Monthly Archives: November 2008
R+R in La-La Land
Last Friday I found myself hurtling towards LA in one of Virgin America’s futuristic jets. With its modern white and purple interior, a Virgin America flight looks more like a mile high niteclub. It was fun. I pulled up to … Continue reading
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Dinner at Anna’s House
Months ago, I received an email from a publicist friend of mine who spoke reverently of a cooking class/dinner so fun, so intimate, so delicious I “MUST try it!!!” Of course, it’s so exclusive no amount of money will buy … Continue reading
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Coffee and a Donut…Italian Style
On a recent Sunday I made a date to meet a new friend for coffee. The day was bright and crisp, and it seemed like an appropriate time for a donut for no other reason than I had just … Continue reading
Scarpetta!
I’ve been lusting for a meal at Scarpetta since Frank Bruni’s lovely three-star review in the Times last summer. That, and I loved Scott Conant’s food at L’Impero and heard about the good things happening at his other restaurant Alto. … Continue reading
Filed under Eating, Restaurants
In Honor of Old-Fashioned American Cookery
Last year I was invited to join a very small, selective club. Its members, all three of them, are smart, sophisticated, worldly people who bonded over a common, if sheepish, love for the spinach and artichoke dip at Houston’s. From … Continue reading
Filed under Eating, Restaurants
