Tiramisu
When your friend Annette Joseph renovates an ancient fortress in Italy and asks you to visit, you say YES. And when she happens to have...
Cooking With Annette
I've been a huge fan of Annette Joseph's for well over a decade. She's a stylist, chef, entertaining expert, writer and overall gal pal....
Pickled Eggs For Passover
When you your best friend tells you he's celebrating Passover at a Liza Minnelli concert on a date with a guy called Mohamed, you realize...
Top 5 Recipes of 2017
As I put another year to bed and set my intentions to do better in the next, the great meals I had were as much about who I shared them...
Roast Chicken Redux
With a resounding "What did I tell you?" from Jewish mothers throughout the world, Meghan Markle has proven that the way to a man's heart...
Thanksgiving Dressing
My friend Elizabeth Roth's mom Joanne was an ok cook until she hurt her back. Opting for bed rest over surgery, she laid in front of the...
Building a Better Brisket
Jeff and I share an uncanny ability to get to "yes." A theater trip to New York? Yes! Late night screening of the new Star Wars movie?...
Fall Baked Apples
As we close the chapter on another Jewish New Year and bear down on the Day of Repentance, I'm particularly reflective of the last couple...
Summer Quinoa Salad
Great travels always involve great meals for us. And this summer has been no exception as we ate our way through Jamaica, Buenos Aires,...
Cooking With Friends
When an early morning fog blankets Menemsha, the small fishing village on the island of Martha's Vineyard, if not for the smell of the...