When Spaghetti Meets the Sea

I guess I’m one of the few people who still believes in the power of newspapers, because I wrote this two weeks ago and decided not to post it because I hoped to write it for a newspaper, which I imagined would have two advantages: a) I would get paid to write it; and b) [...]

Recession? What Recession?

Around the time our nation was being given an unofficial Second Chance with a new honest President, Nancy Silverton told me that one of her customers came up to her at Osteria Mozza and said, “You know what I love about coming to Mozza?” What? Presumably in addition to the food, he said: “I walk [...]

My Favorite Restaurant Is Okay, Your Favorite Restaurant Is Okay

People often ask me what my favorite restaurant is, and maybe I still  have too much Kenny Shopsin running through my veins (though you wouldn’t know it to look at me), because my first thought is always: Why do you want to go to my favorite restaurant? You should go to your favorite restaurant. My [...]