Let's Chaat! Bhel Puri at Chapati House
At Chapati House, I was as enticed by difficult to find bhel puri, the no frills setting and price points under $7.00.
Read MoreFinding Escape in Food and in Fiction
A reflection on the year just past and two things that reliably make me happy: food and fiction
Read MoreBodacious Bangers for your Bucks
We feed the Chef’s British roots and find the perfect sausage roll in Greenwich Village.
Read MoreBaking plum cake at midnight: Remembering my sister
In which I celebrate plum cake and memories of my sister, Carol, the consummate baker and share her wonderful writings.
Read MoreWe know how to cook in the country
Sojourns in Woodstock, NY, Lyme, NH and Rawsonville, VT place the Chef in different, sometimes poorly equipped kitchens, but he more than rises to the challenge.
Read MoreEating my way through July—from Pizzeria to Izakaya
July snacks and meals—from Eataly’s surprisingly inexpensive pizza slices to Meyer’s Olde Dutch’s phenomenal crispy chicken sandwich!
Read More“The Committee”: A Friendship Forged in the Pandemic
A reflection on how a pandemic pact to meet for drinks outdoors each Friday at a local bar forged a unique, wonderful friendship.
Read MorePan do Bono — Muy Muy Bueno!
The cheese puff trail leads to a Colombian bakery in Astoria.
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