Kumo Sushi

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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Estela

My friend Wendy is a fabulous foodie who also knows her way around a kitchen.  If she says a restaurant is good, you can probably take her word for it.  I reached out to her for suggestions for Jen’s visit because Jen wanted to be sure to check out the hottest spot on the NYC…

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Citrus

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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The Breslin

I was a big fan of The Spotted Pig so I walked into The Breslin expecting a good meal.  A good meal is just what I got.  Don’t you just hate when things turn out just as you’d hoped? I liked the vibe from the moment I walked inside.  Even though it’s located in the…

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Sweetwater Social

I get what they’re trying to do at Sweetwater Social.  They want to give you the best of both worlds.  In one place you can have high end cocktails and low end games.  It may be the only place with a shufflepuck table and drinks fancy enough to be served with those giant ice cubes.  I…

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Parker & Quinn

When I realized my parents would be staying right by Albert’s new office, I thought it would be a great opportunity to check out the bar/restaurant he discovered during his first week on the job.  Parker and Quinn is a gastropub which basically means it’s elevated bar food with fancier drinks.  The vibe is a…

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Craft

The mushrooms!  Oh, the mushrooms!  That’s all I have heard for years as people have told me time and again how great Craft is.  I think people are just so delighted that a restaurant known for meat prepares a vegetarian dish so well.  I agree, the mushrooms were delicious, as were the simply roasted butterball…

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Melt Shop

An entire restaurant devoted to grilled cheese sounds heavenly.  And now it exists.  Actually, it has existed for over a year, but now it conveniently exists near my office.  I can’t go too often because my grilled cheese came to almost $10 – a crazy markup – and of course it didn’t keep me full…

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Victory Garden

Sometimes you taste something that doesn’t belong…but you like it anyway.  That’s what happened to me when I tried the frozen yogurt at Victory Garden.  It’s fro yo that’s made with goat milk.  The inevitable first question is whether or not it tastes like goat cheese.  It actually does.  It has all the tang of…

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Knickerbocker’s

Instead of really doing anything for Valentine’s Day, Albert and I made plans to go out on the 15th with a couple of friends.  It’s pretty much what we would do on a regular Saturday night, but being Valentine’s weekend gave us the excuse to indulge a bit.  Also, going out on the 15th instead…

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