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...
Basia HellwigAugust 11, 2012LATE IN THE AFTERNOON on the last day of winter, there were definite signs that the season was changing. The 70º temperature...
Basia HellwigMarch 19, 2012MEETING UP WITH FRIENDS for Turkish meze at Pasha, near Lincoln Center, is always a great way to end a work day. We...
Basia HellwigNovember 9, 2011Welcome 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...
Basia HellwigMay 22, 2011[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,...
Basia HellwigNovember 8, 2010WELL, YOU GUESSED IT, mussels—steamed in all sorts of flavored broths, some even quite distinctively Mediterranean, but all qualifying as a great Med...
Basia HellwigOctober 22, 2010JUST LIKE HAVING KIDS makes you feel the years pass in a particularly poignant way, so do weekly visits to the farmers’ market....
Basia HellwigOctober 19, 2010A 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,...
Basia HellwigOctober 5, 2010I 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...
Basia HellwigAugust 25, 2010I’VE ALWAYS BEEN A FAN of small plates and making a meal out of a succession of appetizers so it was good news...
Basia HellwigJuly 27, 2010