Queenie is me (Meg Blocker)!
I've never been terribly good at the whole internet alias/handle thing, so when I decided to start my own foodblog in early 2007, I went with the nickname my mother gave me when I was little (and has been using ever since).
Queenie Takes Manhattan is dedicated to exploring all aspects of the food world: dining (fine and not-so-fine), cooking and recipe writing, sourcing ingredients, entertaining, great tabletop & kitchen design, and travel.
I've lived in Manhattan since graduating from Bryn Mawr (with a degree in Religious Studies) in 2001, so my writing tends to focus on New York's food scene, but I like to think I travel as much or more than the average bear. Since
Queenie kicked off, we've visited
London,
Paris, India,
Manchester,
Edinburgh,
Napa,
Ohio,
Sonoma & San Francisco,
Rhode Island,
Massachusetts,
Chicago,
Maine, and
Austin together.
So sit back, click away, and enjoy - and please feel free to get in touch if there's something you'd like to see me blog. I'm always up for an adventure.
Fondly,
Meg, a.k.a Queenie
P.S. - Follow me on Twitter, where I tweet food, technology and life as
@queenie_nyc.
P.P.S. - Want to send me an email? I can be reached at megblocker at gmail dot com.
This just in - London is more expensive than New York! I know, I know...you already knew that, I'm sure. But the last time I was in London (gulp - 12 years ago), the pound was only worth about $1.25, and I was only 15, so my mommy paid for most of it (Thanks, Mom!).
