Our aunt took us to Ippudo for dinner on a Sunday evening in New York. Ippudo is a Japanese restaurant with locations in the East Village and the West Side. We do a lot of our own Japanese cooking, so I wasn’t too enthusiastic about it (although obviously our aunt never disappoints with her restaurant […]
Radishes on Buttered Baguette
How can I include a recipe for radishes without talking about Rapunzel? I was an avid reader of Grimm’s Fairy Tales when I was a kid (and I mean the morbid Grimm versions, where Cinderella’s stepsisters cut off parts of their feet). In the Rapunzel story, a pregnant woman was craving radishes (or rampion, in some versions) from […]
Brooklyn Eats: Vinnie’s Pizzeria
On our recent trip to New York, Ryan’s to-do list included eating excellent pizza. While we had a great pizza at Patsy’s Pizzeria in Manhattan, the slices at Vinnie’s were really amazing! We took the L train from Manhattan to Brooklyn to tour some flea markets. Around lunch time we started to feel hungry, and we […]
Canadian Design: Umbra
Umbra products are now sold all over – from museum shops to international malls, even now at Martha’s Vineyard – and I recently found out that it is a Canadian company. Not just any Canadian company…it’s from Toronto! Umbra products are generally smartly designed, beautiful and functional. I’ve got a few Umbra items in my […]
Dishes at Fish’s Eddy
Fish’s Eddy is a kitchenware store near Gramercy Park in Manhattan. Founded in 1986, the store was named after a tiny hamlet in upstate New York. The store sells basic white dishes, designer dishes, and a collection of unique vintage dishes. I actually bought my polka dotted salt and pepper shakers from Fish’s Eddy last […]