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So Marci and I took advantage of our pain-in-the-ass-to-get reservation, and ate at Momofuku Ko last night. There's no disputing that the food is definitely, without a doubt, really, really damn awesome. And it's sort of thrilling to eat there, because the space has room for no tables - just a 14-seat bar that opens onto food prep space. Not ( Read more... )

I'm reposting this for my friend Lena. She has an apartment in London that she wants to swap for a NYC apartment in May. If you're traveling (or want to travel) to the UK in May, I can't recommend this opportunity highly enough.

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I'm going to Momofuku Ko!


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My first attempt at baking any kind of dessert-y type thing turned out pretty ok, I think. In exchange for services offered (a car ride to Fairway Market), I baked a traditional (don't call it trashy) 'Nilla Wafer Banana Pudding. I MacGyvered a double boiler out of a pot, a stainless steel bowl, and some tin foil for the custard (note to self: ( Read more... )

Being the last person in the country to get one, I finally acquired a region-free dvd player. This means I can finally watch my 4-and-a-half-hour director's cut German import of Until The End of the World. I figure it needs to be watched once every five years or so, right billetdoux?

That eclipse was pretty awesome, wasn't it? (Sorry Bostonians, the skies were crystal-clear here in New York.) I'm pretty sure that's the first eclipse I've ever witnessed. I've seen meteor showers with my dad, the northern lights in central Massachussets on a first date, but never an eclipse. I watched it alone, on my apartment stoop, because ( Read more... )

Around 4pm yesterday I got an email from Marci saying we've got free tickets and we're going to Fuerzabruta at 8pm. Free? Fine by me. I'd been curious about seeing it, but never really seemed motivated to buy tickets on my own. I remember seeing De La Guarda about ten years ago, back when New York was still completely foreign and scary to me, ( Read more... )

I used to think the idea of business travel was fun. You get to see a new city, and you get paid while you're there. If you're lucky, you get to explore as a tourist for a bit. That lingering notion was dispelled yesterday when I was picked up at 5:45AM and flew to St. Paul, Minnesota in the dead of winter, and returned back home close to ( Read more... )

One more request for help, Philly-style. We're driving down next weekend for the "Art of Lee Miller" exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Are there any cool, boutique-y hotels in the area? That aren't outrageously priced? Other ideas of stuff to do on a Saturday night?