Breakneck Ridge
I miss upstate New York every October when the autumn colors peak. City park foliage is pretty but just can’t compete. Fortunately, the Hudson Highlands are a quick train ride from Grand Central and offer plenty of views and solitude.
Super Blood Moon
I caught the briefest shot at the “super moon” eclipse from midtown Manhattan (the worst place on earth for astrophotography) when the clouds parted for a few minutes and I looked up from my dinner. It occurred to me that…
One World Trade Center
Recently I started an exciting new job at One World Trade Center, and took a trip to the observation deck on the top floor.
Quebec City Idyll
Quebec City looks like an alpine fairy tale to a world weary New Yorker. It’s older and more exclusively French-speaking than Montreal, with the only fortified city wall north of Mexico.
J’adore Montreal
I took advantage of a 3-day break between jobs to steal away to Montreal, in search of poutine and smoked meat. Schwartz’s did not disappoint, and I recommend getting the cherry soda with your smoked meat sandwich–the combination simply works…
Ebbets Field Cocktail
So, I’m facing my fear of making cocktails with egg whites. Here’s a homemade Ebbets Field–don’t even bother with the Complete Cocktail recipe, since it calls for an unreasonable amount of Pernod, and the egg white won’t foam properly without…
Lower East Side Tenement Museum
I’ve lived in four apartments in the East Village, all tenement buildings around a hundred years old. Each had its quirks: slanted floors, musty smells, leaky pipes or crumbling walls, and railroad bedrooms in sizes that I’m told are illegal….
Four Days in San Juan
The older I get, the more desperate I get for color come wintertime. So I went a little crazy with my new polarizing filter among the sherbet-hued buildings of Old San Juan. After four days of strong coffee, 16th century…