Perfect pitch at Yankee Stadium

Dylan’s first baseball game. The weather was glorious. Got to shake hands and congratulate Manuel Espinoza, who rode American Pharaoh to Triple Crown victory the day before. Had the best hot dog ever. And oh yes, the Yankees won, 5 – 2! Expecting something profound from me? Nah, just celebrating a happy Sunday to remember. […]

FoodFest 2011: Macaulay building is rocking and cooking all day today! @Macaulayhonors

Congrats to Mike Lamb and the amazing Kenan Fellows! Special thanks to Mimi Sheraton for her workshop on food writing. Now I know why chocolate tastes so great!

Count down to Chef Elisabeth on Chopped! Gee, I hope she doesn’t get a human foot….

Really, it happened.  Ok, so it didn’t.  But this spoof made me laugh and then made me even more nervous for my daughter’s debut on Food Network tomorrow. That’s tomorrow, Aug 2, at 10p.  Watch, cheer, pray! Go, Chef Elisabeth!

Hey, I had lunch here today! 3 stars@La Grenouille

I was lucky enough to be a guest at La Grenouille on the day it won three stars…quite well deserved. Delicious soup to begin with, and a frisee salad with smoked salmon and poached egg.  And I tasted my host’s quenelle, which were ever bit as good as the review suggests. Alas, no wine, had […]