Dec 5, 2011

Don’t you just love libraries? Growing Up in a Library I grew up in the Philippines. I remember being in high school and going frequently to the local YMCA library after school. I loved perusing all the books and magazines. The librarian was a very nice, friendly young woman who treated everyone with kindness, including an insecure, pimply teenager. Sometimes...

Nov 24, 2011

The issues surrounding Avery Fisher Hall, home of the New York Philharmonic, could make up a novel. Concert halls such as the Boston Symphony Hall (completed 1900), the Vienna Musikvereinssall (1870), and the Leipzig Gewandhaus (1885) are famous for their impeccable acoustics. The Avery Fisher Hall, completed in 1962, is not. The hall has gone through major...

Nov 21, 2011

Chef Charlie Palmer’s Aureole New York was a huge hit with us when we dined there in October of 2011. The place was gorgeous, the staff attentive, and the food delicious. After spending a week in New York, the first place I chose to write about is Aureole. Yes, that’s how much I loved the place. This beautiful, cosmopolitan restaurant is located on...