Five Breakfast Sandwiches & Only One Can Rule Them All ^ Chipotle Mayo is a condiment most deserving of a religious movement As I crest my mid-30s, like an ominous force that crescendos during horror movies, the damage done to my body in my 20s is resurfacing in haunting ways. Running left around a track for 11 years has plagued the … [Read more...]

Recipes for the New Yorker Who Orders Too Much Westville I can't with a straight face claim to be talented in the kitchen. I can follow instructions well without causing an utter disaster, as 4-years of college chemistry labs can attest, seeing I made napalm and the University of Chicago is still standing. But in New York there are so many … [Read more...]

Four Manhattans (and a Mini Martini) in Two Hours, a Self-Imposed Challenge Not Meant for Two Chronically Dehydrated Women Blame it on basic human nature, a deep culture of one-upmanship, or the blindspot we have for our nation's penchant for unbridled gluttony, but I can confidently say that it is not farmers that are the backbone of our … [Read more...]

An Onion Ring Crawl Around Manhattan ^ Just when you think you've hit rock bottom after finding yourself Times Square, you take the escalator up to the Margaritaville Resort and Restaurant and realize rock bottom has a basement Sadly there are just some foods you cannot order without evoking impulsive judgement from your fellow diners. … [Read more...]

A Caesar Salad Crawl Around Manhattan ^ Emotionally, I would say I'm mass-produced, full-fat-dairy-based caesar salad dressing being stored in an industrial sized plastic bag "A Case for Romaine: A Non-Academic Dissertation by Elizabeth Lawton" At one point in the not-so-distant past, romaine was king. It was like, just for us, God had … [Read more...]