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“The First Year (an introduction to a new Strong Buzz column)”
I haven’t written much about being a mom on this blog. It’s not that I haven’t had things to say, believe me, I have. It’s primarily because being a mom leaves little time for such luxuries as creative writing. With the fre ...
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Posted: January 16, 2010

“Holiday Eats Old and New”
It really should come as no surprise that by the time January rolls around, I’ve got several new rolls of my own. Yet every year I wonder why my jeans seem to shrink around New Year’s time. It&rs ...
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Posted: November 30, 2009

“A Guide to Thanksgiving Eats”
It's that time of year again: time to give thanks that you live in New York and have so many great Thanksgiving Day options that you don't have to shop, clean, pluck, wash, stir, scrape, simmer, bake, or scrub in your tiny, inadequately-ki ...
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Posted: November 13, 2009

“NYC Top Chef's Name the Next Rising Stars”
This week in the Sunday's NY Post, I asked some of the city's most talented toques--Daniel Boulud, Eric Ripert, Alfred Portale, and Laurent Tourondel -- to name the chef they thought would one day fill their shoes. Get ready to start name dro ...
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Posted: October 11, 2009

“New on the Shelf (and worth the purchase)”
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Posted: October 4, 2009

“A Frank Conversation with Bruni About Being Born Round”
When a restaurant critic from the New York Times comes out with a memoir, it’s pretty big deal. Ruth Reichl was the first to do it (Tender at the Bone, Comfort Me with Apples, and Garlic and Saphires), and now comes the much-awaited memoir f ...
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Posted: September 10, 2009

“Careers in Food: First in a Series”
As a career changer (I was a lawyer and now, well, I'm not), I am often approached by people looking to find a way into the food business. It's not easy, but it can be done. The thing about this industry is that there are a myriad of possi ...
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Posted: September 5, 2009

“Your Strong Buzz Guide to Gifts for New Moms and Babies”
Before I became a mom a little over three months ago, I had zero clue about babies. I’d coo at them on the street, smile at them on the subway, or occasionally hold one (nervously, counting every second I hadn’t managed to drop them) f ...
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Posted: August 29, 2009

“Take Your Family Camping on a Farm this Summer!”
I’m not one for camping. I mean, I love the great outdoors and all, but I’m not a big fan of bugs, and I also like indoor plumbing. This is not to say that I don’t enjoy a nice hike, a swim in a lake, a great campfire dinner and ...
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Posted: July 26, 2009

“The Hunger”
Summer is the season for beaches, and for me—well, before I had the baby at least—that also meant it was the season for reading. I’d sit in my chair on one of the rocky beaches of Greenport, and watch as the sun moved from high a ...
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Posted: July 19, 2009