Stuffing may be the last word you want to hear right now, but there was so much interest in my challah stuffing experiment, I thought it worthy of a follow-up. Since E was celebrating Thanksgiving with us for the first time, I had to reconsider all of...

It is a real shame that a restaurant like Hundred Acres had an open table for 2 on a Friday night at 9:30. A shame for the restaurant, not for my friend and I who adored our meal in the warm space that beckoned us in from the rain.  The people who...

Last week I visited The Standard Grill, a fashionable newcomer in the meatpacking district hotel of the same name. It opened last summer to a lot of fanfare. It’s the kind of restaurant that doesn’t need a great kitchen. Everybody wants to be there...

Believe it or not, Thanksgiving is in less than a week. If you’re seeking a new recipe for the big day you’ve no doubt been parsing countless food sites and magazines for the juiciest bird and the heartiest stuffing. While I don’t want to add to the...

If my feelings about Corton were a Facebook relationship status, they’d be the tenuous: “it’s complicated.” There were some moments when I felt in love then others when I felt we were better as friends. Generally, I just couldn’t commit. I don’t put...