Thanksgiving: A photo story

 
Thanksgiving at The Drennans on the Upper West Side of Manhattan is a party unlike any other. I have been attending their festive Thanksgiving parties for years and this year was deserving of a photo story as it’s about 24 hours after the meal and I am still full and thankful for a wonderful family [...]

A little bit funny, a little but scary

Someone just sent me this Bacon-ified Turducken blog post. It’s truly amazing and yet makes me want to crawl under a bed and hide at the same time.

Pre-Turkey Reviews

(happy dance)
Tomorrow is my favorite day of the year next to my birthday and the day CDG was released at H&M.
Here are our top reviews for the week:
- Bruni titles his review of Double Crown “The Empire Strikes Back“. I love him for it. He notes Double Crown “ponders the glories of culinary cross-pollination, making [...]

On-trend: seasonal lovelies

Things that make me happy: schaudenfraud, The Hills, Marni, les incompetants, Steve McQueen, dumplings, Commes des Garcons and the Union Square farmers market. Check out these photos of beauty:
 
 
 
 
 
 
And let us not forget the first commandment of cooking: what grows together, goes together. So buy, cook, mix up and gorge. I’ve been roasting squash and [...]

Reader suggestions welcome

A recent conversation between me and Emi:
me: right, it makes sense
FO SHO!
i’ve been slacking these past few days
no inspiration
i dont know what to do
writers block
i am not funny anymore
Emi: that should be your post
me: i am starting to think i used up all my funny
Emi: “i am not funny anymore.”
reader suggestions welcome
me: yeaaa, i [...]

Kindred spirits

Mmmmmm hmmmmm. Our fave gal Blair’s fave resto is Grammery Tavern. My bestest dinner would now include: B, Karl, Rei and Steve McQueen (for, em, dessert). Mayjah. Love.

Shang it to me

GUYYYYS. Guess what. I am totes curious about Suser Lee’s new resto Shang opening up right here in NYC. wooo weeeee. Glad I didn’t have to trek to Toronto for his food. Not that I don’t like Canada but I needn’t travel that far for some homegrown global Chinese food homies.

Put a ring on it

I saw him spin last night at Terminal 5. Hi. AT and A-Cope and I were the only ones above the age of 21. Don’t you love it when you’re into what the teenagers like? Next thing you know we’ll be doing to Miley Cyrus shows. Not. He was crazy. A total party starter. AT [...]

Oops…

I somehow ended up at Ssam Bar again for a pig-fest. Sue me, hate me, love me. Either way, the pork buns were fabbie, the apple kimchi was refreshing and weird and we had a really nice dish of brussel sprouts with mint, scallion and finished with a fish sauce vinaigrette – something you can [...]

Article Rap Down: version 3

And so we begin to wrap up the week (hugs self) with a few things that interest me and you may be bored by:
- Don’t even lie and pretend you never wanted to know what the top 10 dirtiest bars in NYC are…yea you…you know you’ve hit up at least 5 of these places more [...]