Entries from October 2009
October 7, 2009
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 the window. I’d like to be in Italy, or the south of France, eating cheese.
October 6, 2009
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 on stuff) and rustic (my duck/rice dish was out of this world). We scored a [...]
October 6, 2009
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 and mums EVERYWHERE. That’s okay, I’m ready for nights by the fire and crazy cozy [...]
