Here's some thoughts on a London lunch at Peter Gordon's Tapa Room. A fusion of wine bar and café, the ground floor offers a diverse menu available throughout the day. Ten years ago, I had visited Gordon's restaurant Providores, something I remember as a treat. The...
Jaded as I am as a chef (nevermind as a New Yorker!), a restaurant find in Williamsburg left me with pure happy in my belly. And my soul! It's a Peruvian restaurant called Llama Inn. No attitude except serve great food, it's the creation of Chef Erik Ramirez,...
Dizengoff is a street in Tel Aviv, Israel. Now a restaurant by that name has opened in New York. Focused on hummus, Dizengoff is the creation of Chef Michael Solomon of Zahav. It's great, with fresh, Israeli inspired pickles, pita and gorgeous,...
Giacomo Baldi, CEO of Molino Grassi USA, has opened a New York City pizzeria called Pecore Nere. Using Parma-produced "Bio Flour," his mantra is "choose your dough." Concretely that means he retards the dough for different periods and gives it a slow cold...
Sottocaso is the name of a pizza group that is inviting and delicious. There are three New York City locations; Boreum, Williamsburg and soon in Harlem. My friends Laura Giromini Arrigoni and husband Luca are the team firing up these fine pizza...
First effort for lunch (pranza) at Rome's Roscioli Salumeria. It was a definitive meal, both exceptionally simple and exceptionally tasty. Centered around salumi and cheese, the menu was basic and fit my philosophy that "less is more."...
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