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...Frenetic "Stop, Drop, and Breathe"
As 2024 draws to a close, I am, first, supremely surprised at how fast this year flew. Like a racecar! Or better yet, that miraculous...
Dec 21, 2024
...Summer Fresh "Goodbye to Chickpea Salad"
Halloween has passed y'all! And with sweater weather comes warm apple cider, mulling spices on the stove, and that random cozy candle...
Nov 3, 2024
...Gravy Brown? "Yup, I Love Poutine"
It is said that necessity is the mother of invention. I agree. Gaping into my kitchen cabinets, then fridge, then freezer, the other...
Dec 29, 2023
...A Rustic Castle "Cka Ka Qellu"
Once upon a time, there was a castle. In a teeny city next to New York City. Inside, it had beautiful white walls with stone, and...
Nov 12, 2023
...Starry-Eyed "The Star of India"
Donned in my pastel spring and Sunday best (aka a treasured yellow linen jacket she had gifted me with a decade earlier before her move...
May 29, 2023
...A Culinary Oops "My Audrey Hepburn Bust-Up"
All hail the thoughtfully crafted cookbook "Audrey at Home: Memories of My Mother's Kitchen" published by Audrey's son Luca Dotti back...
Apr 30, 2023
...Milk Street Blue "Tuesday Nights Mediterranean"
Spring is here! And so is a delicious dish called “Crispy Pasta with Chickpeas, Lemon, and Parsley.” Recently gifted with the hefty,...
May 31, 2022
...Bamboo Green "Pho Fan's Vietnamese Restaurant"
Trying a new ethnic cuisine is a lot like visiting an amusement park. So many fun rides to choose from (aka menu items). Each...
Apr 10, 2022
...Atlantic Blue "O'Manel Portuguese Restaurant"
Back in the Age of Discovery, Portuguese explorers like Vasco de Gama and Pedro Álvares Cabral stood at the western edge of Europe,...
Nov 20, 2021
...Neon "The Great Omsom Sampler"
In Vietnamese, Om Som means "noisy, rambunctious, riotous, most often used by parents to scold unruly children in the back of the car." ...
Jun 13, 2021
...Key Lime Green "Welcome, 2021"
I give a refreshing "key lime green" welcome to this 2021 year. Truth be told, I had my "end-of-year" mash-up scheduled for New Year's...
Jan 10, 2021
...Hopeful "Round #2 of COVID Cooking"
Back by popular demand, I unveil a new round of fun foodie pix. Might the below bright dishes reflect a sunny end-in-sight to all of our...
May 18, 2020
...A Dash of Salt & Pepper "Cooking in the Time of COVID"
So I can't write restaurant reviews right now – a big womp-womp. Because Americans can't dine in restaurants. The coronavirus has,...
Apr 20, 2020
...Eclectic "My 2019 Mash-Up"
2019 was a great year – at least in my arts & culture universe, a world decidedly far flung from the rough ‘n tumble of modern politics,...
Dec 31, 2019
...An Orange Awning "The Spotted Horse Tavern"
It is said that the color orange stimulates pleasure, optimism, and enthusiasm. All good things. But to be 100% truthful, I most often...
Nov 24, 2019
...Feliz and Lykkelig "Fish Tacos at Fjord"
Summer 2019 has fast become my “foodie” summer. From scrumptious Italian on Arthur Ave, to a Peruvian Andes Mountain view in Port...
Aug 18, 2019
...Piccata and Saltado "My Birthday Dinner Double-Header"
Arthur Ave, meet Port Chester. Port Chester, meet Arthur Ave. Both New York giants in gastronomy, these two scrappy ‘hoods provided the...
Jul 15, 2019
...Dreamy "Olé Molé on a Summer Night"
At its best, a summer night is indescribable. Elusive. From the warm breezes; the comforting, rhythmic chant of crickets; and the...
Sep 3, 2018
...A Springtime Nostalgic "I Remember Dakshin"
In honor of all things vintage, I unveil a reworking of an old gem – a 2004 restaurant review entitled “The Forum at Dakshin.” It...
Apr 14, 2018
...Positively Full "The Rainmaker Buffet at Foxwoods Casino"
Some things never go out of style – the little black dress, the beauty of a sunset – or a good friend boldly telling you, "At forty,...
Jan 28, 2018
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