One of the best markets anywhere, and a great place to start a whirlwind culinary week in New York, is the Greenmarket, which takes place a few times a week in Union Square. New York’s Greenmarket is a colorful riot of fresh corn, technicolor heirloom tomatoes, fresh-made Ronnybrook ice cream (which I didn’t get to try since my consorts put a damper on things and…
Getting ready for my close-up with a complimentary ‘threading’ at Sak’s. Man, that hurt! I was terrified I was going to end up looking like Lance Bass….I hope you all appreciate the things I do for you guys… Martha Stewart Everyday Food Today I’ll be a guest on Everyday Food on Martha Stewart’s Sirius cable radio channel, live from New York. The segment is scheduled…
Last time I was in Chicago, it was a few weeks before Christmas and I joined the queue for Garrett’s Caramel Corn. The line wasn’t that long…or so it seemed, and when people told me the wait was two hours I didn’t believe them. That is, until after I’d waited for 20 minutes and barely moved three steps forward. So I left and decided to…
Another thing to love about New York— You only need to look two ways before crossing the street. (It’s so clean!)
I’m always complaining that in Paris, you can never find what you’re looking for. Let’s say you need shoelaces that are 110 cm. You’ll go to the shoelace department at the enormous BHV department store and on the wall of shoelaces, they’ll be 90cm…100cm…105cm…109cm…111cm. But 110cm? Of course not. So here I am in New York presumably the greatest shopping city in the world. And…
Nope. I ate three. Okay, so I had a little help…. The City Bakery [now closed] 3 West 18th Street New York City
Although you can get a good amount of excellent food in the US, the one thing that I haven’t quite found an equal to is French butter. In my life, I’m probably responsible for a couple of tons of butter being baked, melted, sautéed, rolled, crumbled, cubed, smeared and creamed. When I arrived in NY late last evening, I made a beeline to Whole Foods…
A French friend asked me recently, “David, do I look gay?” Without a second of hesitation, I replied, “Yes, absolutely.” “Why?” he said. “Well, for one thing,” I told him, “You’re French—which makes you suspect. Another is that you’re wearing a pink polo shirt. You also answer your emails quickly and you spend an inordinate amount of time worrying about your hair.” “And you have…
Flavored with crushed branches of fennel, these avocado-green olives are harvested very early and only available for an extremely short time. I’ve been anticipating them ever since Jacques, my favorite olive merchant, started getting excited when he told me about their arrival a few weeks back. So I knew they’d be special. (If someone who’s been selling olives for twenty-plus years is still excited about…
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