A Nice Cuppa

There’s no denying the refreshing quality of iced tea on a hot summer day. And the plethora of options available nowadays span across every fruit group to every tea leaf to every degree of sugar content.
My latest favorite comes from the good old standby, Snapple.
Over the years, our wacky friends at Snapple have introduced […]

The movie Casablanca is a Hollywood fabrication full of glamour, grit, and characters whose dialogue is far too smooth to be authentic. Yet the movie is true in its portrayal of Morocco as a place of intensity and fever. It???s a place where the heady air might knock you over and the eyes […]

Coffee is complementary. It is harmonious with food, be it a bagel or chunky wedge of coffee cake; sweet or savory meal. It plays off the taste buds and paves the way for a bun gooey with cinnamon or makes a palatable runway for that perfect bite of omelet to land. And […]

I used to have the good fortune to work across the street from Chelsea Market in Manhattan. Which was more or less a primo location for a foodie to be ??? Sarabeth???s, Amy???s Bread, The Green Table, and plenty of other good boutique food stores at arm???s length. And in the Summer months, […]

She dressed you up and made sure you always had shoes on your feet. She gave you a sweater and told you to stay warm. She may have taught you to ride a bike, to stand up to peer pressure, to drive, to put on mascara, to stand tall in those very shoes […]

A scene from a diner:
I???m alone, poured comfortably into a corner booth seat, perusing the gargantuan menu. My stomach rumbles rudely and begs for a hearty lunch. I scan my eyes hungrily over the gratuitous choices and land on the tuna melt. It???s just what I want ??? savory tuna salad and […]

I have acquired a rather discerning palate for ice cream. Truth be told I???ll eat just about any kind ??? from the rich, highly caloric variations to the chemically produced, artificial non-cream ice creams that allege diet-friendliness. But at the end of the day I am most fond of the homemade kind, largely […]

I have an addiction.
They say that the first step to overcoming any addiction is admitting the problem. So here it is. I???m addicted to that ferocious black brew, that stimulating beverage ??? the one, the only, the irreplaceable, coffee.
Now you are probably thinking that this is hardly any grand abnormality; that millions could […]

Among lovers of food and drink, there are extraordinary levels of devotion that exist in the confines of the kitchen and its associated crafts. A passionate baker will happily commit two days to making croissants that they could just as easily buy at the corner bakery. A skilled and accordingly fussy chef might […]

Skylar: Maybe we could go out for coffee sometime?
Will: Great, or maybe we could go somewhere and just eat a bunch of caramels.
Skylar: What?
Will: When you think about it, it’s just as arbitrary as drinking coffee.
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