Monthly Archives: October 2009

TweetTonight was a very special night.  We hosted two book launch parties for David Sax.  The first was public and the second was private.  Both were enormously fun, busy and thrilling for me personally and professionally.  Because of all the … Continue reading →

TweetBelieve it or not I’ve sat down a dozen times over the last few weeks and each time I ended up saving some rambling thing I wrote without posting it.  It was either too personal, too boring, too kvetchy or … Continue reading →

TweetThanks to Dave Shore and the troupe at Monkey Toast for inviting me this evening. I haven’t laughed that hard in ages. Just what I needed.

TweetThanks to Corey Mintz we had our busiest day ever today. The Star’s outgoing restaurant critic reviewed us in today’s paper in what to my mind is an accurate and honest assessment of our first month in business. The result … Continue reading →

TweetThe smoker arrived, it works thanks to Leon’s heroic efforts and I expect these meat shortages to be a thing of the past. God I sure hope so. Thank you all for your patience and understanding. Now come eat. Please.

TweetI heard this morning that Gourmet Magazine will cease to publish following its November issue. Michael Takasaki seems to think its all my fault. Doesn’t he know what guilt does to Jews? Why can’t I enjoy my 15 minutes like … Continue reading →

TweetThe smoker won’t arrive until Monday at the earliest which means we’ll limp through the weekend. We won’t accept take-out orders for more than 4 sandwiches at a time (the Giulia Mandel Rule- I love it) and no catering either … Continue reading →