Even though my toddler still has a few years until she heads to school, I still get that “back-to-school” feeling at the end of each August. I’m actually looking forward to packing her lunches one day, and I know many parents are currently thinking about lunch options. Which is why I want to share this [...]

I am going to say something I’ve already said here: I’m so glad I live near Di Palo’s Fine Foods. If ever I were to move, this is one place in the neighborhood that I would miss.
Take the case of this cheese. I was eyeing it and asked one of the very friendly owners (who [...]

Just in time for this hot, humid weather, New York City is experiencing an artisanal popsicle craze, which you may have read about in the New York Times. They’re popping up at the Hester Street Fair and at Chelsea Market, but the best I’ve tasted are at popbar, a tiny store on Carmine Street., a [...]

Happy Mother’s Day to all you Moms out there. What are you going to do on Sunday?
I am going enjoy a walk in the park with my family. But first I’d like breakfast at home. Find out in my latest Dean & Deluca article what kind of breakfast I would love to be served [...]

Have you ever walked into a bakery and were unable to decide what to order? Well you won’t have that problem at Steve’s Key Lime Pie.

It’s easy to admire someone who’s perfected one thing and then built a business out of it. Such is the case with Steve. His key lime pies, a perfect [...]

Have you heard of French pot-made ice cream? I hadn’t either until I was introduced to Graeter’s ice cream by a dear friend. French pot is a process of making ice cream only two gallons at a time in a French Pot Freezer, which makes ultra creamy ice cream.
I was wondering why I, [...]

There is a beautiful blue and brown box sitting on my dining room table, now empty. It once contained the most delectable chocolate covered cherries I’ve ever tasted. These aren’t those bulky tasteless cherries with waxy chocolate. No, these cherries are petite and delicate, (yet scrumptious enough that eating only one or two will easily [...]

Pichet Ong is on every food lover’s radar at the moment, with his East Village dessert bar Spot and Village Tart, where he’s the consulting pastry chef.
What dessert is Pichet Ong craving right now?
Where does he eat every week?
What are his five favorite ingredients?
Find out in my Q & A with him on Hauteliving.com

Simply saying the word chocolate is intoxicating to her. Her face lights up with a wide smile, those hazel eyes twinkle and then she coos, bird-like, with an inimitable “Ooooohh.” My husband is the guilty one. He’s given her tiny morsels of chocolates he buys at The Sweet Life. When he takes a piece out [...]

To most, canella is the same thing as cinnamon, but in fact, it isn’t; anella is cinnamon’s more subtle, more aromatic sister—and it adds an interesting nuance to scones.
To read more about this spice, and for an easy scone recipe, check out my article on Deandeluca.com