A Walk in the Park

On the way to the inner sanctum of Food Network, our new best friend Chef Rob told us about two things we should experience. He didn’t exactly have to twist our arms, since the first suggestion was chocolate. Jacque Torres chocolate. These are not your basic supermarket sweets, so the deliberation and decision-making took some [...]

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Chorus Girls on the Town

After our triumph at Carnegie Hall, many (most?) of the orchestra and chorus went home the next day. Not our little crew. We had shows to see, food to eat, and adventures to enjoy! But first, we had to move. Oh, you know us better than that by now. First, we had breakfast. Technically, we [...]

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My Shoulder Made the New York Times

Please be advised that the taking of photos inside Carnegie Hall is strictly forbidden, even during rehearsals, so I have no idea where this came from. And yes, by the way, that round thing in the middle of the picture is a gong. The stage is not so big and we were practically seated in [...]

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A Visit to Eataly

No, not Italy. Eataly. It’s the largest artisanal Italian food and wine marketplace in the world. It’s a Mario Batali (and friends) production. It’s . . . a temple of food. Like most temples, they’re big on doctrine. Eataly’s includes statements like: “FOOD UNITES US ALL. Good food brings all of us together, and helps [...]

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Food Mecca

We had the morning free to make a pilgrimage, so after only a few false starts on the subway we found ourselves here: The Food Network lives here. So do several other media outlets and a lot of good food, but that’s beside the point. It’s a rather fabulous building that used to be the [...]

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