Give Me Some Food

The new Michael Bauer Top 100 has come out. Here it is, with your lovely hostess's comments: A Cote: Been once. Have no memory of the event. That's wrong- I remember thinking the place had nice decor. A16: Been once....

If you have been reading my blog for awhile you may notice that I hate cookbooks and love magazines (i.e. Food and Wine, Gourmet and Bon Appetit). Cookbooks are so permanent- if I buy a cookbook, I better be in...

I almost hesitate to put up this restaurant review after the discussion about the validity of food bloggers today in the Chronicle, but I feel I'm pretty careful with my reviews and don't just slam a restaurant to make my...

I made this pie like a million months ago (ok, three) but lately I've been having day dreams about its tart yet sweet qualities, and I decided that my readers need to be seduced by this perfect pie as well....

So the last day of my trip in New York was spent at the Lincoln center watching: Tom Stoppard's new trilogy The Coast of Utopia. That's nice Kristen- but maybe too esoteric for you to talk about on your food...

Friday morning started out with breakfast at Le Pain Quotidien with some more recent students of mine- most of them were too young for a beer (with me anyway) but old enough for coffee: That's Brian- when he was a...

Mom's best friend, Ellen, moved to New York a few years ago. Ellen is one of my favorite people- and definitely my favorite Republican. We share a love for food - she has even helped me plan and cook for...