Heaven on Earth

I am deeply chagrined at the conduct of the New York Times. They failed to print the self-explanatory letter below, leaving uncorrected a s...

Monday, July 26, 2010 The Umbrellas of Chinatown I was very happy to return to work today in spite of the Road Warriors’ wonderful week in M...

America’s Favorite Epidemiologist and I traveled to Massachusetts on Friday July 16th and returned on Friday July 23rd. We spent the first ...

The daily New York Times crossword puzzle has been a vital part of my weekday lunches since 2002 when I got my first job with a judge. Lunc...

Monday, July 12, 2010 The Invisible Hand has pushed the price of Chinatown’s cherries up to $3.50 per pound, so I chose small, red seedless ...

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 The temperature is 100 degrees in Manhattan at lunchtime, so I walked very slowly to Wo Hop upstairs, 17 Mott Street...

Many times, I've seen a picture of the Li River on the wall of Chinese restaurants. Two years ago, America's Favorite Epidemiologist...