Halfway through our lunch at Interlude, Jack turned to me and said, “I think this may be the best meal I’ve ever had”. I had to agree. We both said that our meal at The Core Club in NYC last year was right up there, but this was AMAZING. There’s no doubt about it…Interlude is […]
Author Archives: Erin Gleeson
August 30, 2008
Vegemite Rainforest Picnic, AU
A couple weeks ago in Australia, Jack and I had a picnic in the Daintree Rainforest near the Great Barrier Reef, a stunning spot where the rainforest meets the sea. Along with our sandwiches we tried some Australian specialties: Tim Tam cookies and vegemite spread. I liked the former, and here’s what I had to […]
August 28, 2008
Becco (Melbourne)
I was recently in Australia and had the pleasure of shooting at Becco, a classy Italian restaurant in downtown Melbourne. They say their menu is designed to recreate the old style of 1950’s Italian fine dining. The interior is chic, simple and comfortable and it’s always fun to be able to see into an exposed […]
August 10, 2008
Queen Victoria Market (Melbourne)
The Queen Vic Market is one of Melbourne’s main attractions and is the largest open air market in the Southern hemisphere. It was started in the 1850s when the British ruled this part of Australia and it’s the only surviving 19th century Market in downtown Melbourne. Also, I learned on Wikipedia that the roof of […]
Jam Doughnuts from Down Under
Greetings from Down Under! I am in Australia, spending a few weeks in Melbourne and having a great time. There are all kinds of funny little wordy differences here: ‘capsicum’ means ‘ bell / chili pepper’how are you going? = how are you doing?long black = regular coffeeopportunity shop = thrift shoprocket = arugulabarrack = […]
August 1, 2008
Garden Dinner Party
Every summer I come home and spend a couple weeks with my family in Northern California, in Sonoma County. My parents have a lovely little cabin in the woods and I always look forward to cooking for everyone with things we’ve picked in the garden. A few nights ago, we had 8 people for dinner […]
July 10, 2008
Chida!
Tessa Liebman, private NYC chef and foodie extraordinaire, has been doing a lot of food research in Mexico lately. Now she’s back and has launched and AMAZING new business I think you should all know about called “CHIDA”. Chida (which means “cool” in Mexican kid slang) serves up “Nieves” (snows), a frozen treat that lies […]
July 9, 2008
Coney Island Hot Dog Eating Contest
I had to see what all the hype was about, at least once…so I joined the massive sweaty crowd this year in Coney Island at the Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest. Joey Chestnut won by eating 64 hot dogs in just over 10 minutes. Disgusting and amazing, all at the same time.
July 5, 2008
Power to the Farmers!
The New Amsterdam Market was held for the 3rd time last weekend at the historic site of the now defunct Fulton Fish Market at South Street Seaport. The New Amsterdam Public is a group that is backing the effort to turn this site into a permanent forum for local purveyors. The market featured tastings, goods […]