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As I engaged in my weekly journey through the lower east village seeking sustenance I happened across the Cornerstone Cafe, right on the corner of 2nd st and Ave B, just north of Houston. I walked in with a mild sense of trepidation, as I have found some very unsavory places to lunch in this [...]

With the bad rap carbs have gotten over the recent years—that they are nothing more than empty calories that make us pack on the pounds—one might think a name like Big Booty Bread Co. would turn passers-by in the other direction. But with the soft, sweet aroma of fresh baked bread that wafts through Big [...]

When I talk to people back home who have visited New York, they always tell me how good the pizza was. As if we’re the only ones in the country who know how to make a good pizza! I doubt that, but can say I know people go crazy over it—even so much as to [...]

Living in New York City where everything is so unavoidably expensive, who doesn’t love a bargain? So if walking into a ‘no frills’ warehouse-style discount liquor store means scoring a great bottle of wine on the cheap, why not? Sure, I venture in one every now and then, but to me, there’s something about the [...]

Hello everyone. I’m Andrea. Like many who call New York City their home, one of my favorite things to do is explore in search of the next best thing, whether it’s a hip new café or a specialty shop that’s been around for years. Along with my interest in exploring, comes a passion for food [...]

Last Saturday was my husband Dan’s 64th birthday.  On Saturday night, for his actual birthday, we had our traditional joint celebration with one of our best friends, Richard, whose birthday falls the very next day, on February 1st, of the same year.   In the spirit of reducing our joint restaurant expenditures, his wife, Nancy, a [...]

Celeste 502 Amsterdam Ave btwn 84th & 85th St 212-874-4559 **CASH ONLY** Getting reservations to some restaurants in NYC can be more competitive than a World Series between the Red Sox and the Yankees. There is a sense of triumph when you finally get them, but I find that sometimes there is so much expectation [...]

101 Saint Marks Pl – Btwn 1st Ave & Ave A New York, NY 10009 212-677-2226 Brunch in Manhattan is an institution. You can do the enormous, fancy, and slightly stuffy style brunch that places like the Plaza Hotel offer (not my favorite, but it’s worth the experience; how often do you get to eat [...]

Vanessa’s Dumpling House 118A Eldridge Street between Grand and Broome 212-625-8008/8118 I love to travel. Unfortunately, travel is expensive, so I don’t get to do it that often. I was fortunate enough in college to spend 3 semesters abroad in a total of nine different countries on three continents and one very large island, so [...]

I grew up in Connecticut on land that used to be a horse farm (proved by the large, rusted out horse tub by our compost pile). My hometown, actually, was primarily farmland and my mother grew up on a farm in that very same town. So you could say farming, or at least agriculture of [...]