About Gael Greene
Photo: Steven Richter
In her role as restaurant critic of New York Magazine (1968 to January 2002) Detroit-born Gael Greene helped change the way New Yorkers (and many Americans) think about food.
"Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Ice Cream But Were Too Fat To Ask," "The Mafia Guide to Dining Out." and " Nobody Knows the Truffles I've Seen" were early pieces. In more recent years her annual roundup of New York City's dining favorites, Ask Gael, was a gourmand's collectible for many years and she continues to write a weekly Ask Gael column for NYM. Earlier she worked at the New York Post.
As co-founder with James Beard and a continuing force behind Citymeals-on-Wheels as board chair, Ms. Greene has made a significant impact on the city of New York. Citymeals, the largest public/private partnership in the country, has raised $200 million in its twenty-six-year history to help feed the city's frail elderly shut-ins.
Ms. Greene's memoir, "Insatiable, Tales from a Life of Delicious Excess" was published April, 2006. Earlier non-fiction books include "Delicious Sex, A Gourmet Guide for Women and the Men Who Want to Love Them Better" and "BITE: A New York Restaurant Strategy." Her two novels Blue skies, No Candy" and "Doctor Love" were NY Times best sellers.
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12 Reasons to Eat Out beyond Your Means
1. Investing in New York is a good investment. You can’t lose.
2. It won’t cost that much more than a shopping binge at Dagostino’s.
3. It’s cheaper than a weekend in Paris.
4. Eating rich will make you feel rich.
5. It’s a way of confirming the world is not falling apart.
6. It’s the patriotic thing to do: Save a dishwasher’s job. Buy the waiter’s
kid a new pair of sneakers.
7. I know Madoff made off with everything. Isn’t that why you were forced to
sell the Picasso last week?
8. If you don’t get out of down-and-out depressed sneakers and jeans,
you’ll forget how great you clean up.
9. You owe it to your kids suddenly in public school that all is not lost
. They can use the Le Bernardin menu you bring home for show and tell.
10. Given all the pinchpenny pizzas, pastas and burgers you’ve been
eating, you’ve already stored enough plaque to block the Holland
Tunnel.
11. It’s romantic and good for your sex life.
12. You don’t want to be too tight. A crane could fall on you tomorrow.
