You may know him from his many television appearances (Chopped, The Best Thing I Ever Ate and the new 24 Hour Restaurant Battle) or from one of his highly-regarded restaurants (Town and Country), and now Geoffrey Zakarian has yet another venture: The Lambs Club, which just opened this August in the Chatwal Hotel in the [...]

I’ll skip lunch any day for desserts at Le Bernardin. And the egg pictured above? It contained a divine combination of chocolate, caramel and salt, a definite hedonistic favorite and a must-eat dish. Pastry chef MIchael Laiskonis is a master who loves what he does and it shows in his creative desserts. Read more about [...]

Underground dining…it sounds so enticing, doesn’t it? You get to taste the most inspired food made by chefs who love what they do in a secret location.
Check out my article on the closed-door restaurants of Buenos Aires in the Boston Globe.

I love Cornelia Street, the charming one block street in the West Village. For such a small street, it’s packed with good restaurants, especially Po, the restaurant where Mario Batali basically got his start.
Check out my interview with Po’s Steven Crane in Haute Living, then book a table by the window for a romantic [...]

My daughter was excited. Admittedly I was, too. We were standing in line at Jacques Torres Ice Cream in DUMBO, and my cheerio-loving daughter was about to try vanilla ice cream topped with chocolate-covered cheerios, a dream dessert for this 2-year old. I had my eye on the sorbet: raspberry, lemon or blueberry? I opted [...]

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to have been invited by the Wisconsin Cheese Board to dinner at Brasserie 8 1/2. After enjoying what I think was an 8-course dinner (with all that wine, how could I keep track?), I decided to include the chef in my Haute Living Q & A.
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If you’re heading to the Hamptons, you just may want to dine on Sam McCleland’s creative seafood dishes, and take in the amazing view. It’s located in Sag Harbor, which is probably my favorite town out east.
Read my Q & A with Chef McCleland in Haute Living.

Who doesn’t love French-bistro food…raw oysters, escargots, steak frites? And chef Weiner has brought the bounty of the Hamptons to all his dishes. Almond has two locations, one in the Hamptons one in NYC.
Read more about Almond and Chef Jason Weiner (whose favorite pizza place is the same as mine) in my Q [...]

If you love seafood, you must dine at Le Bernardin, widely known as one of the best seafood restaurant in the world, thanks to Chef Eric Ripert.
Discover some of Eric Ripert’s favorite food and restaurants in my Q&A with him on Hauteliving.com

Have you been to 10 Downing? If you haven’t I highly recommend it. Chef Jonnatan Leiva gives his soulful approach to fresh, local food. And each night of the week he’s offering a special dinner. Tonight’s theme is summer fried chicken, and I’ll definitely be visiting again on either a Sunday or Monday when 10 [...]