atmosphere.

Perhaps you’ve noticed: I like to stress that eating is an experience.

I don’t mean to suggest that every meal should be treated as an overly sacred ritual.  Sometimes eating is simply for sustenance or for fuel; other times, it is for our souls.  Either way, I believe we should always appreciate – or at least [...]

daniel.

Oh my.  Last night, I had one of the best dining experiences of my life. 

I’ve had some incredible ones: bliss in Northern New England, nouvelle with a view in coastal Croatia, evenings tucked away in the cobblestone streets of Prague, brilliant creativity on the Lower East Side.

This one was a prime candidate for the best of the [...]

dining and drinking.

For a long time, I believed that as a woman, I was wrong to enjoy food.  Though I learned to embrace my other interests, many of which my peers didn’t share [try finding a nineteen year old who wants to go to the theater on a Friday night], the joy of food was one over [...]

bloggers and blossom.

On Thursday, I met up with three lovely NYC bloggers for dinner at Blossom, a higher-end vegan restaurant I’ve been dying to try.

appetizer: raw sweet potato rolls with almond-ginger dipping sauce

The food was certainly my style.   I got my essential glass of wine and my equally essential vegetables.  Sometimes, [...]

christmas at vermilion.

I hope everyone had wonderful Christmases!  Just a heads-up: blogging is going to be a bit sporadic through the end of the year.  I’m moving to a new apartment and visiting with friends who are in town for only a short time, but I’ll pop in when I can!

My family did the usual on Friday: [...]