Archive for January, 2011

Barcelona’s probably on your list of the cities you’ve heard of in Europe, right? Me too. But where Paris, Hannover, Amsterdam and Venice have plenty of English speakers and a ton of Americans visiting, Barcelona was pleasantly devoid of all of that. I liked it. The Language While it was difficult at times to navigate [Continue]

Recently I had the wonderful opportunity to sit and have a conversation with acclaimed chef Eric Ripert of Le Bernardin, on behalf of City Harvest where he serves as chair of their Food Council, working to bring together New York’s top chefs and restaurateurs to raise funds and increase the quality and quantity of food [Continue]

When I first met my friend Gianluca Giovaneti at his gelateria in the East Village, he spoke passionately about the importance of staying true to the basics of a traditional dish, even while trying new things with them. He also mentioned that the one place where he likes to get creative and adventurous with his [Continue]

As a child growing up in the Dominican Republic one of the things my family and I did the most was go to the beach. On long weekends or Summer breaks we would go to the resorts and enjoy all the things so many tourists do on a yearly basis. However, because I started my [Continue]

Everyone’s familiar with the image of the Eiffel Tower. Built in 1889, it’s the most visited attraction in the world. I can attest to that. Since my son is studying French, naturally, visiting the Tower was at the top of his list. As it was for thousands of other people when we went on a [Continue]