On Tuesday, I had the pleasure of taking an Artisan bread making class from Carl Shavitz at the Miele Center in Midtown (the PR firm sent me to the class for free). The all day class is an introductory course to bread making (there are also 3-day and 5-day courses all over the world – […]
Tracey Medeiros, the author of Dishing Up Vermont, is sponsoring a giveaway of her new book! The book is all about Vermont farmers, chefs and food producers who practice sustainability. Dishing Up Vermont applauds its contributors for their dedication to producing fresh, healthy, pesticide-free products. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this […]
I absolutely love to prepare salmon for dinner because it’s quick, easy, and really delicious. David and I had this on Monday night and I had the salmon in a salad for lunch on Tuesday. The recipe requires very few ingredients (and I think most should be in your pantry, especially if you have ever […]
On Friday, I was able to use my Christmas present from Lou – two tickets to the Metropolitan Opera! I casually mentioned that I wanted to see the opera sometime and he remembered during the holiday season because he surprised me with tickets to Aida. Before the opera, we met up and went to the […]
I found myself on the Upper West Side this afternoon and decided to take advantage of this by going to Levain Bakery and Jacques Torres. I bought three cookies: I could smell Levain’s cookies from 73rd (and so could everyone else because the line was ridiculous) and I ended up purchasing the chocolate chip walnut […]
