Delicious shrimp and green bean salad at The Woodward.
The holidays have been great and I’m sure that New Year’s Eve will bring more fun, but for the time being, I’m taking it easy. On my way back from seeing Patrick Dyer Wolf play a concert at Rockwood Music Hall in New York’s East Village, I ran through a list of all the great meals that I’ve had in the past couple of weeks. It wasn’t short.
When you boil the holidays down, and take away all of the presents that get bought and exchanged, what’s left for most people are meals shared with family and friends. Eating together (and sometimes even cooking together, though that can be an intense exploit) is one of the few rituals practiced globally and enthusiasm about that communal experience is the basis of our site. Eat With Me is built on a respect for food and our growing community of bloggers come from diverse backgrounds to share their own perspective on it.
In an effort to detox from this whole Christmas celebration, I’ve put together a series of photographs taken at different holiday meals over the past couple of weeks. The first few are from Harvard Common Press’ Christmas party at the newly opened Woodward Restaurant at the Ames Hotel. It was a great meal (thanks, Bruce Shaw, President and Publisher!). The next few are from Christmas eve dinner, and then some from Christmas lunch. Finally, a hot pastrami sandwich from Katz’s Deli, warming up an otherwise cold, rainy day in NYC, before seeing Pat play his show at Rockwood. We’re hoping that Pat’s going to write a jingle for Eat With Me, but for now, enjoy his tunes (also available on iTunes)!
Our Harvard Common Press tasting menu at The Woodward in The Ames Hotel.
Wine tasting at The Woodward.
Delicious shrimp and green bean salad at The Woodward.
Short rib at The Woodward.
Roast Chicken at The Woodward.
Cupcake dessert at The Woodward.
Middle Eastern plate on Christmas Eve.
Smoked salmon on Christmas Eve.
Lamb roasting on Christmas Eve.
Spinach, apple and fennel salad on Christmas Eve.
Simple steamed broccoli on Christmas Eve.
Roast lamb on Christmas Eve.
Vegan pumpkin pudding on Christmas Eve.
Delivering Christmas Day lunch.
Christmas Day lunch on the plate.
Christmas Day dessert.
Hot pastrami sandwich at Katz's Deli.
The scene on a cold, rainy day at Katz's deli.
Drink menu at The Rockwood Music Hall.
I drool every time I read your blog! That all looks so amazing!
Thanks, Diana! We’re doing our best. Putting these photos up is an effort to move past all of the consumption that I’ve done over the past couple of weeks– I’m in the detox stage.
Can you believe I’ve never been to Katz’s deli? I need to get my act together and try it soon.
Your holiday eats look wonderful – especially the spinach, apple, fennel salad. I think I need a few more vegetables in my life right about now….
You definitely need to go to Katz’s Deli. Next time, I’m planning an extra long run prior to going to Katz’s. It’s definitely an undertaking. I’m still recovering. Good luck with your post-holiday vegetable binge.
Hey Matt – thanks for stopping by my blog! I love your layout. I’m considering a redesign and might touch base with you about your website-designing friend. I love all the food photos in this post and agree with you wholeheartedly that most memorable occasions involve good food (along with good friends or family of course). Love your blog – I’ll be back!
Thanks, Lindsey– I’d be happy to help with the blog design stuff. To clarify, Min Ter designed the logo for the site and helped generally with the layout. He was the “big picture” person in the process. I did all of the implementation, so if you have questions about how to do anything specific, I probably know the answer. Whether you want me to put you in touch with Min Ter, or if there’s something I can do myself, feel free to drop me a note.
That short rib and roast chicken looked so good! What kind of camera are you using there BTW?
Yeah man, we should go check that restaurant out sometime, after going to Best Buy or something. These photos are taken with a Canon PowerShot SD940 IS and my keen eye.
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