Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
I have no idea what’s actually in arroz con pollo, the traditional Spanish/Puerto Rican dish. I know there’s arroz (aka: rice) and pollo (chicken for us English speakers). Beyond that, it’s pretty much a guessing game, which is why I have zero idea whether or not my version of this meal is authentic. I’m guessing…
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One of my main missions in LA was to eat as many fish tacos as possible. It’s one of those quintessential SoCal dishes that has not been perfected on the same scale on the East Coast. On our first day in Santa Monica, Albert and I sought out the local treat and went no further…
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Cinco de Mayo fell on a Tuesday this year so I decided not to go out. I live across from Rio Grande so that would have been the obvious choice for celebrating, but I also know they are home to the most lethal margs known to man. One ‘rita always turns into four and then next thing…
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I was a big fan of Mission Chinese so Chef Danny Bowien’s second NYC restaurant, Mission Cantina, has been bookmarked for a while. The cuisine is different, but you’ve still got that easygoing Cali vibe. Lots of backwards hats and “yea, man”s. We started with the sunflower seed guacamole and I recommend you do the…
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Usually the task of choosing a restaurant while we’re on vacation is left in my hands since I’m so obsessed. But on our recent Vegas trip, Mark and Allison were the ones to discover and suggest Julian Serrano for our big night out with Greg and Susan. I think Mark was drawn to the restaurant…
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Whenever Matt and Jen come to visit, food is pretty much the only objective. Fine by me. Food is always my objective, whether they’re in town or not. Jen is always determined to try only the hottest and best places when they return to their old stomping grounds. There are now three restaurants in the Empellon…
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While the boys were golfing before a wedding this past weekend, the girls went off to do our own thing. We got our nails done, we did a little shopping, and we stopped at a really cute restaurant for lunch. It was hard to choose a place to eat in the West Hartford area –…
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There is no better way to celebrate a successful race completion than by brunching. Hardcore, bottomless brunching, to be specific. Since we were going to be in Astoria Sunday afternoon for Karina’s birthday, we decided to do brunch in that neighborhood and picked MexiBBQ since they had a $16 bottomless deal. I would say the…
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Usually places serving tiny and authentic tacos are tiny themselves. Not Cafe el Presidente. The Flatiron space feels more open than just about anything in NYC. It’s enough room to house a juice bar that I thought was for show until I tried the spiked sandia cocktail – fresh watermelon juice with tequila. Que fresca! (Did…
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11th Avenue is a bit of a wasteland. One of our partner agencies is over there and I’ve felt pretty bad for them when it came to their lunch options. That is, until now when Gotham West Market opened. Gotham West Market is an upscale food court on the ground floor of a luxury apartment…
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Peaches to Apples 