Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
On our last day of freedom – I mean, Xmas break – Albert and I wanted to get in one last good walk and great meal so we could end the vacation on a high note. Albert suggested I pick up the latest New York Magazine and pick a place from Adam Platt’s “Where to…
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Ivan of Ivan Ramen is a Jewish guy from Long Island who moved to Japan after college (it was what he had studied) and while there decided to open up a ramen shop. I’m not sure why he thought he could go toe-to-toe with actual Japanese chefs in a niche cuisine that is so true to their…
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A major hole has been filled. If you wanted hibachi in NYC your only option was Benihana. Yummy, but it’s a whole sit down process and definitely on the more expensive side. And if you wanted takeout style hibachi (like my beloved Hiawa’s in Savannah or Inoko Express in Athens), you were completely out of…
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New Yorkers rejoiced upon hearing Han Dynasty would be coming to NYC. Everyone in Philly goes nuts for the Sichuan Chinese chainlet and New Yorkers just won’t stand for Phily having something they don’t. However there’s one thing that always comes with a much awaited restaurant opening and that’s lines. Even a year later the wait…
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After drinking all day we picked dinner on Saturday based on…more drinking. We stumbled into Kumo Sushi in the West Village for all you can eat sushi + all you can drink sake and beer. The price came to just over $40/person and the food and drinks kept flowing. I thought the giant pitchers they…
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Sarah was always my ultimate Broadway buddy so we take in a show every time she’s back in town. After seeing Aladdin (fun for the whole family!) we wanted to grab a bite to eat but didn’t want to be hemmed into the overpriced and underflavored restaurants of Times Square. We hopped the 2 one…
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B Flat calls itself an “authentic bar”. If a bar serves alcohol, I would consider it authentic…but that’s just semantics. I suppose they consider themselves legitimate because they have a whiskey on the menu that is $28 for 2 oz. I am not the kind of person that would order that but still found the…
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When I say I’m going to eat downtown, I usually mean East Village, Lower East Side, SoHo, or West Village. Rarely does “downtown” mean anything lower than that. But when two of your friends live basically at the bottom tip of the city, you may have to travel a bit. This time, a dinner date…
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I know I just wrote about a Top Chef restaurant, but I’m doing it again just a week later. I probably shouldn’t be surprised when a restaurant by a Top Chef alum is actually good. They made it onto the show by being at the top of their game, but after 11 seasons of the…
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There’s something to be said about breaking from the routine. Something good. I have my go-to Thai spot for delivery (don’t we all?), but while I was walking home last Sunday night I stopped in Thainy for something new. I ordered the chicken dumplings and the street noodles. The dumplings only come four to an…
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Peaches to Apples 