back. But it takes more than heat to stop my Mom and I from hoofing it all around the city. We walked around the humid mess of…
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Peaches to Apples 