Marandi Sunset
January 18, 2011
A little flashback to the warm evenings in Aruba last month. Here’s a dinner enjoyed seaside at sunset in a palapa hut at Marandi.
Shrimp Tempura
Tuna Tartar
Happy New Years!
January 1, 2011
Bringing in the new year at the Deutsch’s at Mount Snow in Vermont.
Some of Vermont's best Indian dishes at the Deutsch's
Happy New Years from Vermont
Sunset Grille
December 23, 2010
To kick off the weekend in Aruba we enjoyed a delicious girl’s night dinner at the Sunset Grille. Below is my Prime Kurobuta Pork and Leslie’s Chilean Sea Bass entrees.
Prime Kurobuta Pork: Two medallions of sirloin wrapped bacon; herb-crusted Caribbean chimichuri with tropical relish. Chilean Sea Bass: Topped with balsamic whole grain mustard, green herbs pesto sauce, ove roasted Roma tomato and Bermuda onion rings
Sunset Grille
An Upper West Side Gem
December 13, 2010
Kefi is one of my favorite restaurants in my neighborhood, let alone all of New York City. They have an amazing Greek menu, very reasonably priced. I went there this weekend while my parents were visiting and ordered what I always do, the Sheep Milk Ravioli with brown butter and sage. A day later, the leftovers are just as delicious and photogenic as they were at the restaurant.
Sheep Milk Ravioli with Brown Butter & Sage
Deep Fried Pickles & Pastrami
November 23, 2010
Dinner at 5 Napkin Burger on the Upper West Side. Besides having some of the best snacks & burgers in town, I love the vintage meat hook turned lighting fixture. Of course completely clean and lacking any sort of real meat, that was best to be kept cooked on our plates. Check out our appetizers. Now it’s off to Syracuse for Thanksgiving and a whole slew of home-cooked deliciousness.
Deep fried pickles and pastrami with sauerkraut and mustard oil
Sunday Brunch in the City
November 22, 2010
“There is no such thing as breakfast or lunch on the weekends, it’s just brunch.”
Eggs benedict and salad at West Village's rustic and quaint, Extra Virgin
Welcome
November 19, 2010
A traditional Sunday meal with friends at Lucia's casa.
Fruit smoothies at a café on a rainy Milan day.
Salads, fruits and cheese at Seebad on Lake Luzern. While in Zurich, I had time to spare while my friend was at work, so enjoyed an afternoon at a neighboring town, basking in the Swiss sun at this bathhouse with an amazing view.
A fresh loaf of bread from Jones Dairy café. A hidden gem on a side street off Columbia Road, host of London's Sunday flower market. Quite possibly my favorite place in the world to be on a Sunday afternoon.
Modern English cuisine at the industrial chic, Wapping Project restaurant in East London. Once an old hydraulic power station, this half art/half dining venue was perfect for a dinner catch up with the old crew from Amelia's Magazine.
Hot summer evenings on my roof, with a pitcher of Pimms and Lemonade, garnishing the leftover fruit with mint, and smoked salmon bruschetta.
Mac and cheese at Montauk's Navy Beach for a mid-summer escape to show my friend from Sydney a taste of our local beaches and sunsets.
Lobster rolls at the restaurant at Rowayton's Seafood. While my parents were in town visiting we spent a day dining by the Long Island Sound.
A backyard barbeque in Brooklyn at my friend, Geordie's home. All vegetables and mint for the mojitos grown locally, right from the back garden.
Fresh vegetables
An italian dinner at Margherita's Pizza & Café in Hoboken. I love taking summer ferry rides across the Hudson to relax, enjoy the view of the city and visit my friend, Beth.
Sandwiches, soups and salads at Cathryn's in Cold Spring, NY with some friends to celebrate my birthday and explore the small town about an hour north of the city.
Perfect autumn meals
And the party continued back in the city as we prepared stuffed squash boats, roasted potatoes and much more for a dinner party that evening.
The ingredients for the feast
Fresh fruit from Santa Monica's farmers market. By far the best fruit I've ever tasted.
While taking a mid-October break out on the west coast, we prepared a dinner with a couple old friends, new friends and family. Buying fresh from the market, we enjoyed pumpkin pasta, prosciutto wrapped pears and roasted potatoes.
a camera in the kitchen 