Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 26, 2009, 8:26 pm
Looking good and smelling great are gifts anyone would be happy to receive this holiday season. Look for Black Friday Bargains on gift sets from RocaWear, Badgley Mischka, Britney Spears and Maria ...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 26, 2009, 3:41 pm
This Thanksgiving and in the upcoming holiday season, please remember those who are less fortunate with a lasting Gift of Hope to the World Food Programme.
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 25, 2009, 5:00 am
Turkey too hum-drum? It's time to start a new tradition with a sensational holiday recipe from Sfogila chef restaurateur Ron Suhanosky. Nonna's Holiday Crab and Lobster Sauce Spaghetti is ...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 23, 2009, 7:36 pm
Ten-month-old Allie Noelle Whaley won't have a first Thanksgiving or Christmas. Born with congenital mitral stenosis, a severe blockage of the heart's mitral valve, she died October 25, 2009...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 23, 2009, 5:00 am
We should own stock in Nintendo. It's a corny joke, I know, but by the time we get through with the wish list, our family will have done its part to boost the sagging economy. Recently, we had...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 22, 2009, 10:31 am
On October 31st, we selected a winner for the Game Party 3. Our winner needed to verify the shipping address with ContestMachine in order to ship the prize. We then chose an alternate. As of today we ...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 21, 2009, 10:07 pm
Have Thanksgiving dinner at Bistro de Leon.
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 20, 2009, 5:31 pm
Tired of the same old, same old post-Thanksgiving turkey sandwiches? Toss the bread and fat-laden mayo aside for these new takes on turkey salad. The secret to these easy recipes is berries. Fr...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 18, 2009, 2:16 pm
Fritzel’s European Jazz Pub is the ‘little jazz club that could’ and it’s in the center of the upcoming 2010 French Quarter Fest, when the Big Easy is packed with thousands of jazz lovers. Car...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 17, 2009, 5:31 pm

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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 17, 2009, 2:15 pm
Buy Mikasa at great discounts for the holidays.
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 15, 2009, 12:48 pm
Always on the alert for a great tasting new coffee to brew at home, I was delighted to taste test the micro-roasted coffees of Seattle Gourmet Coffee. The master roasters at Seattle Gourmet Coffee sen...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 14, 2009, 2:26 pm
The next time you start to grab the obligatory bottle of white wine to serve with the cheese platter, don't do it. Do instead what Europeans have been doing for ages. Grab a bottle of ale or la...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 12, 2009, 1:00 pm
Fed up with the same old, tired pumpkin pie for dessert? This year try something deliciously different and sure to be an unforgettable finish to the holiday meal. Celebrity cookbook author DeDe (p...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 9, 2009, 10:19 pm
There are too many days where I feel like one of those little old ladies with the shapeless sweater and orthopedic shoes. Just kidding! I'm not there yet, but I - like many others - occasion...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 6, 2009, 6:33 am
Experience a ski adventure in Courchevel, France as il Buco Restaurant in New York City teams with Europe's premier private ski guide Luca Boniciolli, to offer travelers a week of skiing within Le...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Nov 2, 2009, 1:12 pm
Enter to win a delicious set of cookbooks perfect for entertaining during the holidays or any time of the year! Our sponsors, Hachette Book Group, are giving 3 lucky winners a set which includes a new...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 31, 2009, 11:44 am
From the kitchen window, the fall leaves, a bonfire of rich gold, ochre and red, flash and ripple like Koi slipping gracefully through still water. I sip my coffee and turn my attention to a plate of...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 30, 2009, 2:20 pm
Cosmopolitan, diverse, historic - and among the costliest cities in the world - London is now yours to enjoy for less. With this revised edition of the "budget guide for a new generation", traveler...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 30, 2009, 7:00 am
There's no reason to ignore your feet just because the weather is growing colder. In fact, you should pamper your tootsies all the more since they'll be subjected to bitter cold and packed ...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 29, 2009, 12:32 pm
Exhibitors at the 35th Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco plan to donate more than 100,000 pounds of specialty foods and beverages to Bay Area residents in need. The donation was announced tod...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 28, 2009, 10:12 am
Bouchon Bakery New York (10 Columbus Circle, NY, NY, 212.823-9364) is serious when it comes to dessert. But the busy bakers know how to have fun too and they're dreaming up new holiday goodi...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 27, 2009, 9:59 am
The Royal Horseguards, London's newest five-star hotel, is offering guests a truly Dickensian vacation with a tribute worthy of Ebenezer Scrooge himself. Every visitor to the hotel who mentions...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 26, 2009, 6:20 pm
Thanks to all the wonderful participants in our Wii Game Party 3 Giveaway! We'll be reviewing the entries this week and choosing a winner from all the interesting recipes posted. Good luck and loo...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 25, 2009, 12:52 pm
Entertaining can be a ghastly chore. We recommend enlisting a few good-natured ghouls to transform the typical Halloween party into a frightfully fun floating costume and dinner party.
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 22, 2009, 5:56 pm
This year use your head and embrace the spirit of Halloween with Crystal Head Vodka for your witch’s brew.
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 22, 2009, 4:01 pm
Rose shows you how to create everything from Heavenly Coconut Seduction Cake, Golden Lemon Almond Cake, and Devil's Food Cake with Midnight Ganache to Orange-Glow Chiffon Layer Cake, Mud Turtle Cu...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 21, 2009, 6:27 pm
I've heard there are people who don't like dessert. I am not one of them. The thought of ending a meal without something sweet makes me sad. But then I remind myself that dark chocolate i...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 21, 2009, 5:00 am
Lullwater Lounge launches this week at Prospect Park's Picnic House. This relaxed happy hour is set for Wednesday, Oct. 21, from 6:30-9 pm. Enjoy an open bar (!) and the chance to sit back and enj...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 20, 2009, 10:53 am
Sfoglia, Italian for an uncut sheet of pasta, is an apt name for the Nantucket and New York City restaurants of chefs Ron and Collen Suhanosky. With their Renaissance-inspired menus featuring sweet...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 19, 2009, 2:41 pm
Alloro (307 East 77th Street, NY, NY 212.535.2866) hosts a kick-off party, Monday, October 26, 2009, celebrating the arrival of its new liquor license. The party starts at 5 pm with complimentary hors...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 19, 2009, 7:26 am
Tired of the same old, same old pumpkins pie? Me, too! That's why I love this great recipe from Zabar's - Pumpkin Mousse Cheesecake. The gingersnap crust is a deliciously different touch. Y...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 18, 2009, 3:09 pm
Risotto is easy and classic with limitless possibilities. The Italian rice - Arborio, Vialone Nano and Carnaroli needed to prepare this dish is readily available almost everywhere. For years I wa...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 17, 2009, 10:00 am
The Sackett (661 Sackett Street between 4th and 5th Avenues, Brooklyn, 718.622.0437), site of the defunct Latin American Cafe, is now open. Drop in and try their signature cocktail - The Sackett, a...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 16, 2009, 1:02 pm
We discovered Brooklyn's Ortine Cafe and loved it. Recently MindBodyGreen.com posted a great article with co-owner Steve Giudi. Head on over to MBG.com to check out what they're doing to help ...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 15, 2009, 2:11 pm
Recently we ate Chicken Marbella at a friend's party and were reminded how fabulous a classic dish can be. Not only is this chicken classic beautiful to look at, it tastes simply wonderful with it...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 14, 2009, 7:00 am
Recently we had a delicious and meaty pork roast for dinner, but with lots of pork left I needed to find a fresh way to serve up leftovers. With the weather turning cooler, a perfect solution is so...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 13, 2009, 7:00 am
Someone gave me some pears from their overburdened fruit trees and I decided to try out a skillet cake similar to an Old-Fashioned Pineapple Upside Down Cake.
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 12, 2009, 11:04 am
Post your favorite party snack recipe and we'll choose the best one to win a Wii Game Play 3 for fun at your next party.
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 12, 2009, 10:34 am
Anyone who knows me well knows I am a klutz. If it's five miles out of the way, I can trip over my shoelace, somehow bump into the coffee table and raise a nasty purple bruise. Still, I persi...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 11, 2009, 7:00 am
You can borrow the witches' chant from Shakespeare's MacBeth—"Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn, and cauldron bubble!"—as you stir these special Halloween punches from The Culinar...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 10, 2009, 7:00 am
No time to make a costume for the Halloween parade or party? Need inspiration? Buy.com has a huge range of costumes, masks, make-up and accessories ready to wear. With a quick click of your mouse, Hal...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 9, 2009, 7:00 am
Give the grown-ups a treat this Halloween. While the kids fill their loot bags and bob for apples, the big kids get their own nostalgic treat - a candy apple martini. Chambord Candy Apple Martini 1 oz...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 7, 2009, 4:40 pm
True Blood's Sookie Stackhouse might offer her undead guests a little Vampire Kiss to take the edge off the evening on Halloween. This berry-flavored sparkling Martini makes for a ghoulish goo...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 6, 2009, 1:27 pm
Growing up we called this breakfast treat Egg in the Nest. You might know it as Toad in the Hole.By either name, it's delicious and easy to make. Kids and kids at heart love it.
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 6, 2009, 11:57 am
After 68 years as an iconic go-to magazine for foodies, Gourmet magazine will publish its final edition November 2009. If that weren't sad enough, Condé Nast apparently asked the magazine staf...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 5, 2009, 12:54 pm
I am not a skinny person. For most of my adult life, I've been roughly the same weight, give or take a few pounds. But I am rarely sick and am free of the problems - high blood pressure and out o...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 3, 2009, 10:37 am
Anotherthyme, a fixture in downtown Durham since 1982, and one of the many restaurants - SomeThyme and Pyewacket (both shuttered in 2002) - nurtured by restaurateur and culinary visionary, Mary Bacon,...
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 3, 2009, 10:07 am
FELA!, the award-winning new musical that The New York Times called "a show that melts walls" is coming to Broadway.
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Mary W. posted an article on Eat. Drink. Memory - Oct 2, 2009, 3:42 pm
A must-have for the home chef Not everyone has the opportunity to learn to cook the way I did, from my Mom who is expert in preparing old-fashioned Southern comfort food. But even with this backgroun...
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