AHH, THANKSGIVING…
THANKSGIVING 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]
McCALL’S REDUX
IN 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]
BACK TO NEW YORK
AFTER 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]
LAZY DAYS
WE’VE BEEN COMING TO MAINE FOR THIRTY-FIVE YEARS, TO LIZ’S HOUSE A.K.A. “THE LEDGES”; AN OLD FISHING AND HUNTING CAMP — TWO LOG CABINS ON A WIDE CEDAR [Read More]
THE JOINT CLUB
YES, RESTAURANTS!
ORSA&WINSTON, GIGI, THE BARISH, OSTE, SPARTINA, ROSSOBLU, KALI, KISMET, BRERA, OSTERIA MAMMA, CITRINE, SPARTINA, BIRRIA CHALLIO, SYCAMORE KITCHEN, ROSSOBLU, RÉPUBLIQUE, CHEEBO, AND VAN LEEUWEN FOR ICE CREAM WITH [Read More]
LOU WINE SHOP
ALTHOUGH A CUM LAUDE GRADUATE OF BROWN UNIVERSITY WITH HONORS IN ENGLISH, I HAD NEVER ENCOUNTERED THE WORD “AUTOCHTHONOUS” UNTIL I READ LOU AMDUR’S DESCRIPTION OF THE FRAPPATO [Read More]
LOLO WINE BAR
IT’S ALWAYS EXCITING WHEN NEW RESTAURANT OPENS AND TURNS OUT TO BE GOOD; EVEN BETTER WHEN THAT NEW GOOD RESTAURANT OPENS PRACTICALLY IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD, IN [Read More]
THE ITALIANS
WHEN WE MOVED HERE FROM NEW YORK IN 1975 THERE WAS ONLY ONE DECENT ITALIAN RESTAURANT, VALENTINOS, PIERO SELVAGGIO’S TEMPLE OF NORTHERN ITALIAN DINING. IT WAS ELEGANT AND [Read More]
GRILLED LITTLE GEMS WITH BURRATA AND KUMQUATS
BURRATA IS MOZZARELLA WRAPPED AROUND MASCARPONE. WHEN SUMMER TOMATOES ARE AT THEIR PEAK, FEW DISHES RIVAL A MEDLEY OF HEIRLOOMS PILLOWED WITH FRESH BURRATA, DRIZZLED WITH A PEPPERY [Read More]
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