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EMP WINTER HOUSE TAKES ASPEN BY STORM

Review•17 January 2019•AspenPeak.com

EMP Winter House hit Aspen like a culinary electromagnetic pulse.

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Lisa VanderPump

Interview•23 June 2017•AspenPeak.com

On the occasion of Aspen Food and Wine I chatted with Lisa Vanderpump about her new rosé. 

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Nina Clemente at The Standard Plaza (Photo: Chris Leaman)

Nina Clemente at The Standard Plaza (Photo: Chris Leaman)

Nina Clementee

Interview•9 May 2016•StandardHotels.com

I interviewed the rising chef about her itinerant career path and how art and Italy laid the foundation for her menus.   

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Mural at The Waverly Inn

Mural at The Waverly Inn

Confessions of a Waverly Inn Busboy 

Personal Essay•21 October 2011 •The Gentleman Tramp

I tried to be a waiter at The Waverly Inn. I lasted four frightful days. Here's what happened ...

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WINE PAIRING NEW YORK NEIGHBORHOODS

Essay/Interview•24 March 2015•StandardHotels.com 

Sure, you can pair a Porterhouse with a Pinot, but what about something more conceptual? What bottle best highlights the patrician notes of the East Side? The punk rock ethos of the East Village? Join us, won't you, on this oeniphilic tour of Manhattan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

On Pressing Ducks, The World's Most Savagely Decadent Meal

Essay•22 November 2011•The Gentleman Tramp

It goes by many names, this the dish that introduced Julia Child to French cuisine: Canard à la Rouennaise, Canard à la Presse, Canard au Sang (Duck in Blood Sauce) or simply, Pressed Duck as we call it back home.  Emperors, kings and presidents have feasted on this delicacy for centuries.  So specialized in its preparation, only a handful of restaurants in the world include it on their menu. Keep pressing...