Sometimes when I'm dining out in New York, I compare the experience to a date: promising, awful or excellent distraction. El Porron was kind of the latter. While it wasn't bad by any means, it wasn't outstanding either. It served its purpose and the wine selection was good, but the […]
Restaurant Reviews
Grand Opening of L’ybane in Times Square
Walking through Times Square on a muggy summer day is one of my least favorite things to do. That said, if there is food at the end of my journey, I'll stick it out. I attended the grand opening of L'ybane restaurant and wine bar last night, and considering […]
Revisiting Classic Italian at Po
When you live in a city like New York where restaurants come and go about as quickly as you blink, we tend to take for granted the places that have managed to remain in one spot for more than 15 minutes. Po, Steven Crane and Mario Batali's quaint Italian spot in the […]
Dinner at Rabbit in the Moon
I have many fond memories of the West Village. There was that time I got tossed from a bar on Halloween, the time I saw a stray cat sit on a bum's head, and now I can add to that list, "the time I fell down the rabbit hole." You might think I'm alluding to using LSD […]
Taste of Tartinery in Nolita
After my fabulous meal at Tartinery, it really did make me wonder, how do French girls stay so skinny?? The tartine, a traditional French open-faced sandwich, is taken to new heights here at the Nolita spot. All the breads are from Poilane, a renowned Parisian bakery, and the tartine components are nothing […]
Gelato on Sticks? Find It At Popbar
Popbar gelato and such… In an effort to keep cool during these muggy New York City summer days, I headed over to Popbar with Monique. Located in the heart of the West Village, Popbar sits on Carmine street off 6th ave next to Joe's pizza. Pizza and Popbar? Sign me up. […]
Williamsburg Welcomes Osteria Il Paiolo
Few restaurants can achieve excellence through so much contradiction, but Osteria Il Paiolo just might be one of those establishments. The rustic-yet-modern interior, with exposed brick and air ducts running across the ceiling, is set to a soundtrack of classic rock; the wood-burning oven (turning out fresh-baked breads) and meat slicer suggest traditional Italian […]
Sushi-Pairing Perfection at Chado
Murray Hill is usually not the place I would go to for good sushi, or anything culturally expansive for that matter. The good restaurants, however few there may be, get lost in a sea of Brooks Brothers suits and Tasti D-Lites. I hope that Chado doesn't get lost in the […]
Crepes and More at The Crooked Tree
My mom used to speak French. I took French for seven years in school. And I took cooking classes at the French Culinary Institute. You would THINK French fare would be running through my blood by now, but truth be told, I don't have it often, but if there's one […]
Trip to Spain Via Lizarran
Back room of Lizarran with stage I took a little trip to Spain recently, but I managed to not leave New York City. I took my friend Jessica to Lizarran for some pintxos and sangria, and everything, right down to the live Flamenco music and dancing, was excellent. Lizarran is […]