Category Archives: French Food
A New Mission…Art-August 20th 2011
It’s a gorgeous day as I wait for my train on the platform bound for New York City. I’ve just finished a light breakfast of a coffee and a light airy pumpkin muffin. The first sign of fall is not … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Food, Food Writing, French, French Food, Greenwich Village, Life, Memories, My Truth, New York City, NY, Travel, Writing
A Recital With Rasputina-Feb 26th 2011
Sunny and cool today on Long Island as we crawl painfully to the promise of Spring as February draws to a close. I am waiting with a few others on the long Island Railroad platform for a train into New … Continue reading
Filed under Anthropologie, Chelsea Market, Concerts, French Food, Life, New York City, Travel, Vietnamese Food, Wine, Writing
I Cook Well-July 14TH 2010
Those of you who read my BLOG know that I am no stranger to cooking, I do most of the cooking in the house, my mom is disabled and I cook something decent at least four nights a week. But flash … Continue reading
Anthony Bourdain in N.Y.C – June 8Th 2010 – Part II
I join the conversation around me after actually starting to read the book on-line. One woman is from Florida on vacation and her daughter is moving toward French cooking, an Indian girl who adores Tony, and a middle-aged woman … Continue reading
Filed under Anthony Bourdain, Food, France, French Food, Life, Medium Raw, Memories, Minetta Tavern, My Truth, New York City, No Reservations, NY, Travel
The Story of Red-Part 2-Apr 10Th 2010
When I arrive at Washington Square Park I ask around and find out the fair doesn’t start until May so I wander a little and take some pictures of the goings on today, so I will let the pictures do … Continue reading
Filed under Art, Food, French Food, Life, Memories, New York City, NY, Off Broadway, Plays, Theater, Theatre, Travel
The Tour That Wasn’t – May 30TH 2010
It’s a beautiful day as I rise early and find myself sitting on the train heading for New York City for a re-do of the Greenwich Village/Soho self-guided tour I did last year, tomorrow is Memorial Day and a barbeque … Continue reading
Filed under Anthony Bourdain, Eugene O'Neil, Food, France, French, French Food, Greenwich Village, Life, MacDougal St, Memories, Minetta Tavern, New York City, Peter Mayle, Provence, Travel
Lower East Side (Slight Return)-April 24th 2010
Today is bright and will be warm and I sit and munch half a bran muffin washed down with a decaf coffee on the train to New York City while I listen to a young couple dote over their three-year old … Continue reading
Filed under East Village, Food, French, French Food, Greenwich Village, Life, Memories, New York City, Shepard Fairey, Travel
The Story Of Red-Apr 10Th 2010
It’s a cool breezy Spring day, typical for this time of year on Long Island, one that finds me sheltering from the wind in the stairwell of the Long Island Railroad Station platform. My train is seven minutes late and … Continue reading
Filed under Anthony Bourdain, Food, France, French Food, Life, Memories, New York City, Off Broadway, Theater, Travel
Julie & Julia…and Glen? Dec 5th 2009
The weather is cloudy and overcast but I am in good spirits as I drive towards the nearby Town of Huntington to the Barnes and Noble book store for an early breakfast. I am off today and tomorrow and have … Continue reading
Filed under Anthony Bourdain, Cooking, Family, Food, French Food, Life
1st Aniversary On WordPress!
Well it’s an auspicious occasion for me tonight, I am six days away from my one year anniversary on WordPress. To coin a well-worn phrase it’s “been a long strange trip” but really not so strange and actually it has … Continue reading
Filed under Anthony Bourdain, Art, Family, Food, France, French, French Food, Greenwich Village, Hicksville, Life, Memories, My Truth, New York City, No Reservations, NY, Theater, Travel






