Clamp’s: Rte 202 in New Milford, CT, nr Marble Dale. no phone or website, good luck.
Entries from May 2009
May 31, 2009
LA’s Pizzeria Mozza!
I flew to LA for a couple of days, and every single person I spoke to about meals insisted I go to one of the Mozza’s- the Osteria or the more casual (and more crowded) Pizzeria. Nancy Silverton, Batali and Bastianich are the forces behind these spots, so going there was a [...]
May 31, 2009
Tapas at Boqueria
It was packed last Thursday at Boqueria on 19th St. People crammed every last space along the bar, ordering sangria and cava and rose and tempranillo, laughing and passing drinks along, apologizing for the inconvenience of their order to my friend and I who had managed to score two seats at this zoo [...]
May 27, 2009
Kingswood
Kingswood is pretty much a young person’s playground, but the food is great. On a recent night there I had an appetizer and wine in the front cafe, watching the West Village traffic stroll on by as I munched on my first soft shell crab of the season (lightly fried up with pineapple, arugula and [...]
May 22, 2009
La Grenouille, That Manhattan Jewel
Last week I had lunch in the private room upstairs at La Grenouille. I’ve dreamed of visiting this restaurant in all its storied elegance and beauty so that I might try their souffles, but in this age of boisterous, casual dining it’s difficult to commit to a formal meal in a place where you’re paying [...]
May 11, 2009
Anthos Upstairs
I am so happy to have found a spot in midtown that ISN’T super stuffy and uptight, ISN’T cheesy and touristy and ISN’T ridiculously expensive. Anthos turned their cozy little second floor into a recessionary spin-off restaurant, with sub-Anthos prices. It’s essentially Greek tapas and I tried almost all of them last week, when some [...]
May 10, 2009
A Public Service
Upon scooping up the last bits of an insanely gorgeous rhubarb-meringue dessert at Public on Friday night, I realized somewhat ashamedly that I have never given Public enough credit. Maybe because I lived on Elizabeth St for years I took Public’s stylish, upscale presence for granted. Maybe because the cocktails are so good there [...]
May 8, 2009
AFB Turns One!
My blog is one-year old as of, er, yesterday! Wow. I’d like to humbly thank all of you who have read and loyally followed AFB this past year. It’s been yummy, to say the least. Later, when I’m drinking champagne, I’ll raise a glass to you.
May 5, 2009
The Home Chef and the Man
A weekend in the country is idyllic, but when the host, a bon vivant named Galen, promises endless amounts of his cooking and cocktailing, a weekend in the country becomes something else entirely, an experience of ecstatic sensory overload that defies reason. Five of us arrived on a sunny Saturday afternoon, planning on enjoying the [...]
May 5, 2009
Blue Ribbon Never Disappoints
I appreciate good food of course, but I really appreciate consistently good food. That’s why Blue Ribbon and its many spawns- bakery, market, bar, sushi and Brooklyn outposts- are so impressive. The food is always really damn good. Here are the highlights from last Friday’s dinner, where my dinner partner and I scored a lovely [...]
