First post

Hi all. I wanted to start a blog because I love food. I mean who doesn't, right? But I mean, I love food. I love food so much, I married a pastry chef. I'm no joke. I'll try almost everything. The stranger it is, the more esoteric, the smellier...you name it, the better!

My favorite foods are chocolate chip cookies (fresh baked, not Chips Ahoy), potatoes in any form, lentils, mangoes, grapes, zucchini, cupcakes, salmon, lamb, sour pickles and dark chocolate.

The foods I hate are, onions, especially if they're raw, eggplant, brussel sprouts, power bars, sweetened drinks like Snapple, cilantro when used excessively, over-cooked chicken and walnuts.

My food allergies are nuts, but not peanuts and hazelnuts (so it seems), raw veggies like carrots, celery and snap peas, and some raw fruit like cherries (I know, I almost slit my wrists the first time I had a reaction) and over-ripe peaches (ripe peaches are fine).

I can't cook, but I can eat. And I love wine. I will try to keep you informed of all the wonderful and not so wonderful things I eat and drink. I hope, as a result, you will try new things and maybe teach me a thing or two. I am always looking for suggestions of fantastic, hole in the wall restaurants in NYC and beyond.

Thanks for reading!

Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage. -Woody Allen