Tag Archives: New York Times
In Which I Allege Prime Meats Has No Clothes…Or is At Least Half-Naked…
I’ve been Yelping. Mostly because I realized I have opinions about local restaurants and it’s silly not to share them…even though I remain terrified someone is going to call me out, a la the Lucky purse disaster on Consumerist. I … Continue reading
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What Makes a Banana Republic?
I’ll be perfectly honest: I wouldn’t have read this Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed if it wasn’t the Most-Emailed story on the Times’ site as of early Monday afternoon and I hadn’t thought, “Boy, what exactly *is* a banana republic?” According to … Continue reading
In Which I Underestimated McRib’s Cultural Relevance…
I thought liking the McRib in 1994 was my embarrassing childhood secret, but everyone on earth seems to be on the McRib bandwagon now. McDonald’s has a “Legends of McRib” ad campaign in which, if I understand correctly, you can … Continue reading
Who Cares What Nation’s Restaurant News Thinks? Here’s My Top 10.
On the same day the New York Times wrote about Pop-Tarts World, the Huffington Post added this blurb from a Nation’s Restaurant News report on America’s favorite restaurant chains. Cheesecake Factory topped the list. And while some of my favorite … Continue reading
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Pop-Tarts World Beckons…But Guess Who Still Hasn’t Gotten Frosted.
As thankful as I am to have new freelance gigs, blogging for CafeMom’s The Stir has not left me with a whole lotta energy to write about even *more* food topics here. Plus, I may or may not be gainfully … Continue reading
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Sam Sifton Says…
There are SO many good lines in Sam Sifton’s review of Prime Meats…which, conveniently, is *extremely* close to where I live: “You can see these people standing on Court Street nightly, staring through the plate-glass windows at a dining room … Continue reading
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Roman Holiday
My latest Big Thought? Rome. I want to go to Rome. It sounds like maybe Japan isn’t in the cards anymore…and I was happy as a little clam going all over creation last year. I’ve been in New York now … Continue reading
If I hadn’t been writing about Frank Bruni, I wouldn’t have known it’s Ann Coulter’s birthday…
So…I got home last night around 8:00ish and all I had consumed was coffee and water on the planes (I had, like, the perfect amount of time to get from Terminal A to Terminal C in Dallas…without a ridiculous amount … Continue reading
Julie and Meat/Infidelity
I had hoped to actually post this before Cleaving’s December 1 publication date as I have friends in high places (…sorta…) and got an early copy of Julie Powell’s second book…and wanted to rub it in your collective faces a … Continue reading
