Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Once word got out about the food at Roberta’s, it was tough to get in the door. After The New York Times gave it a two star review, it became dang near impossible. Yesterday, Jen decided that’s where she wanted to go for brunch and no line was going to get in her way. The…
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After watching the Dawgs secure their spot in the SEC championship, I left the bar to grab a glass of wine and an appetizer with Dan and Brian who were both visiting for the weekend. Brian was staying with his brother in Chelsea and has become obsessed with the nearby John Dory Oyster Bar so we decided…
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Pork jowel nuggets and doughnuts. I’m just going to throw those two things out there. How often do you see those to items listed next to each other as appetizers on a menu? The answer is “not as often as you should” (though doughnuts are très fashionable right now). Avery was visiting from DC before…
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Before heading out of town for the weekend, Steph and I met up for a dinner date on Thursday. We chose tapas restaurant Salinas because it was in a convenient location and the New York Times had given it a very good review on the day we were choosing where to eat. Even though the…
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Since my parents were exhausted after a full day of travel and apartment hunting, we decided to stay close to their hotel for dinner on Friday night. Lucky for me, a branch of Pio Pio, a chainlet of Peruvian restaurants was just around the corner. I had never been there but had heard enough raves…
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My parents arrived in NYC bright and early this morning. After grabbing coffee and running a quick errand, we began the quest of the weekend: the apartment hunt. We checked out quite a few today – some good, some bad, and one in a neighborhood so awful, it wasn’t even worth walking into the building.…
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Empellón is one of the latest “can we get a reservation there?” places and lucky for me, the answer last night was yes. I admit, I thought the inside of this West Village spot would be either funkier, quainter, or both. I anticipated the décor to say “hey! I’m so hip and different!” but the…
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Last night, Greg, Susan, and I grabbed a late dinner at Heidi’s House. Although this restaurant is in the neighborhood, we never would have known about it without a Scoutmob coupon. This little restaurant is tucked into a slot of a location on 78th between 1st and 2nd. The name is truly appropriate because I…
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David Chang’s Momofuku empire covers both the high and low ends of the price spectrum, with Má Pêche falling somewhere in the middle, at least for lunch. In the power lunch central that is Midtown Manhattan, it can be tough to find good lunch deals that provide a creative and affordable alternative to the $11…
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On Thursday night I headed to Chelsea with some co-workers to check out Rye House, a bar I stuck on my “to try” list a while ago but forgot about. I was not expecting hipster bartenders in the front and communal dining tables in the back, but I loved the mix of high and low. …
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Peaches to Apples 