Towering Mansions with Neighborhood Peacocks
My favorite writer Oscar Wilde once said that she is the peacock in everything but beauty. And since, I have often associated peacocks with tarnished eyes – beautiful with ugly […]
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Coriander Beer with Bloody Mary in a Barn in Chicago
Ever walked into a barn in the middle of a city? I sure haven’t, though I have dreamed of having a cow shelter in the middle of Manhattan. Wouldn’t that […]
Touring the world via a Frog and a Peach
When was the last time a meal took you around the world? Dining with a radiant Middle Eastern damsel in the potpourri city of New Brunswick in New Jersey on a winter […]
A Zenith of Juxtaposition: Colorful Salads and Textural Desserts
The time in between other things is often spent best in sumptuous laziness. Especially in cold winters, when all one wants is to snuggle, cuddle, sip hot chocolate and gaze […]
A Pig, a Prince and a Waiting Room
Many know that I waltz through life like a prince. But few know that I was once christened a pig. Call it a combination of life and destiny that brought […]
Inhaling a 19 Course Meal in Milan: Part 2
“Well begun is half done,” said Aristotle. And he couldn’t be more right. For in retrospect, a four hour culinary ordeal in Milan took me two halves of conjoined memories […]
Inhaling a 19 Course Meal in Milan: Part 1
Nothing is as powerful as the tonic of expectation. And when exceeded, the tonic turns into syrup. Slurp away. Who would have thought that one of Europe’s four fashion capitals […]
The Food Forecast of 2014: 11 Tasty Trends
Trend hunting can either be termed a vivacious sport, or a showcase of the season’s freshest players in their exhibit-worthy finery. Either way, combining it with my inhalation of everything […]
From Bookish Cafes to Slushie Drinks on South Beach Miami
To think that some day I’d find a place that combined my passion for food so powerfully with one for books, that I would forget about dessert! When in South […]
Eat. Drink. Repeat… The Grand Tasting at the NYCWFF
Something called a grand tasting inevitably sets up rather gigantic, if not majestic expectations. As the flagship event of the New York City Wine and Food Festival (NYCWFF), I was […]
3FS Lifestyle: Food Fashion Frameworks 