It is practically impossible to find an eating establishment these days that isn’t on Yelp, Urbanspoon or any of the food review sites. Even the most obscure restaurant has at least one review, even if that review was written by the owner in 2007. But … Read More →
In recent weeks I’ve bought a vintage Tour de France print, watched Midnight in Paris (starring a horribly miscast Owen Wilson — does he ever change his hairstyle for a role?), seen the French film The Artist (excellent) and also Hugo, the beautiful and soulful … Read More →
Back in December when I was in NY, I loaded up on bagels at Hand Rolled Bagels in Rye, savoring each one like it was the last I would eat for a long time. Who knew that less than a month later I’d happily be … Read More →
It took about ten seconds to decide what I wanted at ShopHouse. I’m not kidding, ten seconds. Bowl or Banh Mi… banh mi. Meat… chicken and pork meatballs. Toppings… everything. Done. Order placed. ShopHouse is Chipotle’s Asian spinoff experiment, and the similarities are evident: streamlined … Read More →
Didn’t Injera Used to Be Sour?
Used to be, you’d mention Ethiopian food to someone and receive a passionate response of “Oh, I love Ethiopian!’, or “I really can’t stand injera.” Spongy and slightly sour from fermentation, injera, the Ethiopian flatbread, was the great divider. Either you were on board with … Read More →