Last night my husband and I decided to have our long-awaited date night at a cute tapas bar on the upper west side, which will remain nameless, but I have indeed been there before — twice, in fact — and was reasonably pleased both times — enough to go back. I’ll keep this as succinct [...]
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The Quest for a Great Meal Out: Frustrations and Revelations with Restaurants (it’s more complicated than one might think…)
Posted in Asheville restaurants, cooking, Dining out, Food & wine, New York City, Travel on September 25, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Eating in Trinidad: spice abounds!
Posted in cooking, Food & wine, Travel on August 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The legendary Doubles This past summer, I returned to Trinidad for the 3rd time to work/perform as a tutor/cellist for the National Sinfonia Orchestra’s summer workshop. I always have a great time in Trinidad, and being the foodie that I am, I pay close attention to the food of whatever culture in which I find [...]
Food, Glorious Food! Hedonism, Michael Pollan, and Getting the Best From Eating
Posted in Food & wine, Health, non-fiction reading, Travel, Uncategorized on January 8, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Lunch in Port Magee, Ireland: Seafood Chowder, Brown Bread, Hot Whiskey, Guinness I’m very proud to state the following: I love food. I love wine & hot whiskeys. I don’t ‘diet,’ and therefore don’t count calories or fat grams. I don’t do anything fad-oriented such as no-carb eating. I’m not vegan or even vegetarian. BUT…I [...]
