The NYC Kitchen

Limbo is not fun {Farfalle with tomato + basil chicken meatballs}

Did you know moving is one of life’s top stressors? At the beginning of June I got an offer on my co-op here in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and the sale STILL hasn’t gone through. I thought it was going to happen by Labor Day so I packed most of my belongings, including a majority of […]

Sweets: Smoke & Stout Caramel Bar from Vosges

I am always on the lookout for good chocolate, like my friend Sue Ann Gleason of Chocolate for Breakfast. Because I love unique flavor combinations, after a day at The Metropolitan Museum of Art I was thrilled to stumble upon Vosges, an adorable purple and white store known for their exotic chocolates. While I was […]

Where to eat in NYC: Barrio 47

“We must order the Majorcan flatbread with mushrooms,” I said to my dining companion. “Wild mushrooms, spinach, truffle oil. It’s a no brainer.” The flatbread was so good we could have stopped there, but since there were so many other tempting options, most of which are made right there in the open kitchen, we continued […]