Restaurants

Gourmet Raw Becomes Accessible to All at Gingersnap’s Organic, NYC

January 9, 2012
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At least a few times a year, I have my mind blown by a meal. Rarely, I happen to have been the architect of that meal, which is always a cause for blushing pride. But more often than not, it’s because I’ve been lucky enough to sit at the table of a truly extraordinary restauranteur. [...]

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Moustache Pitza and Curried Carrot Raisin Salad

December 28, 2011
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My friend Rose and I have a dinner tradition. We meet at Moustache Pitza in Greenwich Village, and we feast on hummus. A lot of hummus. Unseemly, unladylike, unfathomable amounts of hummus. See this spread, below?

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An Afternoon Upstate

December 22, 2011
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Hey everyone! Thanks for the immensely kind words about my little Oprah mention. If you’d like to see what three recipe ideas I chose to share, you can check it out online here. You won’t be at all surprised by my picks. I woke up today to this:

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Mung Bean Pancakes with Mustard Sauce and Mango Kale Avocado Salad

December 12, 2011
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I think Valerie’s gonna like this post! Why? Because mung bean pancakes and mango kale avocado salad are both signature dishes at Café Green, the highly imperfect, yet deeply loveable little vegan restaurant here in Washington’s Dupont Circle, where you’ll often find me having dinner with friends (most recently, a fun evening with Brendan). Of [...]

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Dinner with Brendan. And Instagram.

December 8, 2011
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Folks, a huge thank you for all of the kind comments on my grandmother’s passing. They are deeply appreciated. The service will mostly likely be the weekend after this upcoming one, and until then, I’m celebrating her long and rich life with good memories and thoughts. Thank you for all of the warmth you’ve been [...]

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An LPQ Dinner

December 4, 2011
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To all the med students, grad students, overachievers, students, parents, and fellow bloggers who commented yesterday: thank you. I cannot tell you how much your encouragement meant to me. Thanks especially to my rockstar med student readers who chimed in – I am so grateful for your perspective, and you give me a lot of [...]

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Candle Café Double Header

November 27, 2011
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Warning: this post might make you jealous. I have eaten at NYC’s famous Candle Café two days in a row. I didn’t plan on it. Exactly. I had plans to have a Mom-daughter dinner on Saturday night, and Candle was my restaurant of choice. I am never—and I do mean never—disappointed with a meal there [...]

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