Getting on a jet plane tomorrow to spend the weekend in the D.C. area. Then it's onto I-95 to NYC with my sister and the kids to meet my dad and grandpa, plus more mishpucha time in Jersey to celebrate Passover with the extended fam.
Slated on the eating agenda: The Spotted Pig, Bouchon Bakery, pizza, Baked, Town, Lupa, and the requisite Zabar's and Fairway stops.
Not that I expect y'all to pay much attention, but posts of late have been fairly light on the booze talk. See, these days I longingly stare into the wine fridge thinking about the bottles we haven't yet gotten to. Reading restaurant wine lists is a purely intellectual exercise, and I fervently smell cocktails. Seder will be a strictly grape juice affair por moi. This is what happens when you have a biscuit in the oven (due in October) and along with it, a hearty appetite and restricted food choices.
Add alcohol to the list of verboten foods Americans are so friggin' neurotic about, along with sushi, raw milk cheeses, and regular coffee. (That being said, Cold Turkey really does work.) Driving is more dangerous than any of the above items, but it's all about your individual comfort level with risk.
I still add a small spoonful of espresso into my steamed milk to get the day started. You gotta live a little, right?
DATE: 04/06/2006 07:14:31 PM
OMG! congratulations!!! you're going to have a mini ritz! okay, so i know s/he wouldn't necessarily be a ritz...but you know what i mean :) eek! eek! congratulations!!!!
Posted by: sarah | February 07, 2008 at 03:05 PM
DATE: 04/12/2006 12:51:52 PM
WOW!!! MAZEL TOV! Does Nan- know? She's due in June :) YAYAYAY, all my friends are getting older, married, having kids...when is my turn darnit :)
Have a great holiday and again, major congratulations!
Posted by: Tamara | February 07, 2008 at 03:05 PM
http://erinskitchen.blogspot.com/2006/02/shf16-recipe-for-love-toasted-pain.html
DATE: 04/06/2006 10:38:41 AM
First off, congrats! I had wondered after the providence report of no alcohol. secondly, if you have time in DC to eat at Palena, I highly recommend it, and try to hit it every time I visit the city for work. It's in upper northwest, right on the red line. The whole menu is great, but the desserts really shine--last week they featured banana cupcakes w/banana ice cream that were fab.
Finally, and weirdly, I too am heading to NYC this weekend and planning visits to Lupa and the Spotted Pig--and if the weather's nice, a return to the Shake Shack. It's a small world I suppose...
Posted by: erin | February 07, 2008 at 03:05 PM