November 3, 2009
One year ago today, I broke up with New York City. I sold all my furniture, packed up all my things into many, many boxes and with the help of Erin, managed to clean and just barely move out of my darling little Brooklyn studio. A year ago. Today. I showed up to NYC in […]
October 22, 2009
To kick-off the unveiling of the book based on the wildly popular website, This Is Why You’re Fat (TIWYF), NYC is getting its very own Food Truck Twitter-Off next Thursday 10/29. It is guaranteed to be a day of gorging fattasery, in what will be a massive, city-wide scavenger hunt. What fun! Aptly titled the […]
September 30, 2009
This is a red velvet cupcake topped with apple chips from Cupcake Stop at The Vendy Awards last weekend at the Queens Museum of Art. The annual Vendy Awards is an intense cook-off between the best sidewalks chefs in New York City, where food truck vendors all vie for the prized Vendy Award trophy. You […]
September 27, 2009
Babbo lives on Waverly Place, nestled unassuminly in the West Village, tasteful in terms of blending in with the rest of the street. It’s funny how I work in the area, yet had no idea the famed place was within such close proximity. A colleague of mine visited New York City with a “bucket list” […]
September 14, 2009
Part I: THE GOOD @Nougatine, NYC There are only a couple of desserts in the world that I could devote a series of posts to- molten chocolate cake (aka Lava, Warm, Flourless) is one of the chosen few. When it comes to dinner, I could easily spend a half an hour deliberating my entree choices; […]
September 10, 2009
Harumi Kurihara, Japan’s household goddess– often referred to as Japan’s Martha— is coming to Japan Society NYC on 9/24! This is a special program I slaved on for months to make happen so get your tickets now! Not only will the goddess herself be there, but also joining will be Daisy Martinez (Food Network’s VIVA […]
September 8, 2009
The Norwood Club is a pretentious yet stunning private social club for hip young New Yorkers who have so much money they don’t know what to do with themselves. It can be found behind an unmarked door at the top of a stoop in a beautifully restored prewar townhouse on 14th Street. They also have […]
September 6, 2009
My quest for an open restaurant in SF for Labor Day continues. Ritz-Carlton: closed. Chaya: closed. Acme Chophouse: closed. I’m about to tear my hair out- when I get an idea in my mind, I obsess over it. I want to dirty overly-pretentious-bleach-white linens. NOW. Since I’m relatively new to the left coast, I still […]
July 16, 2009
Matthew Weinegarten is the very talented chef at Inside Park at St. Bart’s Cathedral who specializes in local and sustainable fare. He cures his own meats and last night I tried MANY of them! As a new meat eater (I was raised vegetarian and recently started eating meat), I was in heaven- his hot dogs […]
June 16, 2009
Nova Scotia Lobster at Eleven Madison Park. Eleven Madison Park owner Danny Meyer and Executive Chef Daniel Humm. photo © erin gleeson *Erin Gleeson is a food photographer based in New York City. She enjoys shooting cookbooks and teaches at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Her photos have been published in The New York Times […]