by Johanna
Il Buco in New York is everything I love about Italian food – comforting, tasty, and real. But there’s something so comforting about the Italian way: fresh produce; good, natural ingredients; a focus on the simple marriage of flavors; and always always a commitment to local – be it produce or people.
Categories: Dining, Travel • Tags: Babbo, Food, french essence, Il Buco, Italian cuisine, New York, New York City, vicki archer
by Johanna
Some memorable moments skiing Colorado for Christmas.
Categories: Dining, Travel • Tags: Breckenridge Colorado, Christmas, Christmas dinner, Colorado, Malbec, New Year, New York, skiing, Vail Colorado
by Johanna
There is something so admirable about a boutique that doesn’t aim for mass appeal, but instead surprises and delights. Michele Varian is a prime example.
Categories: Design • Tags: Boutique, Michele Varian, New York, Shopping
by Johanna
“What should we have for dinner?” With this simple question, Michael Pollan captured the paradox of eating well in the modern day.
Categories: Dining • Tags: Eat, eating, ethical, Food, Food Rules: An Eater's Manual, Home, Michael Pollan, Omnivores Dilemma, sustainable, Truvia, Wendell Berry
by Johanna
I instantly remembered some food love from Cartagena
Categories: Dining • Tags: Colombia Cartagena, Food, Michael Pollan, Sally Fallon, Twinkie, United States
by Johanna
It’s a chilly eve. here in New York – our first snow fall! There’s something so comforting about snow. It makes everything quiet. This temperature drop is terrible timing though. There are still thousands of people in New York and New Jersey without power post Sandy – I hope they are somewhere warm and cozy [...]
Categories: Dining, Travel • Tags: baked eggs, dining, Hurricane, New Jersey, New York, Poached egg, sandy, sunday suppers
by Johanna
In many cases, food truck fare tastes better than a dish served in a bog standard brick and mortar restaurant. Here are four reasons why.
Categories: Dining • Tags: Food, Food truck, Jonathan Gold, New York City, Slow Food
by Johanna
I used a rotisserie chicken to make things easier here, but if you’re a purist you could roast your own chook ahead of time. Let the chicken cool. Take the meat and skin off the bone, chop into small pieces, and transfer to a bowl. Add the grated lemon zest and juice of two lemons. [...]
Categories: Dining • Tags: Baguette, Chicken, Cook, Labor Day, Mayonnaise, Strained yogurt, Yoghurt, Zest (ingredient)
by Johanna
And if that tree were a Giant Sequoia would it care whether you used the iPhone 5 or the Galaxy Nexus to snap its downfall on Instagram? What level of arrogance does it take to believe that in our short lives here on this earth, we have more to teach a world (that can boast [...]
Categories: Content & Media • Tags: Extraversion-Introversion, Google, Instagram, Jaron Lanier, Livestream, Michelle Obama, Quiet, Social media, Susan Cain, You Are Not A Gadget
