As I sit in my kitchen while dinner cooks in the oven, I first want to wish all reading this, good health and if you are sick from Covid...

I'm a morning person, anyone who knows me knows that I am usually up at the crack of dawn, and even before. I enjoy the silence and...

I'm always asked, "what do you think of Napa, or have you been to Napa?" and my response is usually -- "Well I've been to Argentina...

I recently attended a few tastings that really reminded me of why I love wine! I used to hate going to tastings, fighting people to get a...

I don't know about you but I like winter. I know there are haters out there, those who dislike the dark and cold days that come with...

It's been a life long love affair with the bubbly! And on the eve of the historic vote on new trade tariffs which will wreak havoc on...

Last blog I talked about the wonderful holiday markets of Vienna and mentioned that I would take you on my next journey in search of...

I'm not sure when my obsession with Holiday Markets began but I confess I LOVE them! There is just something so festive and cheery about...

A hot bowl of soup on a cold and rainy or snowy day is like wrapping yourself up in your favorite sweater or wearing your coziest pj's or...

It's the time of the year when we start counting down towards the end of the year. It's also the time of the year when we gather...

You know things are different when you see an historic, venerable, quintessential New York institution like Katz's next to a Marshalls....

I've been back in the burbs now for about a year and a half and I'm actually, surprisingly loving it. I have lots of space to cook which...

That's pretty much the cleaned up version my dad said to me when I told him I wanted to go the CIA -- the Culinary Institute of America. ...

Happy New Year all whether you are Jewish or not, I'm wishing you all a sweet year to come. The week between the New Year and Yom Kippur...

After I left Frederick Wildman, I reached out to friends for guidance, insights and jobs. Some friends were friends of my dad's, most...

I used to travel a lot for work and pre-9/11 I remember that I would feel like I was home when I'd see the twin towers from the plane's...

Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton So who would have thought that at the age of...