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Chef Sean Brock calls his restaurant Husk “a celebration of Southern ingredients.” I call it a window into a culture — one he’s dusting off and opening wide. Let the fresh air come in! “Seed-saving, heirloom husbandry, in-house pickling and […]
At Farmhouse in Nashville, chef Trey Cioccia cures his own meats, pickles his own vegetables and makes his own vinegar. He gets most of his meat and produce from local farms, and his menu showcases Southern-inspired dishes made with classic technique. […]
Pinewood Social is most definitely hipster central in Nashville. Look at all these cool cats! We found a lovely seat on the patio (the patio! it was warm enough!) and got to know a few new friends. My pink lady. […]
Moments after arriving at my hotel in Nashville — a work trip, fun! fun! — I dropped by bag at the valet and hopped in a taxi headed to Hattie’s. Even at 11:30 in the morning, there was a line. […]
A freak fire destroyed the upstairs apartment (and the roof) at our favorite French bakery eight months ago, and we’ve been waiting, hoping, longing for croissants, crepes and quiche ever since. Finally! Didier Dumas is back in business. And […]
A good Saturday starts with pizza. In this case, it’s a pizza with egg, bacon and French fries, and it’s called “The Hangover Pie.” I was not particularly hungover on this occasion, but Samantha and I enjoyed it nonetheless. […]
I’ve heard great things about Dumpling+Noodle, the Chinese restaurant in Bronxville, and so had high hopes for its sister restaurant, Fantasy Cuisine in Hartsdale. Alas, our visit was mediocre at best. That didn’t stop us from having fun with chopsticks […]
We’d heard some good things about Brickhouse, a new restaurant that took over the spot where Playhouse Market used to be. Indeed, we really enjoyed our pizza and burger, and plan to go back soon to try a few more […]
Another wonderful experience at the Sausage and Beer Dinner at Blue Hill at Stone Barns! This year was the 10th anniversary, and there was some talk it might be the last. (And some talk that there would be a re-invention […]
A little pre-theater ramen, and a happy discovery: a special I’d never tried at Ippudo. They do latte art in their cocktails: Shrimp and crab toast. Deep fried and delicious. The boss ramen. It is indeed boss: […]
Just around the corner from Rockefeller Center is a pretty decent burger place: Bill’s. I remember when it first opened the blogs were all a’Twitter about it, but the cool factor seems to have, well, chilled out, and now it’s […]
Bourbon! Seafood! Bacon! Yes, that’s Maysville, a Southern restaurant with New York style. We met for dinner before seeing Bradley Cooper in The Elephant Man on Broadway (great show). Eric and Boo: Me and Heather: Horse art: Hay-roasted oystes with […]
At Alain’s Bistro, a delicious dinner to celebrate Mom’s birthday. A big one, too (don’t ask and I won’t tell). Manhattans to start! Then some delicous foie gras terrine: French onion soup: Country pate: And moules marinere! For dinner, […]
The new Cafe Barcel: Social 162. We popped in for a drink before heading to Harvest Gala, and found some very well made cocktails indeed. This is the Social 162 Butterfly, a gin drink, which was quite good: The calamari […]
Kelli and her crew were up visiting, and we caught up over a great brunch at The Cookery in Dobbs Ferry. The food there is so god damn good; I just wish I could get there more often. Sam and […]
We did a Saturday night at “the restaurant,” as Sam likes to call any restaurant at all. This particular one was Maura’s Kitchen, which we love. Indeed, we love it so much that I wrote it for our “Restaurants We […]
DVine Bar, yes! Kris and I hit Joe’s new restaurant late-night after seeing Disgraced on Broadway. We got to try a few other dishes. (See my first report on the Small Bites blog here: DVine Bar Sparkill: First Look.) Totally […]
A wonderful pre-theater discovery thanks to my friend and colleague Karen: Lantern’s Keep, an honest-to-goodness cocktail bar right in the heart of midtown. Greg and I hit it up the evening we saw On the Town. It’s a super-cool place with […]
It was only years in the making. Joe Printz, owner of the Grape D’Vine Wine Shop in Sparkill, finally opened the doors to his long awaited restaurant, DVine Bar in Sparkill. It took us a while to get there, but […]
It’s been ages since we had pizza at the Nanuet Hotel! The place has been around forever (the 40s maybe?); I remember going there with my high school soccer team! The food was delicious — and cheap! For a […]
Ever since having met chef Anges Devereaux at a Hudson Valley Restaurant Event eons ago, I’ve wanted to dine at her restaurant. It’s all that I’d hoped it would be, and more. The Village Tea Room in New Paltz brings […]
There’s a little chicken joint in the strip mall down the road from the farm. After 10 years, we finally decided to give it a try. Wow! So glad we did! While the rice and beans weren’t the best, the […]
Another super pre-theater meal at Ippudo. I think I’ve found a modus operendi: Order the appetizer specials and split a bowl of ramen. Well, except when I want the wings. Or… or…. Pomm Choi: Pork bun special: Fish, I can’t […]
A rare Saturday night out at a restaurant! We head to 8 North Broadway, the restaurant in the former LuShane’s in downtown Nyack, with our friends Jane and Pat. Les Dorkages: Les Dorkages, duex: Oysters: Very […]
And just like that, it’s Broadway season again. For the first play of the fall — Love Letters — Irene and I head to pre-theater dinner at a small little ramen joint called Kung Fu Little Steamed Buns Ramen in […]
We decide to go home via the North Fork, thinking that we’d stop at a few wineries along the way. First, lunch in Greenport, at the new(ish) Blue Canoe Oyster Bar. The girls: A terrific platter of all-local oysters. They […]
After biking, we needed sustanance. And, for a change of scenery from Clam Bar, we head to Amgansett Square for the most delicious dosas around. May I present the Hampton Chutney Company, where you can enjoy dosas outside at the picnic tables. […]
After a runaway success with our quest for the best Bacon, Egg & Cheese over on lohud, Megan and I are starting another quest: for the best red sauce. Not sure how we’ll ever decide it for sure, but we’ll […]
Hoyer’s is a Rockland tradition I never much took part in as a kid. We’d head to Wally’s, in New City, or King Kone, in Pearl River, for our soft serve ice creams. But I’ve been hearing about Hoyer’s forever, […]
A new outpost of one of our favorite hamburger stands opened in West Haverstraw: TFS, as they like to shorten it, is the northern edition of The Filling Station. Like its sister in Palisades (see our visits here: The […]
My husband, Greg, and I are co-founders of SCF, which chronicles what we eat, drink and grow as we raise our daughter on a tiny plot of land in the Lower Hudson Valley.
