So what did I buy from my trip to Eataly? How nice of you to ask. I bought (and made) the following.. Classic baguette from La Panetteria, prosciutto, and fresh mozzarella. So I made some prosciutto-wrapped melon. Here's that ridonkulous pancetta-provolone bread.. And I made some sliced mozzarella and tomato with fresh […]
Restaurant Reviews
Tuesday Tastes: Eataly
I finally made a little trip to Eataly. No, I'm not a bad speller, I'm talking about the Italian mega-marketplace in Flatiron. I will have to return one of these days to try some of the restaurants because I hear they are fab - but this was a shopping-only excursion. […]
Tasty Noodles At….Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles!
Today was a damp, cold, snowy, all around gross-New York kinda day. Bad day for walking around, but great day for a hot bowl of hand-pulled noodles from Chinatown. Where can one find such a dish? At Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles. Duh. They pretty much spell it out for you in the […]
Restaurant Week Dinner at Zengo
Alright here it is: restaurant week dinner at a "Nuevo-Latino/Asian-Fusion" restaurant. Hmmm. Yes, I didn't know what to expect either, but I was super-intrigued by the menu and really enjoyed it. Spotty, semi-rude service aside, the atmosphere was cool (they have a sweet bar area downstairs too) and the food […]
Restaurant Week Lunch at Devi
I rarely get the opportunity to go to Restaurant Week lunches, so I was pretty happy to visit Devi on Friday and see what it's all about. I pass by it all the time and the smell of spices waft outside onto 18th street; fortunately on the inside the smell […]
Restaurant Week Dinner at Steak Frites
I still have a few to go for RW, but believe it or not, this one might be my favorite so far…or a close tie with Devi (stay tuned for that one). I mean it's steak and fries. What's not to like? Considering my dinner date (Jess) was a little […]
Restaurant Week Dinner at Kittichai
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS! That will be the theme of this post. Keep reading…it will make sense. For my second Restaurant Week dinner, I chose Kittichai, the popular Thai place in the Thompson Hotel in Soho. Pretty typical interior – lots of bamboo, koi fish, floating tealight candles on lilypads […]
Restaurant Week Dinner at SD26
View from 2nd floor – event on the first This place has been on my list for quite some time, so I was excited to go for Restaurant Week; in fact, it was my first Restaurant Week dinner so far, and I was pretty happy with it. I wouldn't say […]
Good Food and Bad Service at Lupes East LA Kitchen
Never having been to LA, I was really excited about trying this place for a few reasons: it's LA-inspired Mexican food (which supposedly has some of the best Mexican food), it's cheap, and lastly, I just love Mexican and could eat it every day. Lindsay and I braved the bitter […]
Healthy Lunch At The Smith
Before you smack me across the face with a piece of their vanilla bean french toast, hear me out. I had just taken a rigorous yoga class and I wanted to try to keep things "light" so I wouldn't ruin all the time I spent twisting my body like a […]