August 20th, 2009 | 78 Comments
The gods of Hades are laughing at me. As much as I am an unwavering, single-minded, all-things-food glutton, my boyfriend, Scott, is a man who wishes he could take a pill instead of having to eat. Oh, the irony of it all. And as far as desserts go, forget it. When we go out to […]
July 28th, 2009 | 44 Comments
Apparently, living under a communist regime makes people do strange things. Take my mother, for example. Having grown up in the former USSR, she employed some KGB tactics and decided to deceive me. Yes, me, her angelic daughter, who clung to her shin for protection. What is it she did that borders on child abuse, […]
I had a career going in advertising when one day I got the crazy idea to start over and become a pastry chef. Now I'll show you what I learned working in fine dining restaurants all over NYC right here with step-by-step photos. So grab your rolling pin and join in.
