I told you I had dined in two great restaurants here. In reality, there were more – lots more – but three of the most memorable of late are these: Market Table, Antica Pesa (more on this one soon) and Lilia.
There is a lot of hype about Lilia. Chef/owner Missy Robbins was reportedly President Obama’s favorite chef based on her work at Spiaggia* in Chicago. She could have opened her first restaurant virtually anywhere but chose my neighborhood. Lucky us.
I’m so excited to check in with Shannon Kelly. Her Twitter Spotlight was the first I ever did: number 4 to be exact.
Shannon has lots of updates for us:
I switched up my career path a little bit! Continue reading
Silly question. Of course you would!
At The Baroness, a bar in nearby Long Island City, Queens, patrons can engage in sabrage.
Property of The Baroness
“What’s sabrage?” seven out of ten of you are asking right now. Fortunately the Wall Street Journal posted this handy dandy guide to sabering back in 2010 [ignore the illustration which clearly gets several details wrong].
There’s also this very serious video complete with classical music and warning about the dangerousness of this endeavor.
I asked The Baroness for more info.
@1chicklette we only allow Sabrage with Champagne! Needs the pressure… And must be from France.
— THE BARONESS (@TheBaronessBar) December 21, 2013
Champagne isn’t cheap, but neither are you. You’re worth it, darling.
Study hard, would-be saber wielders. You want to be ready for when you visit The Baroness, don’t you?
“Take a hot shower. You’ll feel better,” Mom said on my fifth or sixth day of being sick.
“I wish you were here to put fresh sheets on the bed while I shower.” I responded, practically punctuating my words with a :-(.
1. Charcuterie at Il Buco Vineria. Probably the best I’ve ever had.
2. Gorgonzola cremificato at Murray’s Cheese. Molly and I arrived early for our class so we went two doors down to the cheese bar. Yep, we had more cheese plus charcuterie…before a cheese class.
3. Banana tiramisu at Saranello’s outside Chicago. The chef said it was inspired by his mother’s banana pudding. Italians might scream ‘sacrilege’ but it was so delicious that I can’t make myself care.
4. Fennel sausage pizza at Nellcôte. Diandra and I got ours sans mushrooms.
5. I can’t stop thinking about this wine I drank during the class at Murray’s Cheese. It was so unusual and wonderful that I’m tempted to buy a case!
It was a beautiful – and gluttonous – weekend in NYC. After a work trip that took up most of my week, I was thrilled to get home.
Molly visited. It was so fun to meet her! We ate our way through parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
On Friday, we went big, starting with drinks at the Bowery Hotel. Our two bartenders were most charming.
Update: @FloridaGirlinDC is now @Tammy. What a great Twitter handle!
Tammy is another vivacious woman I regret not meeting during my years living in Washington, DC. Know that I plan to rectify that during my upcoming trip there.
Tammy’s Instagram account is a terrific way to peek in at her exciting life full of good friends, good food and one super cute dog named Ike.
OneChicklette: Your favorite qualities in a love interest
@floridagirlindc: Funny Democrats with jobs that like girls who eat out a lot and have small dogs. So, clearly I’m about to fall in love with a dull Republican that hates farmers markets and loves cats.
OneChicklette: Your chief characteristic (one word)
@floridagirlindc: Social
OneChicklette: What you appreciate most in your friends
@floridagirlindc: Loyalty, laughter and lots of wine.
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At the end of my most recent West Coast business trip, I played hooky* from work and left for wine country with my San Francisco-based friend C.
When we left SF, it was drizzly with heavy cloud cover. After about thirty minutes of driving, it looked like this.
What a treat it must be to live so close to this beautiful part of the country! Continue reading
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