Month: January 2011

photo of the week 30: go team u.s.a….

Since landing in the U.K. over a week ago, I’ve had a pretty amazing trip to Europe so far.  I’ve been busy eating, seeing old friends, and making new ones. Today, Wednesday, January 26, the United States sends Jamal James Kent of Eleven Madison Park to “the box,” along with his commis, 22 year-old Tom […]

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photo of the week 30: go team u.s.a….

Since landing in the U.K. over a week ago, I’ve had a pretty amazing trip to Europe so far.  I’ve been busy eating, seeing old friends, and making new ones. Today, Wednesday, January 26, the United States sends Jamal James Kent of Eleven Madison Park to “the box,” along with his commis, 22 year-old Tom […]

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photo of the week 29: quintessential brasserie…

Brunch at Balthazar is both an impossibility and a must for anyone who wishes to experience New York at its best. It’s crowded.  It’s noisy.  It tries your patience.  The wait for a table is often longer than it’ll take you to order and eat, which seems rather upside down. Service can be slapdash.  And […]

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photo of the week 29: quintessential brasserie…

Brunch at Balthazar is both an impossibility and a must for anyone who wishes to experience New York at its best. It’s crowded.  It’s noisy.  It tries your patience.  The wait for a table is often longer than it’ll take you to order and eat, which seems rather upside down. Service can be slapdash.  And […]

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photo of the week 28: nobody knows the truffles i’ve seen…

My friends never cease to amaze me with their generosity. Last week, I had dinner with one who was in Kansas City for the holidays.  We hadn’t seen each other for months. Unexpectedly, he pulled out a Christmas gift, a glass jar of arborio rice stuffed to the brim with a wad of paper towels. […]

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photo of the week 28: nobody knows the truffles i’ve seen…

My friends never cease to amaze me with their generosity. Last week, I had dinner with one who was in Kansas City for the holidays.  We hadn’t seen each other for months. Unexpectedly, he pulled out a Christmas gift, a glass jar of arborio rice stuffed to the brim with a wad of paper towels. […]

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