Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
I am a little miffed that half the menu at Sons of Thunder is not yet available. I don’t think they should have opened if they weren’t ready to be full service. The Burgers, Chicken, and Fries sections of the menu are all listed as “coming soon.” But I can’t let that taint my thoughts…
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Leave it to us to go to Queens for a restaurant that’s right in our Manhattan backyard. Zabb Elee might be just a random East Village Thai spot, but it’s one that people became obsessed with. Not obsessed in the long line inducing way, but obsessed enough that they just opened a second location in…
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I am generally wary of Asian restaurants that have food from all around the continent. They might be in the same general area of the world, but Japan and Thailand or two very different countries that highlight very different flavors in their cooking. Beyond the prevalence of rice, these are totally different cuisines, people. Despite…
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The ramen burger debuted at Smorgasburg two years ago and was a HIT. I didn’t even attempt to get one because I never felt like waiting an hour in the August heat, fighting off a bad case of boob sweat. But now that there are more Smorgasburg locations and the hysteria has subsided, it’s not so tough…
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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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Peaches to Apples 