October 14, 2012
Why would a Queens girl root for the Bronx Bombers? It’s a question I’ve been asked many times, and it’s usually accompanied by a look of […]
August 11, 2012
A good friend of mine who works in television passed on her press copy of Gideon Lewis-Kraus’ A Sense of Direction, and I’m sure she sent it […]
April 8, 2012
Last night, I attended my first Passover seder in many, many years, joining my dear friends Tammy and Rocco and their extended circle for the prix […]
March 27, 2012
Regular readers of this blog know that I love Korean food. While there are several restaurants in Manhattan’s Koreatown that I consider my favorites (depending on […]
December 13, 2011
In the middle of the holiday shopping season, as we stress ourselves to the limit and run around like hamsters trying to accomplish approximately one million […]
December 4, 2011
I had a terrific time on my recent trip to Galicia, Spain, and I could give you many different reasons why. Among them: eating my way […]
November 24, 2011
On this Thanksgiving, I would like to give thanks for so many things. Family and friends, of course. Creature comforts. Employment. My cousin Mary and Tía […]
October 17, 2011
Though I am thrilled that it’s finally feeling like autumn, there is at least one thing about summer’s steamy days that I am sad to see […]
September 11, 2011
I remember that evening like it was yesterday. It was a special night for me. My parents had been married 25 years, and it was their […]
July 24, 2011
Working on my novel has got me thinking a lot about family lately, specifically the parent-child relationship. Though my book takes place during the Spanish Civil […]