epic sandwich: roasted eggplant and tomato with goat cheese on focaccia from tazza
epic ice cream: chocolate with balsamic vinegar and fleur de sel from blue marble
Recently, during an all-too-common conversation in which I proclaimed my obsession with living in Brooklyn, somebody told me that she didn’t think she was “cool enough” [...]
fresh watermelon juice; tostada with black beans, cabbage, cotija cheese, pickled jalapeños, guacamole, and hot sauce.
Two Saturday nights ago, as I rode the subway home following a seriously awkward goodbye, I was feeling a little sorry for myself. My dad often tells me that I am an overly analytical person – I will consider [...]
I have been eating very simple food lately. A few factors have contributed to this development:
It’s hot. My new apartment doesn’t have air conditioning in the kitchen, so turning on the oven seems a rather sadistic move, even for a heat-lover like me.
I have been eating out a lot. The past few [...]
bison slider with cheddar on whole wheat brioche; veggies and jalapeño hummus; roasted kohlrabi crostini with herb gremolata and mozzarella; beet, barley, and spinach salad; unpictured apple pie.
On Saturday morning, roughly three hours before my movers were scheduled to arrive, I left my apartment to go get a pedicure. I made my mother very nervous, [...]
salad with collard greens, steamed cauliflower, avocado, and chili-miso dressing; bartlett pear; greek yogurt with frozen blueberries and granola.
I am not an inherently angry person. Sure, I have my occasional fits of New Yorker rage, typically induced by people who walk too slow, tourists who stare at themselves in the video screen in Times Square, [...]