NYC-based food blog featuring [mostly healthy] recipes, restaurant recommendations and how-to's
Some great meals have been had lately and attention must be paid. Brunch with my favorite gal pals at Ox Cart Tavern in Brooklyn. Crunchy fried chicken breast with a creamy sausage gravy, two poached eggs, a homemade biscuit and roasted apples. And don’t forget about that beer AND coffee. Admittedly this was after a…
Let the drooling begin! Silky miso ramen at a ramen shop in Midtown East. This may be the only time I’ve ever forgotten the name of a restaurant, but all I know is it was cheap and on par with those big name ramen places. Dinner at Nom Wah: spring rolls, roast pork bun, dumplings…
1. Eataly’s Nutella Bar is now open and ready for business. Read what its most important critics - teenagers - have to say. 2. Eater released a preview of this summer’s new cookbooks. I’m most intrigued by Fried & True (Clarkson Potter) by Lee Brian Schrager and Adeena Sussman. It doesn’t matter how many beans I…
1. Jimmy Kimmel asked random people around L.A. if they’re gluten-free and if they know what gluten is. The outcome is pretty hilarious. 2. Eataly in Flatiron is going to have a Nutella Bar come next week. The menu includes Nutella on bread, as well as in tarts, muffins and crepes. Most items will cost…
1. A useful article from Food52 that explains which grains to rinse and why. 2. New Yorkers, do you always tip waiters 18-20% or would you withhold a portion for un-refilled water glasses and the like? Here, Gothamist makes a strong point for why - aside from cases of “fire, injury, or serious abuse” -…
1. After years of eating overly sweetened and chemically enhanced protein and granola bars, I finally decided to give Larabar a try. I bought a box of the peanut butter cookie bars, which are made with only three ingredients: dates, peanuts and sea salt. Score! The box cost about $5.50 at Target for five bars….
