Josie’s Bar
There is a sign tacked to the ceiling of a certain bar in the East Village that reads “We’re all here because we’re not all there.” It’s a phrase that’s been used a number of ways, but it’ll always remind…
TWA Flight Center
These days flying seems as mundane as taking the bus, unless you find a TSA pat-down exciting, of course. Gone is the glamour of the 1960s when air travel resembled a pleasure cruise, complete with lit cigarettes and sexy stewardesses,…
Jacques Torres Wicked Hot Chocolate
I don’t claim to be an expert on the best hot chocolate mix, but cocoa is one of my favorite winter treats. I always seem to have at least two varieties on hand: one I can make with water, like…
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana
Like many a pizza-obsessed New Yorker, my ears would perk up when I’d hear about “New Haven” style pizza. Distinguished by a thin, coal oven-charred crust, “apizza” put New Haven on the culinary map, so that it even rivals New…