Monthly Archives: January 2009

Bruce Springsteen, E Street “still burning”

(Writing and reporting by Alex Dobuzinskis)  The Boss is heading into his Super Bowl half-time show on Sunday, and even though he is no football fan, Bruce Springsteen knows how to talk a good game.      Springsteen, 58, told reporters … Continue reading

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Upper West Side Journal: A Slow New York Passage, Up to Organic Food

Shoppers at the Fairway on the Upper West Side seem willing to put up with its notoriously slow, cramped elevator.

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Shaken & Stirred: Name Your Drink

The Murricane is named after someone funny, but the drink is downright serious.

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Good Eating/east 60s: The Power of Prix Fixe

Some restaurants in the East 60s set aside room on the menu for bargains.

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Field Report: Aging Gracefully

With salt and patience, an Iowa couple are transforming their state’s bounty into world-class prosciutto.

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Welcome to the Print Media Center (East Hampton Star)

More than 30,000 Hamptons residents, weekenders, and summer visitors read The East Hampton Star every week. The East Hampton Star has an additional New York City distribution of more than 1,000 copies of every issue.

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Exec’s Greenwich life on the line in Madoff scandal (Norwalk Advocate)

GREENWICH — Walter Noel Jr. and his wife Monica had it all: Luxurious houses on Connecticut’s wealthy coast, Palm Beach and the Hamptons, a Park Avenue pied-a-terre and, most of all, a hilltop retreat on an exclusive island in the … Continue reading

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The Moment: Tastemaker: Pastry Chef Christina Tosi

Christina Tosi is known for her inspired interpretations of sweet treats, such as something called the Compost Cookie, at the Momofuku Milk Bar.

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Diner’s Journal: Sacre Bleu!

Federal tariffs will make the price of Roquefort cheese soar.

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Diner’s Journal: Skin Deep Beauty

Tofu skin worth blogging about.

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The Pour: Drinking With a Deer

Wines with venison.

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The Moment: Worst Ever In-Flight Food?

This unappetizing in-flight meal and broken monitor inspired an amusing letter to Virgin Atlantic. I gave up on airline food a long time ago, at least in economy, which is generally my lot in life. I mean, even before the … Continue reading

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