I’m starting with the men and women in the mirrors; at the Brooklyn Flea this afternoon, my good friend Laura (who is in town for a few days, we always have adventures) and I ventured toward new treasures and reflective objects. Fresh from a walk through a rollicking street fair in Carroll Gardens where the [...]

Walking the greenmarket on Wednesday, I was surprised to see nettles still in season. Usually appearing in March, at the beginning of spring markets that close in the winter, nettles are an incredible source of protein as well as being a folk remedy for all sorts of things. If you should find nettles, I like [...]

I’m reposting last November’s Thanksgiving family video, a remixed version of the Jackson Five’s “I Want You Back,” in honor of MJ’s death today. Not that five white kids in wigs can do this justice (the song’s magic), but here we are, and so it goes: Favorite song or memory?

Perhaps because I’m spending time on trains and in tunnels lately, perciatelli was the pasta I reached for today when I realized I had beautiful guanciale from Formaggio Kitchen and fresh eggs from this morning’s Union Square Greenmarket—a carbonara waiting to be made. For a simple lunch for one, start by cooking a third of [...]

This morning my spoon sails in and out of chocolate bread pudding from Formaggio Kitchen, the gourmet shop in Cambridge where Charcutier (what a beautiful title) Leah Mojer crafts housemade rillettes, pâté, and a guanciale I could not resist when I visited on Friday. I was in town for my last event with Knight Foundation, [...]