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Talking About Oxtails in Brooklyn
I recently went to the new restaurant, Bar Corvo, on Washington Avenue in Brooklyn. It got fantastic reviews even before it opened – and it is 200 feet from my apartment. Sweet. I went with my lifelong...
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A Reading List for Serious Foodies
Quick, let me publish this before it gets lost on the information superhighway. This is the list of books and magazines that were for sale at the First Annual Food Book Fair in Brooklyn last weekend,...
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Brooklyn Is Like a Tropical Vacation
Heat or no heat, Brooklyn feels like a tropical vacation. I mean where else do you see an orange peeler machine, the kind that turns the orange round-and-round while the peel falls away in a ribbon?...
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The Fascinating History of Beer
Beer has a fundamental role in the history of civilization. I wrote about it for Calorie Count a few years ago after hearing the story from a friend, a technical kind of guy who remembers every detail...
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My Favorite Icy, Fruity Treats
My daughter, a Brooklyn foodie, turned me on to my new favorite cooling sweet treat for the summer. New York: Soft Serve Fruit Soft Serve Fruit is THAT good. It is nothing but pureed fruit mixed with...
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Where Farm Stands Are Built on Trust
Last week, I was back in the coastal farming community that I call home, Tiverton/Little Compton, Rhode Island. Amazingly enough, this bucolic place manages to stay old-fashioned, mostly because it is...
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Talking About the Bug Banquet
Barbara (with glasses) eating Cricket and Silkworm Tempura Skewers Barbara: “Yuck, I don’t think I feel well.” Mary: “What, like you want to throw-up?” Barbara: “Maybe. I feel like I just ate bugs.”...
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