Mostly wine related, perhaps a review of one or more wines, or a wine tasting. Sometimes other beverages as well – spirits, or even non-alcohol drinks, if you can believe that!
Louisville, Kentucky – It has been said by someone, someplace, somewhere along the line, that good things don’t come easily; the best things in life have to be won through struggle; tests of faith and all that. Well I hope there’s a grading system that takes into account all tests combined. The update on Henry… Read More More trials…
I can eat Japanese food pretty much any time. I’ve always liked it, even when I was a kid I was fascinated by it from afar. I have no idea why, I’d never tried it, I’d only read about it. There just weren’t any Japanese restaurants in my hometown. There were no Japanese kids in… Read More Strip Mall Japanese
Louisville, Kentucky – I’ve been out of the midwest for 23 years, and rarely make it back there, or to the bible belt. Except on occasional visits to family members, I have a tendency to forget that many of the folk of those regions are, well, large. Girth, that is. A lot of the cause… Read More That’s one big bowl o’ Pasta
New York City – For my last night back in New York there was clearly no other option than to have a really exceptional sushi dinner. My friends Efraim and Efrat, from the building I used to live in. joined me at one of our favorite places in the East Village, Koi, 175 2nd Avenue.… Read More Fish as it was meant to be
New York City – I was given advice by someone who supposedly knows about such things. So I took it. I’ve been toying with the idea of writing a novel that has a lot of food and wine in it, but is something in the vein of a thriller, or murder mystery, or crime sort… Read More Cozy Murders?
New York City – I was a big fan of Judson Grill, back in the day. Chris Cannon moved on to other things – putting together the Bar Veloce projects, and then L’Impero and Alto with Scott Conant. Bill Telepan is soon to be opening his eponymous restaurant. The space (152 West 52nd Street) has… Read More Flaying the Brasserie
New York City – I have had a connection with chef Cesare Casella, of Beppe, through a couple of friends who have managed the restaurant since its inception, and he’s become a friend of mine as well. He’s been talking for the last year about opening his own place and making food that is a… Read More Rootin’ Tootin’ Rigatoni
New York City – The evening started out like a bad movie. It was raining. My friend John had a date, so I was left to my own devices and relegated to a divey little inn (don’t worry, it wasn’t last minute, I knew about it in advance). Having come into the city fairly last… Read More Creativity at a Price