Johanna Smith

Rustic Setting and Authentic Food Proves It's All Greek to Kefi

Last month, Michael Psilakis closed the lauded haute-Greek restaurant Onera and opened in its stead Kefi, named for the Greek expression for the blissful state of mind that follows eating and drink

By Johanna Smith | Feb 27 12:00 am ET

Kick the Pills, Take a Dose of the Greens

There's nothing that exudes nutritional virtue like a pile of your favorite green veggies.

By Johanna Smith | Jan 24 12:00 am ET

Postcard from Paris: The Art of Jam

When Tea Together invited my boyfriend and me to visit their jam atelier, we found their terminology slightly overwrought. But upon arriving at the workshop in the village of St.

By Johanna Smith | Apr 20 12:00 am ET

Postcard From Paris

London reigns supreme as the capital of afternoon tea, with its multi-tiered feast of scones and clotted cream, finger sandwiches and cakes.

By Johanna Smith | Feb 1 12:00 am ET

Thor Packs the Thunder

Imagine three pristine strands of Christmas lights stretched tight across a Rear Window-esque courtyard.

By Johanna Smith | Nov 29 12:00 am ET

Meatless Mincemeat, Demystified at Last

To make mincemeat out of one's adversary is to essentially annihilate him. This rather passe expression has culinary roots.

By Johanna Smith | Nov 22 12:00 am ET

Berlin Brings Winter to a Head

Last week the temperature in Berlin was identical to that in New York.

By Johanna Smith | Nov 15 12:00 am ET

Noodles of a Different Caliber

Unbeknownst to those who consider Swish the best "Asian" restaurant in town, the various genres of Japanese cooked food-ramen, yakitori, and yes, even tempura-are not merely pre-sushi appetizers bu

By Johanna Smith | Sep 27 12:00 am ET

Catch of the Night: Taking in the Wettest, Wildest Show in Tokyo

One fish, two fish, red fish, blue fish. Dr. Seuss might well have had Tokyo’s Tsikiji Market in mind upon naming his book of rhymes.

By Johanna Smith | Sep 7 12:00 am ET

Sunny Days Ahead

Spring might be in the air, but the only sign of it at the Greenmarket on Broadway last Thursday was the dwindling supply of autumnal staples such as apples, potatoes, and onions.

By Johanna Smith | Apr 27 12:00 am ET

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