Happy New Year, The Algonquin Round Table and Lobster Fra Diavolo

Hirschfeld Drawing of Algonquin Round Table, 1962 Why is it that one often reflects backward as one looks onto the horizon of a New Year?   ...

Lincoln, Inaugural Dinners and Chicken Croquettes

  One of the most ironic things about working on a movie is that it is nearly impossible to see one when you are working.  Having endless ...

Pichet Ong's Kabocha Squash Pie with Ginger Butterscotch Sauce

Kabocha Squash Time flies, doesn’t it? It’s hard to believe that it’s been 8 years since I clipped this recipe from the NYT's one Wedn...

Lancelot de Casteau, Crisp Tuna and Cremone Mustard

I think one of the coolest things about the remarkable explosion of e-information is the availability of texts.   Once upon a time at the v...