I’ve long been a fan of Wallse, an Austrian restaurant in Manhattan, but had never actually made it to dinner there (lots of Sunday brunches).  I was lucky enough to have my parents in town last weekend, and they took me (and EE) out to dinner – I chose Wallse.  
Why I love this Austrian restaurant SO much is [...]

EE didn’t used to like Negronis. I think the Campari was a bit strong (it can be an acquired taste).  I ended up creating this drink for EE as something that is simple to make, but that has a pretty complex taste.
Ingredients
1 Gin (typically Sapphire)
0.9 Aperol
0.7 Cointreau
The absurd measurements above are not because the drink [...]

I was Dick Tracy for Halloween in second grade.  I had style.
Since then, honestly, Halloween has not been my best holiday.  I’ve never gotten arrested, beaten-up, or improperly drunk.  Maybe it’s for the lack of such events that I’ve found Halloween a bit of a let-down.
Luckily I now have a blog, and blogs can fix [...]