dell’anima

I celebrate every occasion with food (and some non-occasions, clearly), so the 2012 FBM Cookie Swap was no exception.  This year, it was up to Hungry, KC and myself to do it up big and show what’s up when it came to cookies… but before that, we had to eat, of course.  A quick consultation and Hungry suggested dell’anima, and KC and I agreed immediately.  Apologies in advance for the blurry photos – I didn’t drink, so I’m not sure what caused the shake… excitement, perhaps?  Our appetizers arrived quickly, ‘bruschette’ were really a basket of crostini served with the [...]

Rubirosa

My darling KC, one of my very favorite people in the world, had only one birthday request: “I want pizza.”  Easy enough, I gave her a list from which to pick, and Rubirosa came up the winner.  The menu tantalized her for weeks beforehand; every other day I received a new message with another suggestion for something she wanted to eat there, and I agreed – the menu looked like it was tailored entirely to the things she likes to eat.  I was excited.  Since we were a group of six, and the small pies came with 6 slices each, [...]

Veniero’s

After Dok Suni and Mock Your World, dessert to end the evening on a sweet note – since we were nearby, I took DLS to Veniero’s, one of my favorite Italian bakeries.  DLS ordered the fruit tart, which looked really tasty… but I didn’t try any.  As I told him on the spot – fruit tarts are for boring people!  I’m anything but boring.  Since I’ve written about Veniero’s quite a bit already, I wrote this post mostly just to show off this photo.  I ordered the pistachio tulip or something… I just pointed at the picture they had in [...]

La Bottega at the Maritime Hotel – Feast of the Seven Fishes

One of the perks of being part of the press?  Press events and press dinners, of course.  I was invited to a press dinner previewing the Feast of the Seven Fishes at La Bottega at the Maritime Hotel – a traditional Italian feast featuring why yes, seven courses of fish.  By the time this post goes up, the menu will no longer be offered (I write 99.9% of my posts in chronological order, and run on about a month-delay schedule) – just join in and see what I ate.  Love the bottles of water they placed on each table with [...]

Tuesdays with TT: Company

As long time readers of Feisty Foodie know, we love our pizza. The artisanal pizza “trend” of the past couple of years has been very good for us here in NYC. One restaurant that has been on my list for a couple of years now is Company. This Chelsea pizza place was opened a few years back by Jim Lahey of Sullivan Street Bakery fame. Mr. M&P brought their potato flatbread to our last potluck. CT & I finally made our way there on the super quiet Saturday after Thanksgiving since we couldn’t stomach any more leftovers. We weren’t the [...]

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