GourmandJun 1, 20116 min readPepolino - Italy only exists in Italy (April 3, 2011/June 1, 2011)The ricotta cheese cake I had the first time was simply divine. My sworn loyalty to Celeste wavered in the face of Pepolino’s absolute perfe
GourmandMay 30, 20116 min readKhaabar Baari - May 30, 2011Ras Malai are sweet white balls of chenna (Indian cottage cheese), which have been steeped in condensed milk and flavored with either cardam
GourmandMay 27, 20113 min readGentleman Farmer - May 28, 2011The menu was comprised of an eclectic selection of farm animals – pheasant, rabbit, snails, duck and foie gras – and wilder ones - venison,
GourmandMay 26, 20115 min readMari Vanna: The Russian "Yoshoku" - May 26, 2011Napoleon Mari Vanna’s Russian Napoleon had no relation to the French emperor or the Italian sibling of the French mille-feuille. The soggy
GourmandMay 21, 20113 min readClosed: Northern Spy Food Co. - May 21, 2011It is a constant tag-of-war: I can’t believe it’s not butter! vs. I can’t believe there is no butter! Liberalism (or libertinism) is the nat
GourmandMay 21, 20113 min readDell'Anima - May 21, 2011Natural selection takes place at Dell’Anima: one is first put under a test of survival - suffocation by smoke (due to the inadequate ventila
GourmandMay 13, 20113 min readAl Di Là - May 14, 2011Shiny black and slick with butter, the risotto gleamed, reflecting the soft lightening of the room. The briny creaminess was wantonly rich a
GourmandMay 4, 20114 min readSfoglia - May 4, 2011Chicken al Mattone Sfoglia had so far managed to have scored many “firsts” – in both favorable and not so favorable ways – but it had added