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Mahjong Dumplings: Lower East Side Cool Hits the Upper East Side
What is Mahjong? Maybe someone can explain it to me. All I know is it was a game my grandma used to play “with the girls”. But now, I’m suddenly into it because I am, literally, obsessed with Mahjong Dumplings. … Continue reading
London’s Calling: Ben’s Cookies
I’m a total cookie monster. I survived my MBA on double chocolate chunk cookies every afternoon. Especially during macroeconomics. But when I want a real treat in England, I go to Ben’s Cookies. Without question. Like a child ranting after … Continue reading
London’s Calling: The Canton Arms
Mr. English and I spend a lot of time in Stockwell in London. For those of you who don’t know it, and I wouldn’t if it weren’t for Mr. English, it’s not the place that I would have necessarily expected … Continue reading
All the Pretty Paris Meals, 2nd Edition
I like a lot of places. But I love very few. Cities are like people in that way. But I love Paris. Paris, je t’aime. If a city could be a person, Paris would be my best friend. And New … Continue reading
London’s Calling: Magic Corn
This is what I least expected to find in London: a street cart selling nothing but steamed corn. But yesterday, touring around with Mr. English and Mr. and Mrs. Miami on the South Bank, I saw this stand. Magic Corn, … Continue reading
Great Restaurant: Mercadito in Miami
Holy Molé! There seems to be two schools of Mexican food. The first is the kind of Mexican food you go to, to eat as much chips and melted cheese as you can until you pop like an overblown balloon. … Continue reading
Last Supper
Maybe this happens to you too. When I leave a place, like home, for instance, I don’t only think about all the people and the places I will miss. I think about the food. I dream about the food. And … Continue reading




