ABUNDANCE! I GO TO THE FARMERS’ MARKET year-round, but there’s nothing like the pleasure of seeing pristine summer crops piled up one after...
LATE IN THE AFTERNOON on the last day of winter, there were definite signs that the season was changing. The 70º temperature...
MEETING UP WITH FRIENDS for Turkish meze at Pasha, near Lincoln Center, is always a great way to end a work day. We...
Welcome signs of spring...after a long, long winter. [caption id="attachment_1240" align="alignnone"]Ramps, or wild leeks, pop up the earliest. If you're not lucky enough...
[caption id="attachment_1172" align="alignleft"]My latest takeout from Maoz—falafel sandwich with veggie toppings and a side order of falafel.[/caption]HERE’S SOME FAST FOOD WITH MED CRED,...
WELL, YOU GUESSED IT, mussels—steamed in all sorts of flavored broths, some even quite distinctively Mediterranean, but all qualifying as a great Med...
JUST LIKE HAVING KIDS makes you feel the years pass in a particularly poignant way, so do weekly visits to the farmers’ market....
A GOOD MEAL is poetry. So perhaps it’s not so surprising to find a chef-poet. On the occasion of Union Square Café’s 25th anniversary,...
I WAS WALKING ALONG 24th Street last week and peeked in the window at Eataly, the 50,000-square-foot food hall Mario Batali is opening with...
I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A FAN of small plates and making a meal out of a succession of appetizers so it was good news...