Stephanie Klein's Greek Tragedy

you gotta peel her back like layers of an onion

Deliberate care is taken when I’m manhandling the onions. This is not a euphemism. I’m actually talking about onions, not man apples. Just now I was attempting to chop three large sweet onions into a uniform dice, perfect cubes,…

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my new food crack

The day we stop looking is the day we die. (photo:Tara Maxey) I’m going to just flat-out admit it. I might be dieting, but a girl can still look. When I can’t eat it, I read it. Or make…

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wee little piggy flu to nyc

Very unexpectedly this little piggy flew to New York with less than a day’s notice to appear on the Rachael Ray show, while my wee ones flew to the pediatrician’s office for their wee little piggy flu vaccinations. The…

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how can you properly food it up in Nashville?

Woo hoo, my honky ass is in Nashville, TN. I’m here for the Southern Festival of Books this Saturday. I will be speaking on a panel titled "It’s Eating You – Authors Tell All About Fat Camp and Loving…

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new yorkers in austin: where we eat, aside from katz’s deli

When we have people in from out of town, we almost want to prove to them, that yes, they too could pick up and leave New York or Los Angeles in favor of Austin. You can find here what…

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how to eat your way through new york

  The thing about being a thin person is keeping the mindset that whatever it is you're eating, you can always have more of it at another time. You needn't cram it all into your hole at once, guarding…

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girl day in new york

(Sweet Girl Moments That Last A Lifetime... And Waistline) “Wait. Can we just take a moment,” I said, stopping Dulce mid-step. We’d just emerged from the stairwell of Takashimaya, a boutique New York department store with a Japanese flair. …

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what would a snob do in Austin?

Since I'm a New Yorker living in Austin, I'm finding that a lot of people have been emailing, asking where I'd go if I were them, while here in Austin for SXSW. So here's my list of hits: Best…

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meat sundaes: barbecue in austin, tx

More of my "Dude Ranch" photos >> Yesterday we drove to Lockhart, the BBQ Capital of Texas, to taste-test some meat sundaes. They weren't real meat sundaes the way they're done in Montana, with a pile of "moist" brisket…

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new orleans itinerary

BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS FROM TODAY >> Last night, Phil and his vagina complained about the cold, so there was no walking. We did manage to walk to dinner at BON TON CAFE for some cajun morsels. We…

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