Monthly Archives: December 2008
Letter to Santa
Dear Santa, I will be the first to say I have been very, very good this year. Or, maybe just good. I mean, at least in the sense that I sinned less. I did donate $62 to the Obama campaign, … Continue reading
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Soup, Served Proper
Les Papilles: 30 Rue Gay Lussac, nr Luxembourg Gardens. Visit their website here.
From My Mother’s Oven
When I tell people my mother is a pastry chef, their eyes widen with childlike delight and they exclaim something like, “oh how AMAZING,” as if I grew up in a gingerbread house with my Donna Reed-ish, apron-clad mother feeding … Continue reading
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Good Ramen.
Last night, walking down 1st Ave in the East Village arm-in-arm with my dear Lucy, freezing cold and not all that psyched about the raw drizzle factor, we decided there was no suitable dinner option other than soup. However no … Continue reading
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Pasta, a Fine Chianti, and a Touch of Basel in Miami
Last weekend I hopped a flight to Miami. Driving down I-95 in my rented silver Mustang with Celia Cruz blasting through the stereo, a droopy half moon winking at me from an inky sky and the balmy air smelling of … Continue reading
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Ever Heard of Vinegar Hill?
Me neither. Just like I’d never know about a dark alley in the Lower East Side if Freeman’s didn’t exist at the end, coaxing me in with their fantastic cocktails and delicious comfort food. Well, a handful of the … Continue reading
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