Food and Things

Since we were in Chelsea, we thought we’d try Trestle on Tenth. I knew things were off to a rocky start when the first wine I asked for tasted of vinegar, and so did the second. At least the waiter was accommodating. He tried to find me a bottle I liked but after he poured [...]

If you’re looking for a neighborhood place for some pleasant Italian, you could do worse than Arte Cafe.
It’s a nice quiet place to get together with a friend for a long chat. The eatery, in the basement of a brownstone, is filled with families and couples
The service was indifferent, bordering on surly, so when it [...]

New York Magazine this week featurs a Q & A with seven prominent women chefs, titled “A Woman’s Place?” The chefs are: April Bloomfield (The Spotted Pig), Rebecca Charles (Pearl Oyster Bar), Alex Guarnaschelli (Butter), Sara Jenkins (formerly of 50 Carmine), Anita Lo (Annisa), Jody Williams (Morandi), and Patricia Yeo (formerly of Monkey Bar and [...]

Sometimes things are right under your nose, and you ignore them. That’s the case with the Hungarian Pastry Shop, an old timer on the Upper West Side that I’ve walked by a million times.
Saturday, I stopped by. Nope, they don’t have a web site. They don’t even have a menu. The names of the cakes, [...]