Category: Foodie Finds
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Great Greek Food in San Francisco at Kokkari
My children and I love to make our favorite dessert, baklava, together. It sounds difficult to prepare, but, to be honest, once you get the hang of it, its really just like making a sort of pastry lasagna with alternating layers of buttered phyllo dough and ground sugared walnuts, all topped with a honey syrup.…
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Helluva Good Food Tour
A few weekends ago, I got the chance to join a walking and tasting tour of Manhattan’s Hell’s Kitchen that was organized by the James Beard Foundation. Called “One Helluva Tour,” 20 of us were taken to various restaurants around the area. I’ve mentioned this part of NYC before-why my fascination with it? I’ve been…
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Chelsea Market-Foodie Heaven
Everyone who knows me or reads my posts is well aware that I like to pack a lot into my travel trips-especially to Manhattan. There’s so much I like to see and do in this city and, after all, it takes about 6 hours to go and come home so I like to get my…
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Festivals in NYC are Still Great Bargains
As I’ve mentioned before, I love NYC festivals because 1) there’s usually no admission price, 2) you have a wide variety of things to see and 3) you can leave this attraction any time you want. Two weekends ago, I got the chance to attend the festival on 3rd Avenue. They had the usual scarves…
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Desserts at the Incomparable Gary Danko
While I was in San Francisco last week, I finally got the chance to have dinner at one of this city’s top restaurants, Gary Danko. Located at Hyde Street near Fisherman’s Wharf, this multiple award-winning restaurant definitely lived up to its reputation for service, ambiance and food. I love making desserts with my…
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Unique Food Served at the Explorers Club Annual Dinner
The food at the Explorers Club’s annual dinner wasn’t as exotic this time as the years before. There were no scorpians, honey dipped tarantula or cerviche eyeballs as before. One of the reasons, I was told, was that the BBC ran an expose last year about the bugs that were prepared by boiling them alive.…
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On The Cusp of Infinity-The 106th Explorers Club Annual Dinner
I’ve written before that I’ve wanted to become a member of the Explorers Club in Manhattan since I was a child and that I was able fulfill that dream last year. Last Saturday was the 106th annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria, and the theme was exploring the universes out there. As before, people from…
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Who Makes The Best Cupcakes In NYC ?
I remember being told at a lecture that I attended at the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan that baking involves not just Science, but Art as well. Well, if that’s the case, the cupcake has got to be my Mona Lisa. I’ve sampled quite a few cupcakes in New York City, but my favorite has…
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Parent and Teen day at the CIA!-April 17th
On April 17th spend some time with your teen in the kitchens and bakeshops of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY. These one- day courses include: 1) Baking at Home-The Desserts 2) Artisan Breads at Home 3)Bistros and Brasseries 4) Breakfasts & Brunches 5) Cake Decorating 6) The Italian Table 7) Soups…
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Cooking courses in Manhattan
In response to my entry on culinary courses at the C.I.A., I was asked if I had any information concerning courses given by the CIA campus in Manhattan. I’ve looked at the C.I.A’s new brochure “Taste” and I don’t see a reference to that location. However, I’ve enjoyed taking courses at two other cooking schools…
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Travel Gal Kim Swidler 