Day 1042: The new in thing
Kale is in. That's not news to you I'm sure.But it is popping up on menus all around town served as a kale Caesar. Dark leafy kale greens paired with the creamy salty citrusy Parmesan anchovy dressing...
View ArticleDay 1043: East Ender Cheese
On Thursday mornings and early afternoons on the central grassy Plaza of Montauk, Long Island is a farmer's market highlighting all the most fabulous summertime produce of the East End - plump juicy...
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Day 1044 : Looks can be deceiving...
On a busy thoroughfare in the 11th arrondissement sits Le Chateaubriand. From the exterior this French bistro looks like the sort of place you would go for a glass of Bordeaux and a steak frites or a...
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Day 1045 : YOLO
You Only Live Once and when you do, you should most certainly experience Agapé Substance. Elegance, refinement, creativity, decadence, and delightful ingenuity abound at this petite sleek restaurant...
View ArticleDay 1046 : In the middle of the Atlantic...
Well you won't be reading this from the middle of the Atlantic but its being written from the looks of it, somewhere between Iceland and England, approximately 4,067 km from New York where it is a...
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Day 1047: Glasserie
Located in an abyss of warehouses, factories, lofts, and artist studios sits Glasserie. Named aptly for the building's prior tenant -- a glass factory, this middle eastern inspired restaurant opened...
View ArticleDay 1048 : My favorite early Fall pairing
Happy First Day of Fall!It's time for apple picking, Oktoberfest, leaves changing color, crisp air and much much more.Why not grab some of Vermont Farmstead's Governor's Cheddar, crisp apples, pecans,...
View ArticleDay 1049 : On the note of Vermont Farmstead....
Looking for an opportunity to try their line of cheeses and meet the folks behind this wonderful cheesemaking operation, well stop by the New Amsterdam Market this Sunday between 11am and 4pm to...
View ArticleDay 1050 : My newest cheese crush
Yesterday was the New Amsterdam Market's Cheese market featuring a series of local and artisanal creameries along with breads, prepared foods, plenty of end of summer produce, small production...
View ArticleDay 1051 : Hype
You know when everyone tells you have to try that new restaurant, see that fantastic movie, check out that awesome show and so on? Then you go and the talk is better than the experience?I had one of...
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Day 1052 : Bocca Di Lupo
Gosh my dear friends it has been a while, what a whirlwind of a few weeks! Back in Londontown since this previous Wednesday, I have had the grand pleasure of trying some fabulous eating establishments...
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Day 1053 : The most unique cheese pairing, period.
Apologies about the radio silence on my end, it has been a whirlwind of a few weeks. London for five days, Paris for ten, but I am back to stateside with plenty of cheese stories and experiences to...
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Day 1054 : The most fantastic pairing
As the temperatures drop, my mind wanders to warming drinks, fires, and cozy evenings. What better than a glass of port to fulfill those desires?How about a glass of 50 year aged vintage Port -...
View ArticleDay 1055 : Brunch at Corkbuzz
Located a block off of Union Square, this space dedicated to wine enjoyment and education has been a destination since it first opened a few years back. Founded by one of a handful of female master...
View ArticleDay 1056 : Of fairy tales and blue cheese
Looking for something that is only available for purchase at three stores worldwide? Well look no further than at Bedford Cheese Shop in Williamsburg for Lady's Blue -- a raw goat's milk blue cheese...
View ArticleDay 1057 : A highlight in our Thanksgiving cheese selections
First off, Happy Thanksgiving! Let's all take a moment to be thankful for those around us -- our loved ones near and far. It is a day to be grateful, grateful for others, grateful to be alive, grateful...
View ArticleDay 1058 : A little less cheese, a little more greens
It's that time of year again -- for holiday parties, mistletoe, champagne, chocolates, presents and plenty of holiday cheer! The food and drink options abound in this final month of the year...but...
View ArticleDay 1058 - When in Miami for Art Basel Miami Beach
I read somewhere recently that Art Basel Miami Beach is like spring break for the art world -- the fairs, the parties, the dinners, the clothes, the cars, the opulence, the va va voom, all taking place...
View ArticleDay 1059 : Winter nights, neighborhoody haunts
The Upper West Side surely isn't lacking in wine bars - whether it's the Italian focused Barcibo Enoteca on Broadway or the flatbread pizza focused Riposo 72 or the classic combination of good wines, a...
View ArticleDay 1060 : Christmas Eve Celebrations
Each family celebrates the holidays differently -- some focus on Hanukkah or Kwanzaa, or just a classic New Year's, others have a feast of seven fishes on Christmas Eve or cookies and presents around...
View ArticleDay 1061 : Welcome to a new year
The beginning of a new year is a time for hope, for reflection, for goals, and for a whole new start. The end of any given year is a time to celebrate, enjoy, and be with loved ones, and of course to...
View ArticleDay 1062 : Gosh it's been a while!
I know you must be thinking, gosh 2014 has been a ghost year for Fromagical's musings..where did she go? Well my friends, I definitely still exist -- these days much more so on Twitter -- in a more...
View ArticleDay 1063: Trans Atlantic posting..
I know it's been quite the long stretch of silence my friends and I apologize. It has been, well I don't need to say, quite the whirlwind of a beginning of 2014 and it is has left my cheese musings...
View ArticleDay 1064 : Giving Thanks
Gosh, it's been forever and an eternity. Life got busy and my musings dissipated, then dwindled, and then just all together vanished. But in walking through Chelsea Market en route home on a rainy,...
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Day 1065 : Let's all give thanks to cheese!
When planning cheese selections these days, I feel it is most important to gear your choices to your host - are they a stinky cheese person? Do they adore blue cheeses? Only like firm crystallized...
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