There are a few things in this world that can get me uptown: 1. the Cloisters 2. my dentist 3. the meat department at Fairway 4. Clo wine bar The Cloisters are an obvious choice (two words: unicorn tapestries). My dentist? An accident of insurance. And the meat department at Fairway simply needs to be seen to be believed… But Clo? Why would a [...]
Continue reading...October 13, 2008
… Or How I learned to stop worrying and let Michael Dorf steal my squeegee. Given my penchant for braggadocio, anyone who’s spent more than five minutes with me learns a couple things: 1, that I worked a crush in Burgundy and 2, that once upon a time I was in a band that played the [...]
Continue reading...September 7, 2008
I have come to the very un-New York conclusion that I hate brunch. My body is a sensitive machine powered by a complex engine requiring specific fuel to run at peak performance (no ethanol jokes, please). Things like fruit, yogurt, coffee, the occasional bottle of Champagne… What it does NOT crave are deep-fried minor parts [...]
Continue reading...August 20, 2008
I realize that the wine world needs a new blogger like I need a new skirt of inappropriate length (How does that song go again? “Everyone can play guitar…”). That said, I’m excited to write this for the very simple reason that as I maneuver around in the wine industry I have a knack of [...]
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November 9, 2008
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