Last November, I met with a friend to discuss my blog redesign. My friends Dorren, Dante, Todd, Lou helped me turn my ideas into reality. Todd came up with the original design, Dante made all of the assets, and Dorren put everything together! Thank you so much to all of them – I really do […]
A few weeks ago, one of my fans invited me out for dinner in Chinatown. I’ve never met up with a reader for dinner so I jumped at the opportunity! We met up at Shanghai Cafe in Chinatown for their soup dumplings: Their soup dumplings are hand made in the front of the restaurant and […]
Recently, I’ve been on a huge beet kick. I saw them on sale at Whole Foods and picked up 6 (3 red, 3 golden) and took them home to roast for a salad. Beets contain lots of folate, magnesium, and vitamin C and are perfect in an arugula salad (with a sprinkle of goat cheese!) […]
After learning how to make focaccia bread from Carl, we went out for Japanese food near Times Square. When I mentioned that I wanted to eat near Times Square, I could tell Carl was very hesitant (I would be, too), but I reassured him that there are small pockets of Japanese restaurants throughout the city […]
Last night, I checked off another Michelin-starred restaurant, Marc Forgione. I’ve been trying to get someone to go with me for their Sunday Suppers, but there’s always some kind of scheduling conflict so I’ve put the restaurant on the back burner for a while. Luckily, my friend, Joe, is always in the mood for good […]
