Gout de la Vie

For food at least. David Chang – here we come!!

I literally have a daily reminder in iCal that, though it’s a helpful reminder, kills me every time it pops up on my screen at 9:50 am with its ‘buzz’. Ko Reservation – opens at 10. Try, try again. And always with a smile. Today was a SERIOUS tease. There was so much green – [...]

Totally…effin’….speechless.

Damn you David Chang! Damn you New York Times! The perpetual buzz is killing me. The fact that the Times keeps running stories on how it’s near impossible to get a reservation at Ko leaves the snake to eating its tail. Will it ever end? Well, soon enough David, one of your tables will be [...]

Yes, a strange title for those of you that are familiar with the Astoria hot-spot, Hell Gate Social, but it’s coming! Chef George, of the ‘Brothers Three’ that run the only place in Astoria that plays good music (yes, I am one of their DJ’s so I might be a bit biased – there’s no [...]

We went out to Montauk a few weeks back. It was pretty much just how I remembered it – quiet and slow. It’s not like the hot-hot Hamptons. That’s a good thing. But we hit the beach and ate our weight in seafood. First off, if you haven’t been to the Lobster Roll, a.k.a. Lunch, [...]

Red Lanterns, originally uploaded by thephotomill. This was where we had our most lavish meal in Beijing. For some more straight up food photos, you should go here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/thephotomill/sets/72157600322890951/