Dinner | the whole plate.

spring pea and fennel soup, and eating real food.

Three and a half weeks ago, I moved out of the apartment I used to share with my older sister, Ally. I’m beyond happy in my new place, obviously, and I think my sister is content with her new situation too: she has a new roommate, a friend of hers, [...]

marching to my own yoga drum.

This is a long blog post. I will show you what I am calling pre-ice cream fuel to whet your appetite:

fennel gazpacho: jersey tomatoes, sautéed fennel and onion, yellow bell pepper, zucchini, lemon, lime, olive oil, fresh parsley, sea salt, hot sauce and pepper to garnish

cod sautéed in butter [...]

defining routine.

Kicking off last week at Mundo in Astoria:

red sonja: red lentils, bulgur, fresh greens, oriental spices

causa: layers of mushrooms, beets, avocado, potato, dill, red onion, peppers

semolina halva cake surrounding vanilla ice cream

A few months back, a coworker told me about a new yoga studio in her neighborhood in Queens, [...]

neighborhoods and niceties.

First meal after moving [every bit as delightful as it looks], shared three ways at ABC Kitchen:

sweet pea soup with carrots and mint; raw diver scallops with sea beans, serrano chiles and limes; roasted carrot and avocado salad with crunchy seeds, sour cream, and citrus

black sea bass with chiles and herbs, [...]

eleven madison park.

Last weekend, in celebration of Father’s Day, my family spent several hours at a particularly special dinner table. By the meal’s end, my mom, with many years of dining behind her, proclaimed this was her favorite meal, ever. That’s a pretty bold statement, considering some of the meals we’ve shared.

Eleven Madison Park, you [...]