From the monthly archives:

December 2005

Farm Fresh in Chelsea

2005.Dec.31 Saturday

New York City – Back in one of my first posts on this blog I mentioned the restaurant Five Points as one of my favorites, and one of the places I was going to miss in leaving New York. Marc, Vicki, and Chris have gone on to open their second restaurant in the city. Personally, [...]

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Lobster Camp

2005.Dec.31 Saturday

New York City – So many pundits have weighed in on the “best lobster roll” controversy in this city that I feel a bit like a young lad slipping his late homework assignment under the teacher’s door hoping that no one will notice its tardiness. I’ve eaten many a time at Pearl Oyster Bar, I’ve [...]

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Lucky 13

2005.Dec.30 Friday

New York City – It seems an eon ago that I worked as the wine director at Felidia Ristorante. In terms of the restaurant world, it probably would be considered an eon, and even if not, it’s a time that is a bit hazy in my mind. One thing that is clear however is the [...]

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Almost Philadelphia

2005.Dec.29 Thursday

New York City – Every few days I take a look at the statistics for visitors to the blog, just to get a sense of how many folk are visiting, where from, and all that. I noticed a sudden spike in visitors beginning Tuesday afternoon and continuing until now – somewhere between 3 and 4 [...]

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Just Noodling…

2005.Dec.29 Thursday

New York City – My e-mail box went empty for several days, other than the ubiquitous offers for various erectile dysfunction products, credit cards, and pleas for help in transferring millions out of one country or another. I chalked it up to the holidays, I chalked it up to you guys giving me a break [...]

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The White Cones of Puglia

2005.Dec.28 Wednesday

New York City – My friend John has just accepted the position of general manager of I Trulli, 122 East 27th Street, which has always been one of my favorite Italian restaurants in town. The thing I like most about it is that it’s “honest food” and the restaurant relies on the quality of the [...]

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Too Much Chianti

2005.Dec.28 Wednesday

New York City – I was chatting via e-mail with a friend of mine recently about my food writing adventures, and the possibility of some sort of future book. We got to talking about books like Under the Tuscan Sun and A Year in Provence, and other such gems of travel writing that tend to [...]

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Intercourse and the Amish

2005.Dec.27 Tuesday

Intercourse, Pennsylvania – Catchy title, no? And sure to mess up a few filtering programs. I wonder if parents in Lancaster County are able to even use parental controls? Regardless, it was off to that far away land for a visit with one of my sisters and her family. The Amtrak ride was smooth and [...]

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And a More Traditional Day of…

2005.Dec.26 Monday

New York City – After our little “Eve” pary having been such a classic of the genre, I accepted an invite from my friends Warner and Jean out in Brooklyn, for which I still have a valid travel visa, for a possibly slightly more traditional Xmas day dinner. I didn’t do any of the cooking, [...]

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