Mark and I had a chance to sit down with Ming Tsai for a wonderfully candid chat about his East/West food philosophy, as well as some of his non-food philosophy about the art of living well. Surprisingly, we discovered he’s not a fan of the word “fusion,” and that to him, the world’s perfect [...]

Mark and I are headed to a wonderful event on Thursday in New York to benefit City Meals on Wheels, so we hope you’ll join us there for a sip and a snack! Spanish Wines: Far from Ordinary-Totally Extraordinary! Please join Wines from Spain at the 13th Annual Great Match: Wine & Tapas to preview [...]

At last, somewhere, sanity prevails. Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has signed a proposal to repeal the foie gras ban in his city, and for this I give him a standing ovation. Daley sees the ridiculousness of the ban in the first place, calling it “the funniest law they [the Chicago legislature] ever passed,” and understands [...]

Who knew that beer could be such a lovely complement to a multi-course meal? Well, now *I* do, but it took some convincing — and tasting. In Part I of our double-whammy of beer (Part II will be on the next ReMARKable Palate), Mark talks with Jill Vaughn, Brew Master of Anheuser-Busch, about the various [...]

If any of you subscribe to BusinessWeek, I’m in the September 18th issue in the Fall 2006 Small Biz section. The article is entitled Hitting the Books, and questions if an MBA is needed to be successful as an entrepreneur. From the article (following a section about the courses to choose for your MBA program): [...]

In the days following September 11, 2001, I learned more about the power of food to comfort than I thought possible.

As we revel in our last moments of summer relaxation, let’s take a peek at what’s coming this fall in the Hudson Valley.