In a world where restaurants are run by apps, algorithms and reservation platforms, Tina Vaughn is fighting back—with a telephone, a handwritten reservation book and the belief that hospitality still means knowing your customer.
July 2026
We had a full plate this year in our usually quiet city during the summer months.Our country celebrated 250 years and the Fourth of July weekend was chock full of all things celebratory. The fireworks and the incredible display of the International Ships sailing up...
June 2026
The welcome mat to Summer...June. And birthdays galore of friends and guests to raise a glass to. I had no trouble with that particular chore! All of the trees seem to explode with leaves overnight, full, lush, a canopy to lounge under while reading on our Sunday of...
Big Bad Wolf
Chip and I certainly have our memories and stories. Some to tell, over and over again, carried forward to continue weaving our tapestry of culinary adventures that we are privileged to share with you. Others we hope to battle quietly and with resolute dignity, never...
May 2026
I am quite sure that Mother Nature is playing tricks on us all.We really had days that were perfect, others that were hot and the very next day 48 degrees... So in a month that usually beckons us to the market for ramps, fiddleheads, morels, sugar snaps and sweet...
April 2026
It seems as if we are a month behind in all ways weather. April gave us a few back to Winter coat days...and then in the same week, shirtless young beautiful men running along the Hudson River weather! Beautiful women as well, just not shirtless! Cherry Blossoms were...
March 2026
The thing about March is that it is both an incredibly busy month in many ways and also kind of not in others.It is the time for Spring Breaks.Dare I mention, Taxes??!March MadnessSt. Patrick's Day That subtle hint of longer days and warmer evenings tinted by violet...
February 2026
Snow! Lots and lots of snow. And the city gets that magical hush that embraces the streets and buildings like the kindness of a true friend...so quiet that you can hear your own breathing.A blanket of calm. I wonder how Romeo and Juliet, our theatre coyotes, are...
January 2026
What we can confirm about the month that leads us into 2026? Well, it was cold! Really cold this year. And that can be a good thing for our dear friend Mother Nature. She, like all of us, seems to flourish and find strength when the going gets a little difficult. Chip...
November and December 2025
When I realize that the year is behind us and a new one, oh so shiny, is coming around the corner and I completely found myself pedaling uphill on keeping my lovelies, you!, informed...well, that tells you the kind of craziness the holiday season brought to us...