Eating outside is so much more fun than eating inside. It’s a little more rustic and a little less refined. It’s spontaneous and depending on how you do it, a bit magical. Recently I attended an amazing lunch at a beautiful old house in Sagaponack. Under a tall tree in the middle of a [...]
Entries from August 2009
August 20, 2009
Today’s Reading
My friend Michael lives, you might say, una vita bella. Freshly returned from Italy, he writes about choppers, insanely good food, fine wine, Romano the chef (as seen in picture above, thanks Michael) and even includes a worthy quote from his Jewish grandma. It’s fun. Check it out here. If you find [...]
August 14, 2009
An Epic Lunch at Aureole, and I Mean EPIC
By some incredible stroke of fortune, I was invited to lunch at Aureole by my friend Michael Schlow. Michael is an incredible chef in his own right, and had recently appeared on the show Top Chef Masters with Chris Lee, the chef at Aureole (and seriously gifted disciple of Aureole founder Charlie Palmer). [...]
August 6, 2009
Back in Time at Hotel Griffou
Last night I had dinner with my friend Nicole at Hotel Griffou, the newest little anti-hotspot hotspot started by a group whose resumes include names like Freeman’s, Pastis, and Waverly Inn. It’s styled like a turn-of-the-century (20th) supper club, set below 9th st with no signage to suggest a restaurant lives just below [...]
August 6, 2009
Where Have I Been? Part III: Catskills
I’m an ocean person. Give me salty ocean and let me get pummeled by waves, and let me enjoy beach hair. But recently I’ve been spending some time in upstate New York, adjusting my ears not to the sound of waves crashing, but of birds singing and the breeze moving through trees. It’s pretty relaxing. [...]
August 6, 2009
Where Have I Been? Part II: Lake Sebago, Maine
I also spent some time in Lake Sebago, Maine. Check out this gorgeous moon rising over the lake. Jim, my godfather and serious bon vivant, knows how to keep the day rolling around food and pleasure. So between boat rides and cocktail hour, we ate barbeque chicken, shrimp cocktail, pork chops, bowls of chili, [...]
August 6, 2009
Where Have I Been? Part I: Martha’s Vineyard
It’s a shame to see how many days have gone by without a peep from me, because it’s not like I haven’t been eating. In fact, I’ve been eating really well. I just got back from my annual summer trip to Martha’s Vineyard, where I ate…. Lunch on the back porch was always accompanied [...]
