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Leigh Flayton, otherwise known as the Farm’s great friend Boo, had a triumphant day May 5, 2015: Cherry Lane Theatre in the West Village hosted a live reading of her play, “The Generator.” Alex Hare directed, and the cast included Michael […]
What is wrong with me? I spend an entire day with my sister and I don’t take one photo of the two of us together? Much less Greg or Boo or Kristen, the friends we spent the evening with? OK, […]
I loved my lunch at Red Farm Upper West Side! A tuna salad: lots of crunch and salt to balance the sweet, fleshy tuna. Pastrami Egg Roll. Are you kidding me? Beefy, fatty and lots of heady spice, with […]
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 […]
We kinda figured there wouldn’t be that many people up and about Rockefeller Center on New Year’s Day morning, so we hopped on the train and headed down for a look-see. A crisp, clear day: Samantha’s first train ride (that […]
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 […]
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 […]
Also known as: “Helga, Meghan and Leigh Are the Dorks of New York.” (Props to Helga for supplying the ornithological visuals.) This Goldpost is a spoiler alert if you haven’t read the book. But if you have—as many friends of […]
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 […]
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 […]
Lots of buzz all about Estela over the last year or so, from a big feature on chef Ignacio Mattos’ winter salads in Bon Appetit and a New York Times review to a little feature on wine director Thomas Carter’s favorite […]
The floating oyster bar in NYC, Grand Banks, is docked off Pier 25 in TriBeCa at the west end of North Moore Street. The old schooner was retrofitted with two bars and tables, and serves oysters and a few small […]
The last show at the Marcel Bruer building before the Whitney moves downtown: A Jeff Koons retropsective that took up all four exhibition galleries. Sarah and I went to visit. A few highlights: And, on the fifth foor, a Rothko: […]
Flex Mussels on the Upper East Side is a great little neighborhood joint that serves mussels a million ways. We had the occasion to try it because we were heading to the 92nd Street Y to watch Ira Glass interview Dan […]
The best meal — and the best show — of the season! Before Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Irene, Greg, Trae and I headed to db Bistro Moderne for small plates of pork belly risotto and superbly roasted chicken. Nice […]
Some of the best casual, contemporary Mexican food in New York can be found at Toloache, a restaurant with three locations in Manhattan — one of them being extremely convenient for theater goers. Blueberry Hibiscus Margarita: It’s not rocket science; […]
I must have walked past Cafe Fiorello on the Upper West Side a hundred times, each one of them thinking: “Eh, seems like a has-been.” But one Saturday evening — Saturday, mind you! — when we found ourselves without a […]
Before a showing of Kinky Boots, you can’t beat a pre-theater sushi meal at Kodama. Is the sushi the best in the world? No. It’s not fantastic. But it’s perfectly fine, and you can’t beat the location: right across the […]
Shocking, right? We’re at Ippudo before a show! The only difference this time? Two Ippudo newbies: Hunna and Trae! And the usual cast, me and Boo: The modern ramen: Our add-ins were served on the side: Short rib buns. […]
That’s right kid, it’s time for another BDoF. Kelli and Sarah are along, and we’ll be meeting Sondra and Leigh in a bit. But for now, our Big Day of Fun begins with a #selfie at Starbucks and a visit […]
Gotham West is a new food hall at 45th and 10th Avenue. Kind of a long haul for most pre-theater nights, but this evening we had a bit of time on our hands, so we decided to check it out. […]
Another excellent pre-theater meal at Ippudo Westside. At the table this evening are Boo, Kelli and Boo’s friend Stacia. We shared four apps and two bowls of ramen. All terrific. Scallops with mango and jalapeno: Eel with cucumber: Pickles: Tempura […]
Without a reservation, getting in to a trendy restaurant on a Friday night in Manhattan is next to impossible. And after our photo shoot with George, we were turned away at Pearl and Ash and Booker & Dax, as might […]
After our lunch at Rotisserie Georgette, we walked up to the Frick Collection, where the Dutch Masters show was on loan from the Mauritshuis. We saw the famous “Girl with the Pearl Earring,” which was hung in a gallery all […]
A twist on the classic, a recipe from Audrey Saunders. Perfect Parallel 12 ounces Lairds apple jack 1 1/2 ounces sweet vermouth 1 1/2 ounces dry vermouth 4 dashes angostura bitters Shake vigorously and strain into chilled cocktail glasses. Garnish […]
OK, I’ve now been to Ippudo enough times to go completely off-menu. We ordered all three of the special appetizers, and all were top-notch. Turkey buns: Octopus: And clams. All fantatsic. Related posts: Back at Ippudo Already! Ippudo Midtown: […]
Before seeing the magnificent Mark Rylance perform the title role in Richard III. Onion soup and Shakespeare? Why not! Related posts: Quick Supper: Frittata Quick Barbecue Sauce Pre-Theater Supper at Chez Napoleon Supper at the Standard Grill
Our SCF BDoFs (Big Day of Fun) aren’t nearly as big as they used to be. We had a great time at the James Turrell exhibit of Aten Reign at the Guggenheim. But BDoF used to mean lunch, a museum, […]
Another Broadway night, and there was only one question: pizza or ramen? Don Antonio and Ippudo have become our absolute favorite places to go pre-theater. I wonder if we’ll ever go to Pigalle again? Boo’s sazerac: Pomm Choi: Chicken wings […]
Climbing on things! Good times. Related posts: The High Line and a Pizza Lunch Sam Does the High Line Lunch at Pastis and a Walk on the High Line August on the High Line
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.
