Stephane, my friend from work, went to Paris and other parts of Europe during the Christmas holiday. He was nice enough to bring me back some gifts (food gifts, my favorite!): Stroopwafels are waffles with a light caramel in the center: They’re crispy and sweet but not too sweet. Good to pair with a light [...]
For Benny’s birthday on Wednesday, we were going to meet up for lunch but our team has a weekly lunch on Tuesdays/Wednesdays so Baxter, Christine and I couldn’t miss it. Instead, we decided to meet up for dessert (on a VERY very cold day). Initially I suggested Eataly but Benny was in the mood for [...]
The night before we headed back to New York, I wanted to try some local San Francisco ice cream. When I was organizing a social event a while back, I ordered ice cream sandwiches from It’s It but I actually wanted to order foie gras ice cream sandwiches from Humphry Slocombe. My friend Cliff told [...]
For Ken’s birthday, we were lucky enough to have both parents visiting us in New York. We wanted to go somewhere special (it was our parents’ last night in the city) so I was lucky enough to score a reservation from Le Bernardin’s wonderful PR department. We were very excited to see the redesigned space [...]
Laduree opened up their first US shop a little over a month ago on Madison Avenue on the Upper East Side. I am very fond of their macarons and must purchase them every time I go to Paris. My friend, Ariel, was nice enough to buy me dozens of macarons from all over Paris the [...]
