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“speakeasying.” a brief history of death and co. Back in the spring, my friend Sofia introduced me to a little underground bar in the West Village called Little Branch. The cozy, classy spot is situated below a staircase, behind an unmarked door, in an room lit by dimmed beams. The bartenders wear vests and suspenders. [...] “quick fixes.” pan-seared sea scallops; whole wheat couscous with bell pepper-cilantro dressing; summer squash, heirloom tomato, wilted arugula. My dinner last night looked a lot like this one, except there was salmon where there are scallops above. Also, this pictured plate was quite a bit more presentable. Yesterday, my evening wine plans left me roughly 15 minutes to [...] “beyond manhattan.” tomato soup with basil oil and grilled asiago cheese croutons. On and off for the past three years, I’ve been talking about Brooklyn. While living in Prague and thinking forward to my post-abroad life in New York, I contemplated the idea of living in Brooklyn. Home in Connecticut after that whirlwind [...] “bottled necessity.” murphy goode pinot noir. Some nights call for wine. Actually, in my life, most nights call for wine. I seem to be temporarily re-bitten by the cooking bug, as evidenced here and here and here. This week, I had a local yellow pepper that was begging to be stuffed and fresh garlic that just had to be [...] “autumnal acceptance.” honeycrisp and ginger gold apples. I tend to confront the end of summer with a rather mournful state of mind. The sun is setting earlier; the temperature is finished getting warmer. Cherries and strawberries have disappeared from markets, and berries follow soon after. Beach season has ended, and the concepts of winter coats and snowstorms [...] |
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