Can you believe that once upon a time (actually, not even THAT long ago) I didn't eat sushi?? Hated the stuff. Raw fish? No thanks. That's how I thought of it. BUT..I met my friend Ange at FIT (my alma mater) and she said she had the same issue until […]
Author: Dara
Dinner at Harold Dieterle’s Kin Shop
"Where do you find these places?" Nick asked me when we went to Kin Shop for dinner the other night. "I don't know..the magic of internet research?" It's true – we wanted to go to dinner and didn't know where, so I did some Googling and discovered the recently opened […]
I'm a slacker, I know. It;s been a busy week and last weekend I had a wedding to go to in Virginia for my good friend Lauren and her new hubby Brian. I wanted to give them a little shout out so… congratulations you two! Great wedding – we had a blast :) I […]
Magnolia Bakery Has a Website!
That's it. But I think it's exciting. They have the full menu online (which doesn't seem like a big deal, but there's a lot of stuff on there I didn't know they had) and you can place orders through the site. They also have a General Store section where you […]
A Mini Vacation at The Hurricane Club
Given the absolutely atrocious weather this past week, it seemed fitting that I visit The Hurricane Club for dinner. The irony of this place is that "hurricane" is hardly the word I would choose to describe it. From the white lacquered exterior (that doesn't allow you to see inside), you […]
Holy Balls. I Love The Meatball Shop
Today was a shitty day. The sky was angry and I could only think of one thing: meatballs. That makes sense, right? I had planned to go to the Meatball Shop for a while now, and I finally made my way over to Stanton St for some good old fashioned, […]
I Cooked: Shrimp Quesadillas
I felt like cooking tonight. I actually feel like cooking every night but sometimes I lack the motivation (and ingredients) to follow through with it. I happened to have a craving for Mexican something or other, and I also happened to have a lot of ingredients in my fridge for said […]
Todd English in Times Square: Dinner at Ça Va
As I was browsing around my own blog (I'm not THAT narcissistic, I swear – chalk it up to boredom while waiting for Jersey Shore to come on), it dawned on me that I completely forgot to post on Ça Va. What in the hell?? Ça Va, Todd English's relatively […]
Brunch 1 at Betel, Brunch 2 at Olio
Saturday happened to be a ridiculously gluttonous day for The Skinny Pig. I had two brunches in a row. You can't make this stuff up. My first brunch, we will call Brunch 1 (like Thing 1 and Thing 2), was at Betel and it was different and yummy. My second […]
The Whiskey Brooklyn Experience
The Whiskey Interior So I had my first experience with The Whiskey Brooklyn on Friday night, and I am pleased to report that despite my major whiskey-induced headache, it was a really chill place with good food. Some minor upsets along the way, but ultimately a good bar with a […]