An Atlanta Feast: Chef Marla Adams and Babette’s Cafe
Babette's Cafe As I approached the sweet bungalow that houses Babette’s Cafe in Atlanta, I knew this would be an intimate dining experience. The small house was tucked on a street corner near Freedom...
View ArticleNative Connecticut Strawberries: Redemption
I have just returned from a week in a particularly generic and soul-less US city. I will allow this poor city to remain anonymous amongst its Cheesecake Factories, Bubba Gump Shrimp Companies, Ruth’s...
View ArticleLove at First Sight: Food and Art
Your eyes meet across a crowded room; you drink each other in. Your bodies ignite, hearts pound, you are without words. As I contemplate the five senses and how they affect my consumption of food, I...
View ArticleMy First Tastes of the Hamptons
31 Miles. That’s the distance between Madison, Connecticut and East Hampton, New York. Somehow, strangely, I never visited until this week. I’m glad I waited. I have a strong sense that I would not...
View ArticleThe Fruit Cocktail
Cocktails have evolved greatly since the 1930s when the Thin Man’s Nick and Nora lined up their classic gin and vermouth martinis. Today’s mixologists create inspired artisan cocktails using local...
View ArticleAutumn in New York: Croissants at Épicerie Boulud
Croissants; Épicerie Boulud Today was one of those magnificent days in Manhattan, when the most common clichés really do apply perfectly: A brisk morning, the smell of autumn in the air, the leaves of...
View ArticleFoodie Fatale on Bonnie Grice’s Eclectic Cafe (WPPB 88.3)
Foodie Fatale on Bonnie Grice’s Eclectic Cafe (88.3) Thanks to Peconic Public Broadcasting 88.3 WPPB – FM and Bonnie Grice for having me as a guest on the Eclectic Café yesterday. Along with food...
View ArticleEating Las Vegas
Foodie Fatale….Eating Las Vegas at the Aria Resort and Casino Looking down from the plane, the dark red sand of the desert below appears to be an abstract painting in progress, constantly moving as...
View ArticleCampari & Grapefruit at Homestead Inn & Thomas Henkelmann
Stepping onto the grounds of Homestead Inn and Thomas Henkelmann in Greenwich, Connecticut is transcendant in that you are immediately, magically in Europe. I will save describing the beauty of a meal...
View ArticleMaine’s Midcoast: Summer Fare Extraordinaire
I should say right off the bat that I never would have ended up on vacation in Camden, Maine this past August- and enjoyed all of these wonderful meals- if it weren’t for Nancy Harmon Jenkins‘ sage...
View ArticleA Southern Brunch at Watershed Restaurant
Watershed Restaurant; Decatur, GA For me, there is nothing more decadent than dining out for brunch. And so when I found myself with a free morning while visiting Atlanta this week, I couldn’t resist...
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