Anticipation

It seems singles, couples, parents and assorted others have the same or similar issues when it comes to eating at home. They are either too busy to cook or simply hate to cook. They have amazingly high tech kitchens that get no play (except the microwave). I live in a building of singles and child-less…

Some Things Just Get Better

Paris: Day 1 Paris: Day 2 Paris: Day 3 And so on….

Where Is The Love?

When you spend a glorious Southern California day in November running errands, standing in line and being royally pissed off by people; there is only one thing left to do….EAT.

J’adore….The Bagel Broker

I know I ragg on Los Angeles alot; I can’t help it. How else do I prove my loyalty to the city of my birth?The city that I fled so hastily, nine years ago. Every New Yorker living in Los Angeles feels an overwhelming obligation to make it clear that they are only in LA for the weather. Goodness knows…

Place: Le Pain Quotidien

It doesn’t matter that lunch was in Beverly Hills, it felt like Provence! chilled gazpacho black bean hummus tartine mint lemonade

Preferred Seating

Los Angeles brings to mind visions of wealth, luxury, and ease. I haven’t achieved the first two; but I’m working hard on the last. People in L.A.work hard at doing nothing, it seems. Where ever you go people are on their i-phones (in my case, Blackberry). They are engaged in serious business. Gotta book that…

Market Day…L.A. (pt.1)

I have it from reliable sources that Paris has had a not so fantastic summer, on the weather front. It has been tres mal as they say. This knowledge has filled me with more than my usual bit of arrogance as I spend yet another day in the glorious Los Angeles sunshine. I’ve not counted,…

Sweet Inspiration

I was struck by a strong desire to bake something sweet today. I’m not entirely certain why. In any case, I have chocolate chip with pecan as well as peanut butter cookie doughs chilling in the fridge. I’ll bake those tomorrow evening. If that isn’t enough, I have a lemon apricot tart cooling on the kitchen counter….

Give Us This Day….

Ah, Paris….One thing I can say about Los Angeles; it isn’t Paris (heavy sigh) strolling with a baguette The best thing about travelling to a favorite destination is bringing bits of that place home to incorporate into your day to day life. It could mean redecorating my apartment with touches here and there. Or it could…

Resurrection

For most people, Easter is about rebirth and it’s no different for me. The only difference is its my own rebirth that occupies my mind. My resurrection began last month during my long delayed return trip to Paris. I was determined to get back to Paris even if I had to do it in a…