Today marks the one year anniversary of when I officially started NYC Nom Nom.
My first blog entries were definitely a “hello cyberspace!” entry without much substance. It was a simple list of my current favorite restaurants in NYC followed up by my recipe for the Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars that everyone loves.
My favorite eating moments of the past year were WD50 and Thanksgiving. I also won TWO meals: one at Fishtail from Foodbuzz and the other at Landmarc from Time Warner Center’s Circle of Taste (and won a cooking class at Williams Sonoma from them too!) I even got to eat on a completely different continent for the first time.
As for the bad… I had a casualty of bread, had an absolutely terrible meal at a diner that some people love and some people hate, had my gallbladder removed, and was nearly killed by Co.
I also really learned how to cook this year. I managed to find a love for brussel sprouts and learned how to make pasta. I no longer can be accused of being such a bad cook that I hermetically seal pots. I even won my last company’s Top Chef Competition.
It has been quite an adventure for me and I have loved this little side project and hope to continue it for a long time to come.
My friends, my family, and even my mom called ME for recipes and suggestions this past year. My Grandma even asked me for a cooking tip last weekend when we all sat down to a wonderful, homemade meal together. My Grandma taught me a lot about food (especially baking) and really taught me not just a love for food, but a love for the traditions of food, especially surrounded by family and loved ones. She passed away the very next day after our family meal together. I will be forever thankful for all she taught me and for that last meal we shared together.
Grandma Litty (May 26, 1927 – February 1, 2010) enjoying a banana cream pie on a boat in Colorado- 2007.
