When, a few weeks ago, all of this mercury-in-the-tuna news gained a swell of momentum, I had mixed feelings. It seems like, these days, everything has a warning label on it. Don’t eat too many carbs; don’t eat so much red meat. Canned tuna has long been questionable, but until last week, the general public [...]

A friend of a friend just turned me on to  TasteBook.com. This fantastic concept and website helps people assemble their recipes into a lovely, bound booklet. Forget those magazine tear-outs and forgotten dinner party swaps, Taste Book organizes your recipes into a cohesive, customized book. You can add your own photos or choose from their [...]

If you’re hungry and in no-mans-land between 4p and 5:30p, duck into The Smith on Third Avenue near Astor Place. The place has a bistro-esque aesthetic to it with its high booths and shiny tiling. It’s brought to us by the folks behind Jane, on Houston St, and Neptune Room, on the Upper West Side. [...]