Food & Drink
At Untapped New York we love speakeasies! So much so that we wrote the book "NYC Hidden Bars and Restaurants" which you'll find on our shop. Pictured here is our friend Georgette in her "Regarding Oysters" speakeasy, an oyster salon and cocktail experience where you get to shake your own cocktails and shuck oysters.
Recipe Corner: Indian Summer Blues (with Cardamom, Rose and Gin)
At my alma mater, UC Santa Cruz, which divides its schoolyear into quarters, summer vacation extends through late September. High
Starbucks: Transformation of a Brand Into a Symbol
Image by the Downtown Doodler Though Starbucks Coffee Company originated in Pike Place Market in Seattle, for many New Yorkers
Strangely New York: Jane’s Sweet Buns Serves Pastries Inspired by Cocktails
For twenty years, Mitch Broder wrote about New York for the nation’s largest newspaper chain. On Mitch Broder’s
“Under Pressure” event, Conquered!
Calling all amateur cooks! How many times have you thought “I can make this dish better” or “I can easily
Le Dîner à San Francisco-in Golden Gate Park!
At 4 pm on Friday afternoon, invitees to Le Dîner à San Francisco received e-mailed instructions to convene at the
Recipe Corner: Roasted Eggplant Pizza with Fontina and Olives
I have never been particularly career-oriented (hence the title of my personal blog). But while reading one of Ruth Reichl’
The Loewen Garden’s Farmers’ Market
With only around 700 square kilometers of space, farmland is scarce in Singapore and most of the fruits and vegetables
Quest for Quality Wines, Part II: Hungary
Tasting wines at the Budavári Borfesztivál (wine festival) in Budai Vár (the castle on the Buda side of Budapest) In
Strangely New York: Bag Your Bumlingar Jordgubb at Sockerbit
For twenty years, Mitch Broder wrote about New York for the nation’s largest newspaper chain. On Mitch Broder’s
PART II Singapore Takeout Series: Meet the Chefs
Continuing on from our Part I coverage of the Singapore Takeout, we feature the renowned chefs who have completed their
Leave the dining tables at home-Le Dîner à San Francisco is here!
I’ve been thinking about what I should wear to San Francisco’s first flash-mob-style dinner in white. I’m
A Taste for Tea: LA International Tea Festival 2011
My hands were trembling, my chest pounding with what I feared was an ill-fated case of tachycardia. My right knee
