The Most Awesome Cooking Classes in NYC If you're hopeless in the kitchen you probably realize that, after a certain point, it will no longer be cute to giggle shyly, holding up a frying pan or a wok, as you wonder aloud if you can use them to bake...
The Magic of Taboon in Hell’s Kitchen A Taboon is a clay oven, shaped like a truncated cone, with an opening at the bottom from which to stoke the fire. Built and used in pre-biblical and biblical times as the family, neighborhood, or village...
Places to Go for Cinco de Mayo in NYC 2015 Cinco de Mayo in NYC is just around the corner, so you know what that means: party time! But if you're just drinking without understanding the celebration, it's time to dig a little deeper into this holiday....
Mofongo Returns to Brooklyn’s Smorgasburg A little over a week ago I had the pleasure of heading back into the motherland of Brooklyn for the second annual Mofongo launch party. In the back of a boutique clothing shop, on Driggs Ave, was the holy...
Dinner in Gramercy Park at Adalya I recently headed to Gramercy Park to check out the new menu from Adalya mediterranean plates. Located directly beneath Dear Irving, on 17th and Irving, this newcomer to the neighborhood is serving up...
Behind the Kitchen with the Chef at Pounds and Ounces NYC Chef Margaret LaVetty, a native of New York, is the culinary mind behind the new menu and social dining experience at Pounds and Ounces NYC Pub. Her collaboration with Managing Partner Etai Cinader has...
A Healthy Way to spend Passover It’s easy to go overboard on Matzah, as it's one of the few ways to satisfy your craving for bread during the 7 days of Passover. Somehow those 7 days without bread feel like an eternity, so we do whatever...
Loss of a NYC Legend – Caffe Dante in the Village It is with a heavy heart that I am writing about the closing of Caffe Dante. There were rumors swirling around for the last few months, but it is rumor no more. I haven't felt this sad since CBGB's was...
Ready for Madison Square Eats 2015? Here’s What to Expect Once upon a time, Madison Square Park was as unsavory a pass-through site as you could hope to find in the city. If you passed through it, you passed through it during the day, and only to get from the...
Homemade French Onion Soup Recipe Meredith’s French Onion Soup Recipe For the Onion Soup: 5 medium yellow onions (I sometimes throw one red onion in if I have it) 1 tablespoon of butter 1 tablespoon of olive oil 1 quart of low sodium...
Middle Eastern Comfort Food at Mirage Kitchen I went to Mirage Kitchen for a quick workday lunch and was thrilled with this new unique lunch option. While I’ve never been one to be afraid of the halal cart, many of my friends refuse to eat the “street...
Always in the Market for a NYC Food Market It’s no secret that I love food markets. I went to school near Cleveland, which fostered my love of food markets, Cleveland’s West Side Market is one of the most famous in the country. Eat Up New York...
