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November 30, 2011

Holiday Sweets Gift Guide 2011

Here’s the next edition of the holiday gift guide: it’s all about sweets. Chocolates, cakes, cookies, confections, and ice cream. Hopefully, you won’t go into..
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November 27, 2011

My Decadent Thanksgiving Dinner – Foie Gras and Truffle-Centric

My dining room, foie gras torchon with pomegranate and cocoa, and black truffle bacon brussels sprouts This year’s Thanksgiving dinner was the most over-the-top decadence..
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November 26, 2011

Champagne & Sparkling Wines Gift Guide 2011

It is still difficult to wrap my head around that it’s rolling toward the end of the year very quickly. I would presume the general..
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November 26, 2011

Champagne & Sparkling Wines Gift Guide 2011

It is still difficult to wrap my head around that it’s rolling toward the end of the year very quickly. I would presume the general..
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November 24, 2011

Ladurée's Pied de Coq box & November's Featured Macaron Flavor, Black Forest

Ladurée’s Pied de Coq box and their signature shopping bag and my Black Forest macarons Earlier this week a Ladurée loyalist friend of mine told..
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November 24, 2011

Ladurée’s Pied de Coq box & November’s Featured Macaron Flavor, Black Forest

Ladurée’s Pied de Coq box and their signature shopping bag and my Black Forest macarons Earlier this week a Ladurée loyalist friend of mine told..
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November 17, 2011

Saxon + Parole: Maker's Mark Bourbon Whiskey Pairing Dinner

Starting top left: At Saxon + Parole, Dinner menu pairing with Maker’s Mark Bourbon Whiskey, Interior, at the bar A few nights ago, I had..
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November 17, 2011

Saxon + Parole: Maker’s Mark Bourbon Whiskey Pairing Dinner

Starting top left: At Saxon + Parole, Dinner menu pairing with Maker’s Mark Bourbon Whiskey, Interior, at the bar A few nights ago, I had..
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November 12, 2011

Dominique Ansel Bakery – A Pastry Lover’s Dream

Signage outside, Inside the pastry display, and a rainbow of ‘Mini-Me’s Pastry chef Dominique Ansel, a former alum of the internationally acclaimed chef Daniel Boulud..
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November 10, 2011

Mercedes-Benz 125th Anniversary Dinner at James Beard House

Outside the Beard House (with the red carpet), James Beard sign welcoming to the Mercedes-Benz dinner and the sexy SLS AMG Supercar Two nights ago,..
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November 9, 2011

New York Taste 2011

This year’s New York Taste 2011 took place at Skylight SoHo, it’s presented by sponsor HSBC Premier (with additional sponsorship from Bordeaux Wines, Cadillac, and..
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November 6, 2011

Corton – An Extended Tasting Menu for My Birthday

Corton’s Exterior, Interior, and my birthday Champagne toast For those of you who followed me over the years, notably on Twitter, it’s not a secret..
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November 2, 2011

Cooking with Emile Henry – Chicken Apricot Tagine

Emile Henry Pans and Mortar and Pestle For the past several years, I’ve been a fan of Emile Henry‘s French ceramic cookware and more recently,..
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October 30, 2011

Armand de Brignac Champagnes – My Best Birthday Present Ever

Armand de Brignac Champagnes: Bottles and its boxes I received possibly the best birthday present by far: the entire line of Armand de Brignac Champagnes..
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October 27, 2011

Eleven Madison Park – Same Place, Similar Time but Still Fresh and New

Eleven Madison Park: Exterior, Roses, Interior It’s almost a year since I’ve been to Eleven Madison Park. How quickly time flies. Eleven Madison Park: The..
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