After seeing the movie Food Inc. , I was inspired to stop consuming aspartame and to start my own herb garden on my small East Village fire ...

As the Food Inc. panel ended, I pushed my way through the exiting crowd wondering, “where were all the annoying viewers who couldn’t wait to...

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After sitting at my desk for 2.5 hrs I decided I had well deserved a mid morning walk and went to survey the top chef scene. 1) Top Chef Sea...

I have been plagued with a new form of celebrity captivation: Chefs, and not just all chefs: TOP CHEF. I am among a huge girl following com...

i've never been much of a newspaper reader - what can i say? i'm a trash tabloid kind of girl - but i just had a "milestone...

Our last call to a generous benefactor to sponsor our cheese habit- and a colorful write-up fell through but this will not stop us from cont...

I love cheese. This is probably quite obvious given the title of our blog. Cheese tasting, at restaurants or stops into Whole Foods on Bowe...

About 6 months ago I moved into my East Village apartment across from a small restaurant called Westville East. I immediately put it on the...

On a hot summer day of 1996, deep in the woods of New Hampshire, Julie and I bonded over piglet and pooh bear stuffed animals. Thus two ski...

sponsor us! saxelby cheesemongers - one of our favorite institutions - is running a "Day a-Whey" day trip to Mecox Bay Dairy and W...

remember sam , from top chef (season 2)? of course you do. he was the ruggedly handsome (long hair) yet vulnerable (diabetic) one who really...

as you may know, i have retired from the office life. several people have asked me, "hey julie, what will you miss most about work? al...

the next time you find yourself wandering the lower east side, hungry and/or thirsting for a creative cocktail, pop over to rayuela , the pr...