First Post

My name is Erica Cohen and I am currently a junior at the University of Delaware. Don't let that frighten you, I'm not actually from this state (which i criticize way too often). I'm from Long Island, NY about 30 minutes out of the city. Since high school I have been all but stalking the New York Times food and wine section along with New York magazine's food and restaurant pages. But my obsession with with food hasn't stopped there. 

I am extremely close to being that creepy number one fan of shows like Top Chef, Iron Chef, The Next Food Network Star, The Next Iron Chef and Chopped. Shows like these convinced me that I had to check out the New York restaurant scene for myself, and have since persuaded me to visit Gramercy Tavern, Asia de Cuba, Butter, Mesa Grill, Indochine, Spice Market, Fig & Olive and my personal favorite Aquavit, to name a few. 

It also needs to be said that my roommate and I talk about the hosts on food network as though they are close personal friends. We dream of dropping out of school to get our own show on food network. Unfortunately I don't see that happening in the near future, so until it does I thought I would share my "culinary point of view" (thanks Bobby Flay) here in the meanwhile.

This blog will review restaurants I go to, talk about food trends I've been noticing and basically allow me to spend even more of my time avoiding homework and thinking about food. I hope you enjoy!