{After three years of anonymity (and even a James Beard journalism prize for humor), this past week Josh Friedland aka @RuthBourdain revealed his identity to The New York Times. If you haven’t read Friedland’s hilarious Twitter feed, an irreverent mash-up of over-the-top, haiku-wielding former Gourmet editor Ruth Reichl through the filter of foul-mouthed Tony Bourdain, stop working and start scrolling.}
{This Moscow Mule mug not only keeps my cocktail frosty, but it also makes me feel like I’m straight out of Mad Men. Even if you don’t have your own copper mug, you still can make a Moscow Mule: Over ice, pour 2 ounces of vodka, 3 ounces of ginger beer, 1 ounce of lime juice and garnish with a lime.}
{Nothing screams summer like a pool concession stand, and the one at the Carondelet Park Rec Complex is the best. Operated by Urban Eats, this stand isn’t your average nachos and Airheads joint (although I do love Airheads). Eating a gourmet chicken dog topped with Asian slaw and honey mustard and then floating in the lazy river all afternoon (after waiting an hour, of course) makes me thankful I can act like a kid without having to eat like a kid.}
This article appears in July 2013.