Category Archives: Finds

Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011

London’s Calling: Kasteel Cru

Rarely does a beer make such an impact on me.  Not that I don’t like beer.  I know what I like, and I know what I don’t.  But that doesn’t mean I’ve ever found true love. I had this Kasteel … Continue reading …

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Categories: Finds, London, Voyages
 
Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Lunch in Paris: A Review, with Recipes

RECIPE: Artichokes Vinaigrette

The truth is, I never read nonfiction. Fiction is more truthful. There is always some point in the last third of the book, some sentence, that boils the story down into the syrupy sap of truth, and the book hits … Continue reading …

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Categories: Finds, Recipes, Uncategorized
 
Thursday, April 2nd, 2009

Muscat Musketeer

I know we’re in the middle of a recession, but if I have one culinary extravagance, it’s fruit. I’d rather spend $2 on a pear that’s perfect, than $1 on a pear that’s hard as rock or mushy as meal … Continue reading …

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Monday, February 9th, 2009

Mac & Me

This month’s quiz has been my favorite of all. Macarons are, appropriately enough for this Valentine’s week, the loves of my life. They are the ultimate menage a trois (which literally translates, for the dirty-minded, merely as “household of three”), … Continue reading …

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Categories: Finds, Paris, Restaurants, Voyages
 
Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Strawberry Fields Forever

RECIPE: Strawberry Champagne Crumble

Last night, as I tucked myself beneath a snowy white comforter of down, New York was lying under a downy white blanket of snow. But just as the night is magical, epic, transcendent—the morning after hardly ever is. I suppose … Continue reading …

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Categories: Finds, Recipes, South Florida, Voyages
 
Thursday, September 18th, 2008

The Mousetrap

scroll down for a fondue recipe… Those of you who know me know Cleo, the most forceful personality in my life from the ages of 6 to 24. Cleo was a cat (yes, a very old chat at that). Some … Continue reading …

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Categories: Finds, New York, Voyages
 
Monday, September 1st, 2008

Holy Crêpe

Summer is over! Back to the Revolution! I suppose I do write a lot about crêpes, but I do hope you’ll indulge my indulgence. You see, the most miraculous thing of all has happened, and it is my duty to … Continue reading …

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