Stay hungry, be smart
I find this to be one of the harder questions I get in life: Where do I eat brunch near Penn Station? I don’t know exactly why that area is the food sinkhole that it is, but it’s getting better. Check out my other list here for regular lunch/dinner and […]
First of all, I’d like to point out that this list is comprised of my own opinions as well as the opinions of friends. Why? Because I’m 35. I don’t do the bottomless brunch thing too much these days. It takes roughly 2 drinks to get me drunk, so the […]
This Sunday, we celebrate Mom. And what better way to celebrate Mom than with an appropriate mid-day feeding? She fed you for many years when you didn’t have the motor skills to do so yourself, so why not return the favor? That said, don’t LITERALLY feed your Mom on Sunday. […]
Normally when people ask me about great brunch spots, my mind immediately goes to all things downtown. The hip and trendy flock to the West Village, SoHo, and the like to wait in line for pancakes and pizzas with eggs on them. I’m happy to report that now there are […]
Probably the most surprising thing about brunch at Vandal is that one would not expect to have brunch at Vandal. And you definitely wouldn’t expect it to be this good. When someone first told me about the spot, I remember thinking “sounds like a good spot to dress up and […]
Honestly, you could put “asphalt and couch cushion” before the words “French Toast Casserole” and I’d probably still eat it. I love French Toast. It is HIGH on the hierarchy of brunch and breakfast foods for me (calories not withstanding, obviously). I like the crunchy edges, the semi-soggy innards, and […]
ALL PRAISE THE SMITH. No really, this is my church. The Smith holds a very special place in my heart. The original location in the East Village is where I discovered what it meant to be “brunch cool”. Unfamiliar with the term? Read on. The “brunch cool” people are the […]
Not too often do I find myself in Little Italy, but I have to admit, I really love it during the holiday season. Reminds me of when I was younger and used to frequent the area with friends to Christmas shop (and food shop). We always ended the night with […]
When Bobby Flay invites you to brunch, you go to said brunch. Ok, so he didn’t invite me personally, but he cooked up a special brunch menu for us, so I think that still puts me at the cool kids table, right? Sure. And he won’t be eating with you, […]
The other day I realized that I haven’t actually gone to brunch in a while. Not for any other reason outside of being too lazy to plan it and leave my apartment before noon on any given weekend. Last Sunday, I put on my pants and headed out to try […]
