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new orleans!

Oh, my goodness, this is becoming a biannual blog. That *can’t* be good for SEO. This site is primarily for professional purposes, though, designed to send the curious to my writing, video and editing clips, which are here. It’s also a place to showcase recent work.

In other news, I finally made it to New Orleans for the first time. Ridiculous that I hadn’t been sooner. And wow. A town focused on bourbon and pork, friendly people and dancing? Are you kidding me? I love that it’s the only place I’ve ever been where it is more awkward not to dance than to dance at a party. I’m writing a little piece about NOLA, which I’ll tweet when it’s live, and I hope you’re staying warm this winter, wherever you are.

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khachapuri in brighton beach


Khachapuri at Georgian Bread

This week’s New York Chow Report came together thanks to a few sharp colleagues: My friend Sarah Karnasiewicz, an award-winning cook and excellent writer, fell in love with khachapuri– a cheese-filled bread– when traveling in Russia. (Sarah runs a pretty little cooking blog over at 365 Kitchen, and one of my favorite entries is this one.)

Then my pal Adina Steiman, a trained chef and the food editor of Men’s Health, directed me to Georgian Bread. Chowhounds confirmed it as a solid khachapuri source, so I trekked down there. It was the third shop I’d visited for the bread, and was by far the best. Click here if you want the full story, or tune in on NY1 today in the half hour following 6:30pm, 8:30pm,1:30am, 2:30am, or 3:30am.

Thanks to Alex Lisowski for some gorgeous shots, Jenny Woodward for a smart edit, and Sarah for the crazy hats. I know I look frostbitten on that there beach, but it was a fun day’s worth of work, and I strongly recommend checking out the bread. Badri and Bernardo are turning out amazing creations in a tiny space.

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I have not crawled under a rock, etc etc.

Hello. So I’ve been busy, I swear, and not just shopping for shoes. One: I am co-writing a book slated to come out this winter. Two: I have three articles coming out in national magazines this December. I will provide details when I can. Meantime, I hope your summer has been like this: