Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
About a week and a half ago I went to Williamsburg for Sunday brunch with Matt and Jen. I knew I had to get in some quality time before the baby popped out (which she since has, that adorable little wad of cuteness). They texted me four options and I chose Traif since it had…
Read MoreOn Saturday night, I met Matt and a few other friends at Von for a few drinks. I’ve stopped in this bar once before for an intimate drink, in the all wood surroundings (wood floors, wood tables, wood benches, wood, wood, wood) and enjoyed myself. I got a hint of that this weekend and then it…
Read MoreMonday night I had a wonderful meal at Scarpetta…all 5 courses and 19 dishes of it. Chef Scott Conant – known for his chef-y awards, his appearances on Food Network, and his cutie patootie looks – picked some of his favorites from the menu and prepared us a crazy-good meal. I know it was good because…
Read MoreOn Saturday evening, Podz texted me that she just discovered an Ethiopian restaurant in her neighborhood. We had just been talking about how we love Ethiopian food but there are only two restaurants in NYC. Scratch that; apparently there are three. I said we should definitely check it out sometime. Wait a minute – sometime?…
Read MoreLast night was time to celebrate Greg’s 29th birthday with dinner and some bar fun. A few of us met at Macondo for dinner before meeting the rest of the crew at the bar. I’ve heard Macondo has a great drunk brunch so I still plan on returning for that, but dinner was a good…
Read MoreLast Saturday we celebrated Matt’s birthday at Ninth Ward. I was impressed for two reasons: I really like the bar – great crowd Jen, who’s been going to sleep around 9:30 due to the fact that she’s popping out a baby in just over 5 weeks, managed to stay up super late This New Orleans…
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I’ve heard of Sammy’s Roumanian, but I finally got to experience it last week. Wowzas. Growing up in Savannah, GA, I didn’t get to go to many bar mitzvahs, but I made up for it last Thursday. I’m not exaggerating. It’s a bar mitzvah for grown ups. Let me set the scene: Walk in the…
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Last week I got to cross one of the biggies off my list by dining at ABC Kitchen. After reading all the reviews of one of 2010’s hottest openings, I had been dying to try. It is connected to ABC Carpet and Home, which means it is outfitted by one of the city’s to-die-for home…
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Clinton Street Baking Company was voted Best Pancakes in 2008 by New York Magazine (not to mention Best Breakfast/Brunch by Time Out in 2007) so it promised to serve some solid pancakes, especially during pancake month. I’ve heard about pancake month since I moved to NYC but haven’t managed to make it to the LES,…
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I was all ready to take this weekend by storm…until I went to my annual eye exam yesterday morning. I thought I would hear the same “Your prescription got worse; you have really bad eyesight” that I hear every other year. Unfortunate, but I’m used to my near blindness. Instead, I was told that I…
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Peaches to Apples 