Food and Drink

3 Food Blogs To Feast On

I confess: I’m not a good cook. The good news is that I love food – appreciate it, take part in all of its celebrations, creativity and laud its unwavering ability bring together people through a daily common activity. Simply put, food – and the act of dining or eating – are powerful symbols of [...]

July 6, 2011 CONTINUE READING →

Where The Food Is: The Simple Kitchen

I’ve been known on many after work evening occasions to walk into The Simple Kitchen in Chelsea, my neighborhood go-to,  and simply pick up a few yummy fruit and nut oatmeal bars. Yum. But of course, there’s more to The Simple Kitchen than satisfying my endless dessert cravings. From its own delicious hummus  and winter [...]

February 26, 2011 CONTINUE READING →

On TEDxEast, Early Mornings and Urban Oyster’s Coolness

These past few weeks have been a true mosaic of events, activities, chance run-ins with cool people, planned run-ins with cooler people. This past week, I met up with the folks from TEDxEast (NYC’s independent version of TED – I also attended the last TEDxEast in May). In the first 5 minutes of meeting people, [...]

November 13, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Where The Food Is: Interview With Tamy and Felipe at Worth Kitchen

In my never-ending quest to find tasty venues to dine – and even better, cool people to dine with – I serendipitously came upon Worth Kitchen. A distinctive cultural concept, New York City’s Worth Kitchen invites small intimate groups to dine, chat and enjoy the experience of a unique community in that special way that [...]

October 20, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

A Night With Epicurious and Lidia: Food Is What Keeps Us Alive

“Food is what keeps us alive” ~ Lisa Jakobsberg, Food Bank for NYC Last night, I had the great fortune to attend “Lidia’s Table: Dinner with Lidia Bastianich,” sponsored by Epicurious. She brought her amazing top team from Felidia, Becco and Del Posto to contribute to the courses and spoke to us briefly about the [...]

October 2, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

My Mom, The Bootlegger

This is another guest post from my Dad, Ron. He loves to tell stories – you can read Dad’s previous TJCC guest posts here. You did not misread the title. Yes, my Mom . . . that sweet little Italian lady . . . was a bootlegger. Here is the true story: Following World War [...]

August 15, 2010 CONTINUE READING →

Those Very Italian Traditions: Guest Post by Laura’s Dad

Laura’s note: I’m so excited to share a guest post from my Dad (Ron) on TJCC. His first blog debut was a stellar book review on Laura Reviews.  He’s a writer too, working on a few books as we speak. In the TJCC spirit of culture and stories, I asked him to share some anecdotes [...]

December 5, 2009 CONTINUE READING →

Learning By Eating: An Ode To The Culinary Culture Tour

Post written by Laura Cococcia. You can follow Laura on Twitter. I confess: I can’t cook. Well, maybe that’s too extreme. I *can* cook if we’re referring to pouring milk on cereal, opening a can of Diet Coke or heating up a Hot Pocket. My mother keeps trying to reform me, telling me that one [...]

September 19, 2009 CONTINUE READING →
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