...Eclectic "My 2019 Mash-Up"
2019 was a great year – at least in my arts & culture universe, a world decidedly far flung from the rough ‘n tumble of modern politics,...
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Nov 24, 2019
...An Orange Awning "The Spotted Horse Tavern"
It is said that the color orange stimulates pleasure, optimism, and enthusiasm. All good things. But to be 100% truthful, I most often...
Aug 18, 2019
...Feliz and Lykkelig "Fish Tacos at Fjord"
Summer 2019 has fast become my “foodie” summer. From scrumptious Italian on Arthur Ave, to a Peruvian Andes Mountain view in Port...
Jul 15, 2019
...Piccata and Saltado "My Birthday Dinner Double-Header"
Arthur Ave, meet Port Chester. Port Chester, meet Arthur Ave. Both New York giants in gastronomy, these two scrappy ‘hoods provided the...
Sep 3, 2018
...Dreamy "Olé Molé on a Summer Night"
At its best, a summer night is indescribable. Elusive. From the warm breezes; the comforting, rhythmic chant of crickets; and the...
Apr 14, 2018
...A Springtime Nostalgic "I Remember Dakshin"
In honor of all things vintage, I unveil a reworking of an old gem – a 2004 restaurant review entitled “The Forum at Dakshin.” It...
Jan 28, 2018
...Positively Full "The Rainmaker Buffet at Foxwoods Casino"
Some things never go out of style – the little black dress, the beauty of a sunset – or a good friend boldly telling you, "At forty,...
Oct 14, 2017
...Dino Green "A Birthday Barbecue"
Let's face it. You don't get more vintage than a dinosaur. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que restaurant has the chicest, greenest dinosaur-waiter for a...
Dec 23, 2016
...Ginger and Jasmine "Bon Appetit"
I finish this first blog year with a famous opening line – “It all started when…” And that it did. Picture it – January 2004. “It all...
Jan 23, 2016
...Mosaic Blue "A Moroccan Rodeo"
I don’t remember my exact words: “What’s a COWBOY doing working in a MOROCCAN restaurant?!” Maybe that was it. And I had sounded like...
Jan 4, 2016
...Picasso "This Is What We Do"
We accidentally call Paloma – "Palerma" (a female variation of an Italian city). We then break a margarita glass like a Greek lady –...
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