BRANDIED PLUM TART :: SOMETHING SWEET FOR FALL

I got on a dessert fix a few weeks back and was dying to try out some new creations just as the last of late summer/early fall’s damson plums hit the farmers market (and after reading a very enticing plum crostata recipe by Melissa Clark in the NY Times.  Fruit-centric desserts are generally my favorites as [...]

Eating Decadently but Healthfully: In the Kitchen with Karen DeMasco of Locanda Verde

A few months back I had the pleasure of interviewing Karen DeMasco, the James Beard award-winning pastry chef at Locanda Verde.  It’s not a huge surprise that Karen happens to be one of my favorite pastry chefs (her lemon tart is to die for) and Locanda Verde is one of my favorite restaurants in NYC. The two [...]