Burgers and Beer. Good stuff. As promised, I made a little pitstop during my travels last night to Thunder Jacksons to try out one of the Grill 'Em All truck's famous burgers. Were there obstacles in my way? Yes. Was it worth the struggle? Totally. Obstacle #1: Idiots. The waitstaff/bartenders were not […]
Restaurant Reviews
NYC Foodie and The Skinny Pig Dine at Liebe
Two foodies out on the town makes for one very filling evening. The NYC Foodie and I made a little visit to Liebe, the new Indian spot in Nolita. You could easily call it a "hole in the wall" because it's a very small space, not really meant for dining […]
Lunch at Sushi of Gari
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Unusual (But Good) Dinner at Perbacco
Perbacco Interior Well this was a first. I've had Northern Italian, I've had Southern Italian, but I've never had Weird Italian. I don't mean this in a bad way. I think a lot of things are weird (like myself), but weird can be surprisingly refreshing. This kind of sums up […]