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What's your favorite cake?

Black Forest Cake is my fave ~ I was just at a dinner party that ended with pear clafoutis & chocolate dipped madelines.

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Any kid-friendly restaurant suggestions around Lincoln Center?

Alice's Tea Cup is charming ~ Shake Shack is down-to-earth: hamburgers, hot dogs, fries & frozen custard and it's across the street from the American Museum of Natural History, NW corner of 77th St & Columbus Ave

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Kefi making its move to the new location on the UWS

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From Serious Eats: New York

Sugar Rush: Pistachio Cupcake at Pinisi Bakery

From A Hamburger Today

The Evidence Is In: Manhattan D.A. Robert Morgenthau a Shake Shack Fan

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From Talk

What's your favorite cake?

Black Forest Cake is my fave ~ I was just at a dinner party that ended with pear clafoutis & chocolate dipped madelines.

From Talk

Any kid-friendly restaurant suggestions around Lincoln Center?

Alice's Tea Cup is charming ~ Shake Shack is down-to-earth: hamburgers, hot dogs, fries & frozen custard and it's across the street from the American Museum of Natural History, NW corner of 77th St & Columbus Ave

From Serious Eats: New York

BYOB of the Week: Cube 63, Sushi on the Lower East Side

the sushi at both Hi-Life Bar & Grill joints [USW: Amsterdam Ave b/t 82 & 83 Sts / UES: 2nd Ave b/t 78 & 79 Sts] is quite decent ~ on Mon & Tues it's half-price and there are always drink specials too so it's a good deal all the way round

From Serious Eats

New Feature: Comment Notification

my comments are being refused ~ I'm being asked to login even though I am loggedin

From Serious Eats

Seriously Italian: Punctuating Flavors with Ricotta Salata

your biscotti & Venetian Apple Cake were delicious ~ grateful to have the cake recipe ~ it will make a great treat for next year's Rosh Hashanah celebrations

From Serious Eats: New York

New York City Wine and Food Festival: Ticket Giveaway, 'Pairing Like A Pro'

a Hermitage ~ helps me pretend I'm spending Labor Day weekend in France's Rhone Valley
in reality Labor Day weekend is my last hurrah for gin-based drinks like the spectacular Ruby Collins at Recipe

From Serious Eats: New York

Win Tickets to an NYC Advance Screening of 'Julie and Julia'

The James Beard Cookbook ~ my very first cookbook from which I learned that there was more to cooking than my mother's standard operating procedure of putting a hunk of meat under the broiler, plopping frozen vegies into pots of boiling water, and pitching potatoes into the oven to bake.

From Talk

Fun coffee shops, UWS or Soho

forgot Rocco's Pastry & Espresso Shop on Bleecker b/t 7 & 6 Ave for old school Greenwich Village Italian ~ must haves: the house-made cremolata ice & cannolis

From Talk

Fun coffee shops, UWS or Soho

Arte Around the Corner: Columbus b/t 72 & 73 St
Aroma Espresso: 145 Greene St & 161 W 72
Fairway Cafe: Broadway b/t 74 & 75 St
Salumeria Rosi, Jacque Torres: Amsterdam b/t 72 & 74 St
Vai: 77 St b/t Broadway & Amsterdam
Time Warner Center: Columbus Circle
La Grainne Cafe: 9th Ave corner of 21St
Three Tarts: 9th Ave corner of 20 St
Chelsea Market: 9th Ave b/t 15 & 16 St
Momofuku Milk Bar: 13 St b/t 2 & 1 Ave
Abraco: 7 St b/t 2 & 1 Ave
Cafe Magador: St Marks b/t 1 & Ave A
Caracas: 7 St b/t 1 & Ave A
Bread: 20 Spring St

From Serious Eats: New York

Win Tickets to Blue Point Brewing Company's 10th Anniversary in Long Island

Magic Hat's Circus Boy [an unfiltered American-style hefeweizen flavored with organic lemongrass] is my go-to whenever I'm indulging in the half-price sushi deal at Hi-Life

From Talk

Lunch near John Jay College

Azuri Cafe [465 W 51] heavenly tasting falafel
Sapphire [Broadway b/t 60/61 Sts] Indian lunch buffet
O'Neals [49 W 64] traditional Americam [aka burgers, omelettes, salads]

check out Midtown Lunch for more options

From Talk

New York Vacation - Where to eat

Taim: amazing falafel
Jean Georges: unbeatable value for lunch
Kefi: opa!
Levain: delicious [ & enormous] cookies

From Serious Eats

A Berry Balanced Breakfast

fresh berries are the bomb mixed into Nancy's cultured cottage cheese [made with the same live cultures as yogurt]

From Talk

Good cheap dinner near Lincoln Center?

for the next time:
O'Neals [64 St bt Broadway/Central Park West]
Francesco Pizzeria [bt 68-69 St on Columbus]
Elite Cafe [bt 68-69 St on Columbus]
Les Epices [70 St bt Broadway & Columbus]
Aroma Espresso [72 St bt Columbus & Amsterdam]
Arte Cafe Around the Corner [bt 72-73 on Columbus]
Arte Cafe [73 St bt Columbus & Amsterdam'
Fairway Cafe [74 & 75 St on Broadway]

From Talk

Bar to Celebrate Unemployment

we all had a great time at a going-away party for a colleague at scratcher

From Serious Eats: New York

Win Tickets to the Hot Dog Hootenanny

kosher or kosher-style, split & griddled, dressed with sauerkraut & onion sauce & mustard ~~ I'm also fond of F&B's "famous gourmet hot dogs"

From Serious Eats

Have a Cold? Soothe Your Throat with These Remedies

during my last bout with a nasty cold I discovered that chocolate soothes sore throats! ~ I'm partial to Halls Mentho-Lyptus cough drops, to Traditional Medicinals Gypsy Cold Care & Breathe Easy Teas with liberal amounts of honey, to oranges and to hot & sour soup.

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: The Essence of Chocolate

the Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte ~ Black Forest chocolate cake with cream & cherries ~ at Cafe Sabarsky, Neue Gallery, NY

From Serious Eats: New York

Union Square Falafel Battle: Maoz, Pita Joe, Moshe's, and Rainbow

the falafel at Nargila Grill are very good ~ they make the most incredible fresh baked laffa bread ~ a falafel sandwich with everything includes hummus, tahini, israeli salad & french fries

From Serious Eats

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Edible Chocolate Box from Charles Chocolates

the Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte (aka black forest cake) at Cafe Sabarsky, in the Neue Gallery, NYC

From Serious Eats: New York

Win Tickets To 'Cook. Eat. Drink. Live.' This Weekend

the momofuku cookbook to add to my growing collection of cookbooks (i just recently received julia child's "mastering the art of french cooking" as a gift).

From Serious Eats: New York

Win Tickets To 'Cook. Eat. Drink. Live.' This Weekend

Haven't really thought about it yet... Maybe The Pioneer Woman Cooks?

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Hard to choose. I started out in food blog land with I Was Just Hungry.

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Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

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From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Serious Eats and The Wicked Noodle. Looks like a lot of people like Smitten Kitchen, so I'm going to have to check that out!

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Serious Eats and The Wicked Noodle. Looks like a lot of people like Smitten Kitchen, so I'm going to have to check that out!

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Serious Eats and The Wicked Noodle. Looks like a lot of people like Smitten Kitchen, so I'm going to have to check that out!

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

I like Serious Eats of course. I also like Smitten Kitchen.

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

My favorite food blogs are this one and Culinate.

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Serious Eats is my favorite. Simply Recipes is my second favorite.

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

Baking Bites and Simply Recipes. I want to cook and eat pretty much everything from these sites!!

From Serious Eats

Cook the Book: 'The Pioneer Woman Cooks'

I love so many sites. I love Serious Eats (of course), PW's and any cake blog. I have a major sweet tooth.

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Location: New York City

About: living on and off the silver screen... "Now, her name *is* Irene and it *is* night. Don't take it any further than that. There's nothin' good about it."
~ Jack at Hap's, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me

Favorite foods: coffee & chocolate; bread, wine& cheese

Last bite on earth: a cup of coffee & a huge slice of the chocolate babka from Barney Greengass