Monthly Archives: October 2009

Irving Penn, We’ll Miss You

       

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Dreaming of a Picnic

It’s lunchtime, which means it’s time for me to start thinking about where I’d rather be right now. I’d like to be on a romantic picnic. I’d like to be in this cool alcove, eating chicken milanese and staring out … Continue reading

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View from the Chef’s Counter at Aldea

Here’s a hidden gem… Aldea is a little restaurant in the Flatiron serving up a sort of modernized Portuguese food, with some Spanish touches and seasonal and local produce.  The menu is tight,  gracefully toeing the line between high-end (foam … Continue reading

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Ciao, Summer. I Mean It. Scoot.

     Today as I walked along Broadway, I realized you are gone.  The sky has been that robin’s egg blue that only occurs in the crisp air of autumn.  It was cold in the shade.  And there are pumpkins … Continue reading

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