A thoughtful friend brought me a little treat this morning that made me very happy! A little flashback to mornings in Italy. Good thing I work in the land of the best baguettes in NYC (and an Illy Cafe “University” – all Illy all the time). I’ve been transported… Buona la prima colazione! Grazie Hayley!
Monthly Archives: August 2009
Tuesday’s Top 5 – More NY Restaurants I Really Need To Go To
The list never ends! In a previous postI mentioned a group of restaurants (Quality Meat, Park Avenue Summer, Dressler, Public, and Oceana) that are run by chefs I work with frequently but don’t visit nearly enough. So far, I’ve only made it to Quality Meats since that post, but I will continue to make myContinueContinue reading “Tuesday’s Top 5 – More NY Restaurants I Really Need To Go To”
Chef’s Night Off – Berkeley Bowl
We are now living in a time of “gourmet” grocery stores in every neighborhood and organic produce selections available in WalMart. This was not always the case, and certainly not in 1977 when Berkeley Bowl was founded. So, why, now that I have Whole Foods, Dean & Delluca, and Fairway Market available to me dailyContinueContinue reading “Chef’s Night Off – Berkeley Bowl”
Cravings: Tomatoes and Corn
When I lived in California, August meals seemed to revolve around two of the seasons sweetest and most refreshing treats – sweet corn and a dizzying array of heirloom tomatoes. For a couple of years, we grew at least 17 different varieties of tomatoes in our garden, and still found ourselves stocking up at the farmers’ market!ContinueContinue reading “Cravings: Tomatoes and Corn”