Well Fed On the Town

Forget peanuts and Cracker Jacks, the new Yankee Stadium is going above and beyond the traditional ball park favorites. Sure there will still be hot brews and brewskies …. But now there will also be noodle bowls, sushi, latin cuisine, garlic fries and more …
But there will be no media day to sample the very […]

Everyone has a certain style of pizza that they love.  For some it’s the super thin crust NYC pizza that you really can’t find anywhere but New York.  For others it’s a deep dish Chicago style pizza.  But, then there is also a Tuscan style that is not found on every street corner.  No matter what […]

Down in the Flatiron district of New York is a catering business with a bustling storefront and cafe. Unfortunately, I haven’t actually been to Spoon yet, however, I have had the pleasure of trying their housemade apple butter.
It is too good. With little meaty chunks of apples and a creaminess to the apple butter, it’s […]

A couple times a week, I actually get five minutes to sit down and read the local newspaper.  That’s when I spied the ad for King Arthur Flour’s upcoming baking class.  I knew they held baking classes at their Vermont location, but didn’t realize they did them on the road as well.  Sometimes stealing a […]

I subscribe to a few e-mail newsletters that highlight things to do, places to see, events and such in and around New Jersey.  They’re great sources to discover new restaurants or find something to do with your family on an unexpected free weekend.  A recent newsletter highlighted Bonte, a new restaurant that opened up in […]

If you are dining out and don’t finish your meal, always request a doggie bag for the leftovers — even if it’s something you aren’t that interested in like the pasta side dish. Why? Because those leftovers can be transformed into something new and spectactular.
For instance:

Have leftover pasta and marinara? In an oven safe casserole, […]

My family has been on a little pizza tour of our own the past few months, sampling pizzas from around our area and beyond in an effort to find which one is our favorite.  A fun research project to be sure, so you know I was all ears (and eyes) when I found out that […]

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I admit it. I am a big fan of the Real Housewives shows (OC is my fav, but I watch NYC too … Atlanta, not so much). So when Bethenny Frankel and the Countess LuAnn de Lesseps ranked on Simon van Kempen and Alex McCord for writing a book on […]

I remember hearing stories of the automat when I was a kid, where you would go and select foods from a bank of vending machine-style units and it would cook it up and spit it out. Sounds delish, right?
Well, the New York Times reported on some Italian vending machines that are dishing out pizza. Yes, […]

Mmm, sounds appetizing, doesn’t it?  You know the phrase “everything but the kitchen sink?”  Well, pastry chef Christina Tosi from David Chang’s Momofuku Milk Bar in New York City is taking that phrase to new heights with her newest bakery menu creation.
Her Compost Cookies are made from bits and pieces she happens to have laying about […]