WHY DO WE send red roses on Valentine’s Day? Your first thought was likely, “Because we always have!” Actually, this tradition started in ancient times and didn’t occur just on this February holiday. Flowers have their own special language and can send a message without a word. Red, for ages, has been the symbol of …
Balthazar’s Plat du Jour I am a hopeless Francophile loving all things French if for no reason other than that. If it is French than it must be good. Mais bien sur! On a recent trip to New York my husband Gayden and I visited the classis French brasserie in SoHo, Balthazar’s. I am usually …
It’s an “R” Month, Bring on the Oysters IN RECENT YEARS, my foodie friends and I are just seeking a little peace and quiet as we end one year and start the new year after a hectic season of overeating and overindulging at holiday parties. We traditionally end the old year with an oyster “every …
