A first day at a new NYC job, brisket at Mighty Quinn’s, carbonara at Eataly, and 20-minute pancetta cavatelli at home. Then a NoMad apartment hunt, Colony pizza, oysters and lava cake at Sinclair, and butternut squash soup my daughter made on a rainy Sunday.
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What I Ate This Week: Pepolino, Stone Street Pizza & Smoked Filets (Sept 28 – Oct 4)
A long Tuscan lunch at Pepolino, a new FiDi slice, and orecchiette on Stone Street with both daughters. Then braised beef at Martel, a Miller-and-Aperol Thrilla at Ryebird, a football win, and grass-fed filets finished on the smoker for a family Sunday dinner.
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What I Ate This Week: Pearl Street Pizza, Via Posa & An Italian Sunday Dinner (Sept 7 – 13)
From Labor Day burgers to a homemade Italian Sunday dinner with the in-laws, this week brought FiDi pizza on Pearl Street, a first visit to the new Via Posa in Fairfield, Spicy Blood Orange Margs at Geronimo, grass-fed NY strips, and a lemon flourless cake worth every bite.
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What I Ate This Week: Homemade Tuffoli, a New Favorite in Fairfield & an Old Newtown Reunion (Aug 17–23)
From homemade tuffoli with farm sausage to a new favorite dish at Sinclair and a reunion dinner at an old Newtown haunt, this week’s food diary covers the full range — home cooking, FiDi lunches, and Fairfield County favorites old and new.
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The FiDi Pizza Trail: My Rankings vs. What Everyone Else Is Saying
An ongoing FiDi pizza ranking that checks my scores against Google, Yelp, and Dave Portnoy’s OneBite community — including the spots where my take and Dave’s couldn’t be further apart.