THANKSGIVING
IN PAST YEARS FOR THANKSGIVING, I’VE COME IN ON A LOCAL; THAT IS, I POST MY RECIPES FOR THIS ULTIMATE FOOD-CENTRIC HOLIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, WHICH, WHEN YOU COME TO [Read More]
More DetailsIN PAST YEARS FOR THANKSGIVING, I’VE COME IN ON A LOCAL; THAT IS, I POST MY RECIPES FOR THIS ULTIMATE FOOD-CENTRIC HOLIDAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, WHICH, WHEN YOU COME TO [Read More]
More DetailsLONDON, PARIS AMSTERDAM 2023 IN 1982, WE WENT TO FLORENCE AND PARIS. FOR OUR TWO-WEEK STAY IN PARIS WE’D RESERVED LUNCHES AND DINNERS AT, AMONG OTHERS, TAILLEVENT AND [Read More]
More DetailsAPOLOGIES FOR MY LONG ABSENCE, BUT WE WERE IN MAINE, WHERE WE HAVE BEEN GOING EVERY SUMMER FOR 35 YEARS STAYING WITH LYNN’S FRIEND LIZ WHOM SHE FIRST [Read More]
More DetailsKALI Maybe because it’s Spring, restaurants are popping up all over. And they all seem to be doing great business. Trolling for dinner on a Friday night all [Read More]
More DetailsARBAT IS AN ARMENIAN GROCERY STORE ON THE CORNER OF ALEXANDRIA AND HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD, ALTHOUGH “GROCERY STORE” IS A MISNOMER BECAUSE ARBAT PACKS A SUPERMARKET’S-WORTH OF PRODUCE, CHEESES, [Read More]
More DetailsSIX MONTHS AGO I BOUGHT A WOK, A REAL CARBON STEEL FLAT-BOTTOMED WOK WITH A WOODEN HANDLE. AS MUCH AS I LOVE CHINESE FOOD, I’VE ALWAYS BEEN TIMID [Read More]
More DetailsUNICORN PEPPER MILLS ARE APTLY-NAMED BECAUSE THEY ARE RARE AND HARD TO FIND. YOU WON’T SPOT THEM AT WILLIAMS-SONOMA, SUR LA TABLE OR IN THE KITCHEN SECTIONS OF [Read More]
More DetailsTHANKSGIVING IS NOT JUST MY FAVORITE HOLIDAY, IT’S THE ONLY HOLIDAY I LIKE. WE’RE COMPLETELY NON-OBSERVANT JEWS, SO WE SKIP THE HIGH HOLIDAYS. CHRISTMAS IS UNAVOIDABLE WITH A [Read More]
More DetailsIN JANUARY OF 2010 KAREN AND NATHAN McCALL OPENED THEIR NAMESAKE BESPOKE BUTCHER SHOP ON HILLHURST. THE COUPLE HAD CHEFED AT SONA, DAVID MYER’S MICHELIN-STARRED RESTAURANT ON LaCIENEGA, [Read More]
More DetailsAFTER TWO MONTHS IN A HOUSE ON A LAKE IN WESTERN MAINE, WE DROVE DOWN TO NYC AFTER LABOR DAY TO CELEBRATE MY SISTER AND BROTHER-IN-LAW’S 50TH WEDDING [Read More]
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