Karen Resta

Jan 24, 2025 | thespruceeats.com | Karen Resta |Edible Manhattan

The Spruce Eats / Amelia Manley Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that demands chocolate. It can be a gesture of your love and appreciation for your special Valentine, or it can also be a reminder that you can indeed treat yourself to gourmet goodness. There’s such a wide variety of chocolate out there, and we've gathered some for every taste and every wallet. It’s the Day of Love, and we all should indulge in the very best way we can.

Dec 6, 2024 | ediblemanhattan.com | Karen Resta

Everyone knows the restaurant business in Manhattan is brutal; the numbers prove it with as many as 80 percent of new city restaurants in failing within five years of opening. The places that manage to keep their doors open are exceptional. They’re not institutions by coincidence—they’ve had to be in order to survive, drawing visitors from all over the globe.

Aug 13, 2024 | yahoo.com | Karen Resta

Karen RestaAugust 13, 2024 at 2:30 PM·4 min readAnd it’s topped with luscious, creamy burrata. Reviewed by Dietitian Annie Nguyen, M.A., RDReviewed by Dietitian Annie Nguyen, M.A., RDIn the middle of summer, I don’t really want to heat up the kitchen to cook dinner. Honestly, my thoughts keep turning to ice cream and though I wish this was the perfect meal choice for me, at my age, it’s not. I look, feel and act healthy—and generally, I am.

Mar 29, 2024 | frenchly.us | Karen Resta

Paris has been central to the art of perfume-making since Catherine de Medici first exported perfumes from Italy to France in the 1500s. Later, it was said that Louis XV loved perfume so much, his court was called “la cour parfumée.” And thanks to the famous Madame de Pompadour, who spent over 500 livres ($63,500) annually on scents, spraying it on her fans and the furniture in her apartments, Paris became the place to be for Europe’s top parfumiers.

May 2, 2023 | myjewishlearning.com | Karen Resta