White Barn Inn 37 Beach Avenue, Kennebunk Beach, ME 04043 was recommended to me by my friend Karen and my travel agent Erina, probably some others. It’s won many awards, like the AAA Five Diamond Award and Forbes Five Star Dining, the only one in Maine. It seemed like the obvious choice [...]
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White Barn Inn
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Eating Kennebunkport and Ogonquit
Thursday, June 3, 2010
The Seafood in Kennebunkport and Ogonquit, Maine is amazing. Everyone knows about the lobster–it’s really more than that. Lon and I fell in love with Maine shrimp and couldn’t help but notice the clams, steamers, and haddock too.
Eleven Madison Park
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Funny how my birthday is on May 11th (I’m 30!) and I ended up at
Eleven Madison Park 11 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Perhaps this should be a birthday tradition. Yes, as long as James Beard Award winning chef, Daniel Humm, is behind the scenes this is perhaps the most [...]
The Meatball Shop
Thursday, March 18, 2010
The Meatball Shop 84 Stanton Street, New York, NY 10002 just opened a couple of weeks ago but they seem to have things in good working order. Waitstaff is friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. The menus are mark-your-own (like at Akti Seafood Restaurant), but all the combination and possibilities have been thought out [...]
Employees Only
Saturday, February 27, 2010
I went to
Employees Only 510 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014 in that snow storm Thursday night, thinking it would be empty. It was not. The long bar is packed with people and I was a little jealous of those that got to watch and interact with the mixologists. They were [...]
Jeffrey’s Meat Market: Pig Butchery
Monday, February 8, 2010
A couple of weeks ago, I got an e-mail asking if I’d like to go to a butchering class. Really? Of course I would! And more importantly, I could pass this off as a Valentine’s Day present for Lon. Lon loves butchery!
It get’s better.
Jeffrey’s Meat Market 120 Essex Street, New York, [...]
Freeman’s Restaurant
Sunday, November 29, 2009
Freeman’s Restaurant end of Freeman Alley, New York, NY 10002, hidden at the end of Freeman’s Alley, could easily be a secret, but they do simple American fare so well, that word has spread. Somewhere between a clean bar and a modern farm lies the perfect place for a business lunch. Weekdays [...]
10 Downing
Monday, November 23, 2009
Is any press good press? You have to wonder as Chef Jason Neroni was accused by a former boss of stealing (charges were dropped), and then called-out when he solicited votes for a James Beard Award. This all seemed to help his new restaurant of employment,
10 Downing 10 Downing Street, New [...]
Bill’s Bar & Burger
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
My food writing class, headed by the fabulous, Andrea Strong, descended on
Bill’s Bar and Burger 22 Ninth Avenue, New York, NY 10014 like wild female cats, pouncing on everything edible, and some of us were in heat. It was the final official meeting of our class and I was pretty sad. [...]
Eleven
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
When we announced our trip to Pittsburgh and asked for recommendations, Eleven was nominated, and many chimed in, in agreement. But, after being disappointed with Primanti Brothers, another popular choice, we didn’t know what to expect. We also noticed that everything in the town seemed to be closing at 2pm on Sunday. Perhaps Sunday was [...]
