“Relax, relax!” said Jonathan Waxman, again. Mr. Waxman, affable proprietor of the West Village restaurant Barbuto, plucked a knife out of my hand. “You want to hold it like a pencil behind the blade,” he explained, demonstrating for the umpteenth time the correct way to slice the terribly cute little heirloom tomato lying partially dismembered Read More
There are two compelling performances in the revival of David Margulies’ highly regarded Sight Unseen at the Biltmore Theatre, and I would see it for the terrific contributions of Laura Linney and Byron Jennings alone. But is Mr. Margulies’ 1992 play about a wunderkind New York painter and the price of success as great as Read More
Ramping It Up With
Wild Farmhouse Cuisine
“What’s this?” asked one of my guests, holding up his fork. There was something white speared on the end of it. “It’s a little bland.”
I had a taste. It was a shard of clay.
Well, it could’ve been buckshot.
The dish my friend Read More
After Several Tough-to-Follow Acts,
Waxman’s Back on the Grill
Chefs are like jack-in-the-boxes: One moment they’re here, then they’re gone, only to reappear somewhere completely unexpected a few months later. Such is the case with California celebrity chef Jonathan Waxman.
Two years ago, after a prolonged absence from New York, Mr. Waxman made Read More
“I’m sorry there are no mussels,” said our waiter as he handed us the menu. “They’re spawning now.”
Of course. So instead, we began with a selection of antipasto–but it wasn’t your usual salami, prosciutto and slab of Parmesan cheese. At Colina, a new Tuscan restaurant that opened last month near Union Square, the platter Read More
