Latte Throwdown at Dean & DeLuca
If you’re a latte enthusiast like me, someone who craves a daily caffeine buzz, you may want to check out this Latte Art Throwdown at the Dean & DeLuca in Midtown, in the New York Times Building. The baristas from Dean & DeLuca stores around the country will be turning milk foam into works of […]
Eating in Chinatown
I hope you enjoy my insider’s guide to Chinatown tastes and treats in The Boston Globe. Happy Year of the Tiger!
Where to eat oysters in NYC
Sometimes the purest tastes are the best. Case in point: oysters, when they’re fresh and chilled and prepared properly, hardly need the usual accompaniments of sauces and mignonettes. When I spoke with Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin for my article in Hauteliving.com, he said he doesn’t like the sauces, and always asks that the oysters […]
Hot chocolate at City Bakery
Simply saying the word chocolate is intoxicating to her. Her face lights up with a wide smile, those hazel eyes twinkle and then she coos, bird-like, with an inimitable “Ooooohh.” My husband is the guilty one. He’s given her tiny morsels of chocolates he buys at The Sweet Life. When he takes a piece out […]
Sweet potato chickpea dip
At A Voce Columbus Circle, after marveling at the verdure, their stellar small vegetable dishes meant as appetizers, I realized how convenient it would be to keep such snacks in my refrigerator either for lunch or to appeases those hunger pangs when I’m super busy and can’t cook. And though I am not able to […]