Dining Out and About
« Previous Entries Next Entries »Dining Out and About (Brooklyn): Buttermilk brunch
Monday, May 11th, 2009I usually don’t like writing about a restaurant unless I’ve eaten there a few times. But I had so much fun at Brooklyn’s Buttermilk Channel that I’m breaking my own rule. I first heard about this Carroll Gardens hot spot when Frank Bruni’s (generally positive) review appeared in the NYT, and I was thrilled to brunch there with friends […]
Dining Out and About (New York City): At Home with the Mets at Citi Field
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009Greetings, mes amis! I’m back! Apologies for the sudden absence. Perhaps you thought I was just being a lazy blogger, but I was actually away in New York and Washington DC. (I didn’t mention my trip to you because of paranoia that someone would somehow discover my address, break into my apartment, and steal my […]
Dining Out and About (Paris): French fast food
Wednesday, April 8th, 2009
As much as I love France, I admit that lunching here can be a little limiting. Aside from baguette sandwiches, paninis, and salads of grated carrot or tabouleh, there aren’t that many options for lunch-on-the-run. Ah, but then I discovered Bar à Soupes et Quenelles.
At first glance it’s just a soup bar, which is great […]
Dining Out and About (Paris): The Spice is right
Tuesday, March 31st, 2009As I’ve mentioned before, the French seem to have an inordinate fear of spice. Which is fine if you’re willing to subsist on croque monsieurs, but sometimes I crave a little heat, a little exotic, a little wow. Happily, I have discovered all that and more at Krishna Bhavan, a vegetarian Indian restaurant next to […]
Dining Out and About (Paris): Lunches to crunch
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009Most food enthusiasts who visit Paris know about the famous Poilâne bakery (pictured above, right) — their sourdough miche or pain Poilâne is justly world-famous and delicious with just the right amount of heft and chew. But if I was a tourist in Paris, I’d find a visit to Poilâne a little bit unsatisfying. Sure, you’re […]
Dining Out and About (Barcelona): Tapas! Tapas! Tapas!
Thursday, February 12th, 2009Hola, amigos! Sorry for brief pause — I was on deadline for a story — but am back now to follow up with my eating adventures in Barcelona. Which can be summed up in three words: Many. Delicious. Tapas.
Let’s see… when we left off, it was snowing in Madrid and we were trying to keep […]
Dining Out and About: Restaurants in Madrid
Friday, February 6th, 2009Bonjour, mes amis — or perhaps I should say, hola! I’ve been in Madrid and Barcelona, you see, which explains this week’s light posting. But I’m back now, and ready to dish on all the delicious Spanish food that I stuffed into mouth at every opportunity. Oh, tapas, you little bite-sized rascals, I find you simply irresistible!
Our […]
Thanksgiving in La France “profonde”
Monday, December 1st, 2008They call it la France profonde, meaning “deep France,” and indeed being in Aveyron is a bit like stepping deep into another world, or maybe another time. The weekly village market at Espalion is like a party — everyone knows each other and exchanges three-cheeked kisses before defrosting over a glass of vin chaud. Butterscotch-colored cows […]
Dining Out and About: Chinese in Paris
Tuesday, November 25th, 2008It’s no secret that most Chinese food in the City of Light, well, sucks.
Why? We’re not sure. Lack of interest among Parisians? Fear of spice? Influx of immigrants from areas of China not generally known for their cuisine (like Wenzhou)? Who knows?
But after some months of investigation, we are thrilled to report that we have […]
Dining Out and About (Loire Valley): Domaine des Hauts de Loire
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008I have a confession: I like fancy hotels.
I wish I were the type of person who didn’t care where I spent the night, someone who viewed hotels simply as a “place to sleep.” But I’m not. I love thick towels, luxurious bath soaps, marble bathrooms with heated towel racks, and beautiful, over-the-top, they’ve-coordinated-the-pillows, I-even-covet-the-wallpaper hotel […]