WHAT WE COOKED AND ATE IN MAINE
APOLOGIES 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]
Sharing the awesome Food Articles that can marinate your day.
KALI
KALI 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]
ARBAT
ARBAT 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]
UNICORN: THE WORLD’S BEST PEPPER MILL
UNICORN 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]
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]