Cake is not my calling. I love to entertain with miniature cupcakes, but cookies and brownies are how I prefer to consume my calories. The bridal shower I attended a few weeks ago was co-hosted by a graduate of the pastry program at the French Culinary Institute. She so modestly said she worked for a […]
I had never had South Indian food. I did my normal Zagat search before Wednesday night’s dinner with an amazing event planner. My criteria for a restaurant was: location (I wanted something close to our pre-dinner event, excellent food (life is too short to eat bad food), and reasonable (value makes good food taste better). […]
Foodie Friday Yesterday I heard Danny Meyer speak about hospitality. He was asked about food, restaurants and customer service but always managed to loop it back to Hospitality. I had it on very good authority that he was an excellent speaker, and was definitely left hungry for more. This restaurateur, author, business owner and New […]
Years ago, I remember reading about a contest on the internet to name an East Village hummus restaurant. The winner is: chickpea.Now with three locations in Manhattan, the name has proved successful. In between my favorite urban paper store, Paper Presentation and the only baking supply store in the city NY Cake, I needed fuel […]