This weekend, while having lunch with a friend at Matsu on the Upper West Side, I picked up a menu from a neighboring Asian Fusion restaurant called Water Moon. With money being tight for many New Yorkers these days, I’ve found that restaurants are starting to offer some pretty generous lunch specials. Water Moon’s menu [...]

This is Natural Tofu restuarant in Queens, a restaurant I heard about from Time Out New York.  Taylor and I were in Queens checking out Jonathan Horowitz’s show at PS1.  It was a good excuse to also check out this hole in the wall Korean gem.  We were the only white people in the joint [...]

Not specifically related to food, Joobili, a new traveling site, is about the coolest thing I’ve seen. You can choose dates you want to travel and the site generates a list of events going on from food festivals to fashion to jazz to sporting events that might pull you to one destination or another. It’s [...]

Last night, T and I ate at Anna Watson’s house.  She’s the powerhouse behind Recession Cookbook. She also used to be a Culinista.  We were in for a treat. This is her being photographed by her boyfriend, Brandon. We started off with some warmed pita triangles and baked feta.  A little thyme, olives and a [...]

Head to Cookshop now now now for ramp arancini.. possibly the best use of ramps this season. $4 gets you 3.

24/7 is teaming up with Kombucha Brooklyn to teach a class in fermentation. Stinky fun for all!

Check out this loaf of bread! My mother, father and older brother were in Boulder over the weekend and discovered this dried fruit bread.  But seriously, it’s more like dried fruit held together with little bits of bread.  It’s out of control.  My mom was so excited about it she took photos of it with [...]

Last Friday, Read and I took the train to Long Island to spend Memorial Day weekend in The Hamptons with his family.  His father’s birthday happened to fall on that Saturday, so Read and I decided to combine our culinary powers to create a birthday feast.  When the sun begins to shine, Read and I [...]

At Birdbath in the West Village, you could win! …via Twitter below..

I got an email yesterday from Baked by Melissa. There is a heavy contest underway. From now until Augst 15, if you submit a cupcake photo, you’ll be entered to win a ton of prizes.  First place is a whopping $500 + 100 cupcakes. The prizes go down from there but they are all pretty [...]