Local List: My Favorite Pizza (Chapter Five)

San Gennaro snuck up on me this year, quietly becoming the pizza delivery of choice in our house. For years, I dismissed the spot as an old-school Italian cafe, mostly on my radar for espresso and pastries. Big mistake. (Big! Huge!)First thing to know: San Gennaro makes square pizza. Perfectly soft, chewy dough is bordered by a crunchy, salty crust. (I strongly suggest shotgunning a corner-piece...

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I Made A Questionable Sandal Choice

Late last week, with birthday money burning a hole in my pocket, I bought myself a pair of black Teva Original Universal sandals. I'm at least two years late on the trend and have long been reluctant to take the plunge for some glaringly obvious reasons: Rubber flip-floppy soles. Big, chunky plastic hardware. Prominently visible logo. Fuckin' velcro. By rights, these shoes are...

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Book Clubbing & Culinary Disasters

Laurie Colwin's Home Cooking is part memoir, part cookbook, and fully charming from start to finish. Despite initial hesitation -- did I really want to read, in essence, two hundred pages of recipes? -- I actually love love loved everything about the book! Colwin's fun, familiar tone is really inviting and will probably inspire you to regularly prepare four-course dinner parties.I was particularly...

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Wednesday Playlist

Along with the rest of the internet, I started listening to Olivia Rodrigo's new album last week, and basically haven't stopped since. (Truthfully, I had never heard of her prior to my initial stream of the first track on SOUR.) If you're in the mood for some youthful summertime heartbreak vibes -- it might seem like you wouldn't be but, trust me, you are -- give the record a listen from start to...

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Floral Shorts (For Summer? Groundbreaking.)

Filed under: Things I covet but absolutely, positively, one hundred percent do not need.   Floral printed cut-off denim shorts! (Phew, that was a mouthful.)So dang cute, right? These ones are from Zara -- I'm particularly fond of the bright Warhol-y vibe of the last pair.However, there's no denying the sad fact that, wearing these, I would fully resemble a six-year old on the last...

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