After watching The Irish Curse a couple weeks ago, Joe and I were both starving so we took a cab to the east village and walked into Village Yokocho for a light meal. Joe treated me to dinner at the bar (lots of good food that I’ll post about later) and afterwards, we walked into […]
A couple of weeks ago, Joe and I went to see “The Irish Curse,” a play at the Soho Playhouse. Neither of us had any idea there was an Irish curse, but apparently it’s so well known that they made a play about it. The synopsis: “The Irish Curse” is a revealing portrait of how […]
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 Monday night, I went to Marea to knock another one-star off my Michelin list. Marea is a restaurant I’ve been meaning to try for quite some time, especially after reading so many rave reviews about their fusilli pasta with braised octopus. After reviewing the menu for quite some time, my dining companion and I […]
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 – […]
