Archive for the 'Good Eats' Category

Boucarou and a baby

Sunday, April 13th, 2008

NYC has everything. One minute you’re in a comfy apartment in Park Slope snuggled up with a friend’s 8-day-old daughter, drunk on her new baby smell, monopolizing all her time; the next minute, you’re popping champagne in celebration of a good girlfriend’s forty-something birthday at Boucarou, a restaurant/lounge where West Africa meets the East […]

Various and sundry

Saturday, March 29th, 2008

1. It’s been weird not to post here daily, but so many other things have been going on that blogging feels like an indulgence. That said, I am ever-thankful to capital-B Bloggers who hold it down daily, cut through the bs, and help keep me informed. (Thanks, Tami!)
2. Parenting is really […]

Soul Food Sunday: Part 1

Sunday, March 2nd, 2008

I’m in the revision phase of a creative nonfiction essay currently under consideration–keep your fingers crossed–for inclusion in an upcoming anthology. My essay is about trying to raise healthy and health-conscious kids while also sharing with them the food and cooking traditions from my Southern roots. From time to time, we’ve tried what […]