The Amateur Gourmet

Why Annisa Should Have Three Stars

Earlier this year, Keith McNally--owner of Balthazar, Pastis and the newly opened Morandi--wrote an open letter to New York Times food critic Frank Bruni accusing... read more

Anthos

We leave Seattle for a moment to talk about Anthos, where I ate with my parents a few weeks ago. I wasn't going to write... read more

My Lunch at the Condé Nast Cafeteria

Psssst... don't tell anyone, but I'm about to sneak you into the Condé Nast cafeteria. That's right. This is where Anna Wintour (you know, Meryl... read more

A Tale of Two Burgers: The Corner Bistro & Prune

Clotilde just completed her book tour (I love the video of her giving a talk at Google) and I am honored to say that Craig... read more

How We Almost Ate At Ye Waverly Inn

Dear Graydon Carter, Hi, you don't know me, I'm just a silly food blogger who likes to eat out sometimes. For example, yesterday I went... read more

Get Saved at Di Fara

When people talk about food in religious terms, I often feel like a documentary filmmaker interviewing a member of a cult. Their eyes bug out... read more

Bar Pitti Is A Good Place To Eat Outside

As the weather grows nicer and nicer, you may find yourself saying, "Hey! I want to eat outside!" And yet when it comes to decent... read more

To Russia, For Food (...and Dancing!)

I went to the best 30th birthday party ever imagined last week. When Craig's friend Sasie (whose birthday it was) sent out the evite, we... read more

Eleven Madison Park Revisited (An Anniversary Dinner)

Craig and I had our one year anniversary on Sunday. We thought about renting a zip car and going somewhere out of state; we thought... read more

Pylos (A Greek Odyssey in the East Village)

So you live in the East Village and you're a punk rocker with a mohawk and a nose ring or let's say you're not, you're... read more