Category: restaurant

April 29, 2014

the tyrian-tinted…

I receive an unbelievably high number of requests for restaurant recommendations. While I would like to give every one a thoughtful response, it is simply not possible. For years now, I have tried to think of a solution to this problem. Having failed to do so thus far, I have, in the meantime, set up an auto-response […]

April 29, 2014

the tyrian-tinted…

I receive an unbelievably high number of requests for restaurant recommendations. While I would like to give every one a thoughtful response, it is simply not possible. For years now, I have tried to think of a solution to this problem. Having failed to do so thus far, I have, in the meantime, set up an auto-response […]

January 31, 2014

review: heart of tartness… (willows inn)

~ Is there a happier summer soundtrack than the splash of cannonballs accompanied by the reckless hoot of youth? My friend and I arrived at the ferry slip on a warm summer afternoon to the sight of children hurling themselves off the headworks into the cool waters of the sound. We got out of the car and cheered […]

January 31, 2014

review: heart of tartness… (willows inn)

~ Is there a happier summer soundtrack than the splash of cannonballs accompanied by the reckless hoot of youth? My friend and I arrived at the ferry slip on a warm summer afternoon to the sight of children hurling themselves off the headworks into the cool waters of the sound. We got out of the car and cheered […]

January 18, 2014

travel: pacific pragmatism…

~ The last time I visited Seattle I was a rising senior in college. That summer, I spent a few days with my friend Miller, who was from the inland suburb of Issaquah. Thereafter, I went down to Portland to visit another college friend, Newland. That was the last time I was in Portland too. […]

January 18, 2014

travel: pacific pragmatism…

~ The last time I visited Seattle I was a rising senior in college. That summer, I spent a few days with my friend Miller, who was from the inland suburb of Issaquah. Thereafter, I went down to Portland to visit another college friend, Newland. That was the last time I was in Portland too. […]

December 20, 2013

12 days: on the ninth day of christmas… (kofoed)

~ The woods above Napa Valley were quiet when we arrived mid-morning. Cameron Rahtz, the resident forager at The Restaurant at Meadowood, took us up and off a trail, teetering across fallen trucks and trickling creeks, into a thick carpet of leaves. It’s been a dry year here. Last year, the Napa Valley saw close […]

December 20, 2013

12 days: on the ninth day of christmas… (kofoed)

~ The woods above Napa Valley were quiet when we arrived mid-morning. Cameron Rahtz, the resident forager at The Restaurant at Meadowood, took us up and off a trail, teetering across fallen trucks and trickling creeks, into a thick carpet of leaves. It’s been a dry year here. Last year, the Napa Valley saw close […]

October 1, 2013

travel: intercontinental… (chile part ii)

~ In this second half of my report about my trip to Chile earlier this year (here’s the first half), I take you to some of the most beautiful destinations I’ve ever visited: three of Chile’s wine valleys, and to a few points along the country’s long coastline.

October 1, 2013

travel: intercontinental… (chile part ii)

~ In this second half of my report about my trip to Chile earlier this year (here’s the first half), I take you to some of the most beautiful destinations I’ve ever visited: three of Chile’s wine valleys, and to a few points along the country’s long coastline.

September 20, 2013

travel: raging case of gowanus…

~ My friend Adam wanted cake. Specifically, he wanted Frank Stitt’s seven-layer coconut cake, which he knows that I make upon request from time to time. So, he suggested that we spend two nights at his family’s home on Long Island to relax, to cook, to bake, to eat. We had bagels at a place […]

September 20, 2013

travel: raging case of gowanus…

~ My friend Adam wanted cake. Specifically, he wanted Frank Stitt’s seven-layer coconut cake, which he knows that I make upon request from time to time. So, he suggested that we spend two nights at his family’s home on Long Island to relax, to cook, to bake, to eat. We had bagels at a place […]

June 18, 2013

2013 twelve days of christmas: save the dates…

~ For the past five years, Christopher Kostow, chef of the three Michelin-starred The Restaurant at Meadowood has hosted an extraordinary series of dinners known as the “Twelve Days of Christmas.” Every December, it brings a holiday wish list of the world’s best chefs to the restaurant, which is located on the breathtaking property of Meadowood […]

June 18, 2013

2013 twelve days of christmas: save the dates…

~ For the past five years, Christopher Kostow, chef of the three Michelin-starred The Restaurant at Meadowood has hosted an extraordinary series of dinners known as the “Twelve Days of Christmas.” Every December, it brings a holiday wish list of the world’s best chefs to the restaurant, which is located on the breathtaking property of Meadowood […]

May 28, 2013

travel: second city…

~ When I left my twenties, I went to Chicago to mark the passing of that decade, and to welcome the next. In the five years since, I’ve kept the tradition, choosing a different city with each new birthday. In 2009, I celebrated in New York; in 2010, in Washington D.C.; and in 2011, Charleston. […]

May 28, 2013

travel: second city…

~ When I left my twenties, I went to Chicago to mark the passing of that decade, and to welcome the next. In the five years since, I’ve kept the tradition, choosing a different city with each new birthday. In 2009, I celebrated in New York; in 2010, in Washington D.C.; and in 2011, Charleston. […]

April 24, 2013

travel: rediscovering coastal cuisine…

~ I’m not going to be shy: I’m very good with geography. I always have been. (I also have an unusually good sense of direction. My family calls me the walking GPS.) But, whereas I once associated places with landmarks, or friends, or museums, or colleges, I now mentally map out the world with food […]

April 24, 2013

travel: rediscovering coastal cuisine…

~ I’m not going to be shy: I’m very good with geography. I always have been. (I also have an unusually good sense of direction. My family calls me the walking GPS.) But, whereas I once associated places with landmarks, or friends, or museums, or colleges, I now mentally map out the world with food […]