COVID-19: Part the Eighth
In the alternate timeline where COVID-19 doesn’t exist we’d probably be getting back from Spain today, with stories and pictures and bottles of wine in tow. Instead, I sat inside […]
Category Archives: Food / drink
COVID-19: Part the Seventh
In a non-COVID world we’d be in Spain right now. Probably Barcelona, or Valencia. Or maybe San Sebastian. Enjoying the weather (it was 21 degrees in Barcelona today). Drinking Albarino […]
Le frère
I was lucky enough to have two unexpected visits with brother #1 this week, due to some impromptu travel changes. The first visit was with the whole family, brunch at […]
Fleabag
About a week ago I started binge-watching Fleabag (imdb | rotten tomatoes) again. I’d started watching it with Lindsay and then just fell off for some reason. She finished it […]
Xola
Earlier this week I traveled to the east end (even east-er than me) to catch up with my friend Andrea. We grabbed a table at Xola (I’d never been; she […]
Chotto Matte
Earlier this week, having been unceremoniously and inexplicably dumped from a reservation at Carisma, I ended up at Chotto Matte for a work dinner. I had not been before. I […]
The queen’s bridge
Last night was a bit of a dining misadventure. Not horrible, but not good either. Just…fine. We started off intending to eat dinner at Reyna on King. I thought it […]
Into the cellar
Earlier this week I got to eat dinner in the cellar at Barberian’s — truly, a special place for a wine nerd. (Not to mention a steak fan.) I wasn’t […]
Dukkha dog
Last night we had dinner at Wynona with new friends E+K. It was a delight, and delicious. To wit: neither of us felt great this morning. This right here was […]
Madrid -> Cairo -> Madrid
Just before Christmas a plan came together. I had a work reason to be in Madrid in early January, and decided to skip just a little further on to Cairo, […]
