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When did gardening become cool again? (My dad will cock his head perplexed when he reads this, wondering when it ever wasn’t cool.) But seriously, gardening is almost as trendy as my new jeggings, as evidenced by the growing number of urban gardens and people’s growing desire to eat more local. In fact some 37% of households [...]
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After a year and a half, I finally decided to call it quits with my CSA Farm Fresh To You. Like most relationships, it started off hot and heavy. My initial boxes were always eagerly overflowing with sumptuous, ripe fruit, crisp vegetables and even love letters from the owner. But, in the past few months, [...]
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Last weekend, Kele and I ventured out to Governer’s Island as part of our “explore one new thing” each weekend plan. Just a short 5-minute ferry ride from Manhattan landed us on the small gem of an island that has been the home to many-a-historic-event in the United States’ political past. But it wasn’t the [...]
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A few weeks ago, I spent a glorious evening alongside Chef Thomas McNaughton of flour + water learning how to make homemade pasta. flour + water happens to be one of my favorite restaurants in the city, so of course I nearly fell off my chair when I found out Thomas was going to teach [...]
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This weekend, Kele and I partook in back-to-back nights of gorging ourselves. It all started late last week when I discovered that just across the street from our new apartment, the third annual New Taste of the Upper West Side would take place over the weekend. Bringing together more than 40 of the UWS’s best [...]
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What’s the best way to make somebody hungry? Stick them in a theater with three all-star chefs and talk about food for two hours – that’s how! A few nights ago, I had the pleasure of listening to Thomas Keller (The French Laundry, Per Se, Ad Hoc), Michael Mina (Michael Mina restaurant, Aqua, RN74), and [...]
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I’m sure by now you’ve started to assume that Jillian is carrying on this blog solo. I promise you, it’s not for lack of loving FandFP, it was a matter of survival. To give you a glimpse into my last few weeks, we packed up and shipped out our entire apartment last Monday so for [...]
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When I was in NYC last week scoping out apartments, I knew I had to squeeze in a visit to this place. Chef David Chang, who recently made news by bad mouthing San Francisco’s restaurant scene, runs the much-hyped-up noodle bar in the East Village. While still irked at his harsh words about our beloved [...]
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Last year, I spotted big brown bags overfilling with fava beans at the market but, at the time, I wasn’t sure how to cook them. When I went back a few weeks later armed with a recipe (and some confidence!) all of the fava beans were already gone! I had to wait until Spring again [...]
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It’s true. Just when I’ve started to learn what variety of produce is in season when and where each grower’s booth is positioned at the Bay Area Farmer’s Markets, I’ve decided to up and move. And not just down the street…I’m headed to New York City, baby. I’ve lived in San Francisco for the last [...]
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