Sometimes you’re just stumped when it comes to picking a bar/restaurant/activity. When you’re drawing a blank of where to go and what to do, hopefully my themed roundups will serve as a helpful guide. New Yorkers are used to touristy visitors, the ones who want to see the typical sites (I’m lookin at you, Times…
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Quality Eats
Quality Eats opened on Tuesday and at 10:30 AM on Wednesday, I called to make a reservation for Friday…only to find out that they were already completely booked. “We got some really good press,” the hostess said over the phone. I’ll say. People also knew what I did: that a restaurant with the same great…
Read MoreLittle Beet
If you’re going to spend $13 on lunch in Midtown Manhattan, you might as well make sure it’s delicious, filling, and healthy. Little Beet offers just that with their locally sourced, seasonal meals. Basically, you make a plate out of a protein and sides. I chose chicken along with cauliflower (spiced with something delicious I…
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Ahh, to be a lady of leisure. I can only imagine what it would be like if I was a true Park Avenue Princess, married to a financier, filling my days by heading up charities and flitting about the New York social scene. Well, for one afternoon, I got to play out how it would feel…
Read MoreAmali Mou
My beau and I have started to make a dent in the UrbanSpace Vanderbilt vendors and are establishing our favorite go-tos. The latest vendor we tried, Amali Mou, definitely made my return list. The Mediterranean spot has platters, gyros, yogurt, and a much larger selection of [Greek] wines than you would have imagined for a…
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The Writing Room
It is hard to live up to the legend that was Elaines, the restaurant for New York’s literary elite. The Writing Room doesn’t try to replicate the vibe of the space’s former occupant, but it does tip it’s hat to the many writers who graced the bar stools before them. The walls of the back…
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Burnside Biscuits
I was saving this review because I had submitted it for a Time Out New York food critic competition. But since I haven’t heard back from them, I’m guessing I lost (now is the time to shout “she was robbed!”) so I’m sharing my review with all of y’all: We Southerners living in NYC guard…
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Oaxaca Taqueria
With 11 locations in New York City, I think Oaxaca Taqueria is now considered a chain. But don’t put it in the same category as Taco Bell just yet. First of all, it is still a very local enterprise. The shops are small with fun, mismatched wallpaper and all the food is made fresh daily.…
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UrbanSpace Vanderbilt
Food halls are all the rage right now. They’re big in NYC and I’m hearing my Atlanta friends rave about their new hot spots as well. Let’s call it what it is: a food court. The only differences are theat the food court itself is not attached to a mall and the restaurants are trendy…
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Genuine Liquorette
There are two directions you can go in at Genuine Liquorette, the new subterranean bar below Genuine Superette. You can either get a drink via the Cha-Chunker, a contraption that cuts a hole into a canned beverage, into which a mini bottle of booze is inserted. Or you can simply grab a full size bottle…
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Peaches to Apples 