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It seems that pop-ups are popping up all over New York City recently. What's going on? Or should I say What Happens When? That's the name of a new pop-up resto that has a nine-month lease on a...

I just got back from a weekend in NYC, for a very important Umamimart Reunion Dinner, hosted by Yamahomo (post coming!). Even though I really only had two full days in the city, I bounced around and hit some of my favorite haunts. It...

I know this piece of cake doesn't look so hot, but to be fair, it's been through a lot. Last weekend I was at a house party in Williamsburg. It was still Passover, so I was having wine instead of beer, cheese with no...

Annual Sake Tasting & Lecture: Back to Basics! Tuesday, May 10 @ 6:30 pm Japan Society, NYC Every year, Japan Society hosts a sake lecture and tasting, inviting dozens of brewers from Japan. Over the years, we've covered so many topics on sake--from...

I am finally back. Although the past couple of weeks have been super hectic, I had the opportunity to go to my favorite restaurant Kajitsu, twice in two weeks. At the end of March, my work held a special dinner gathering...

I had the pleasure of lunching at Google in NYC (above Chelsea Market) last week as the guest of a friend who works there. Google's executive chef emails out the huge menu daily!...

My friend Tessa Liebman, the executive chef at the Housing Works, is hosting a very special dinner on Saturday, March 12th at the Housing Works bookshop in SoHo. She has spent months working with artist Balint Zsako to create a unique,...

Meet Paystyle-- a dashing, whip-smart, er, smartass from Brooklyn by way of Los Angeles. He's got dreams. Dreams of someday calling it quits as a lawyer (94 hour work weeks,...

Veniero is an East Village institution- una pasticceria (pastry shop) that makes the best cheesecake in the city. I say this with certainty. I'm reading that it's been in the same...

Last week, Urban Sake's Timothy Sullivan was kind enough to invite me to his ongoing sake tasting course, "The Elements of Sake" at the Astor Wine and Liquor Shop's...