Kim and I take the train from Bruges to Amsterdam and grab a cab to the apartment, a sparsely furnished Airbnb above one of Amsterdam’s bazillion outdoor markets. No sooner...
I meet Tom at one of our favorite spots for catching-up, the bar alongside Delmonico’s. “We’ve been coming here for years,” he says. “What is this place...
I gotta get some exercise. At least walk more. So I’m out and about, but if I know me, there’s a meal at the finish line. Meandering...
A train from Paris to Brussels, one from Brussels to Bruges, and a hop to a quaint hotel where this city reveals itself beautifully by bumpy bus window. We’re eager to...
Leah Cohen‘s Clinton Street restaurant Pig & Khao has been calling my name since Colameco’s piece on the former Top Chef contestant last year, but they’ve been...
I avoided news about terrorism or ebola on vacation. I work hard, I can choose to flick off when I want. It’ll be there when I...
Traif‘s been a favorite of mine since it opened in 2010. Actually, I pretend I’m an early adopter, but I didn’t step foot inside until 2011. This much is true;...
I make plans to meet Charity in the meatpacking district. Remembering that Paradou is close, my foie sense starts tingling. Might be time to give that homemade foie...
No self-respecting review of Momofuku Ko would begin without explaining in detail how “hard” it is to get a reservation. Go read one of those. What you don’t...
You shouldn’t have to work on your birthday. It’s the one holiday you carry around with you organically. I stopped acknowledging most other holidays years ago, but I’m always down to celebrate...
