Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
When the whole weekend is busy, why stop at Sunday? That was kind of how we ended up at Pickle Day two weekends ago. Unsure of how to spend the day, I went to Time Out New York to see if there were any events. When I saw the listing for Pickle Day I figured it…
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A major hole has been filled. If you wanted hibachi in NYC your only option was Benihana. Yummy, but it’s a whole sit down process and definitely on the more expensive side. And if you wanted takeout style hibachi (like my beloved Hiawa’s in Savannah or Inoko Express in Athens), you were completely out of…
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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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With no signage, it took me foreverto figure out the name of the new wine bar in my neighborhood. I finally learned it was called Pino when I got close enough to pick up a menu from one of the tables. I put my bag down while I was reading what they had to offer…
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When I looked at the menu for Spring, I began to regret allowing Shawn to take the lead in setting up our pre-Yom Kippur fast meal. Pretty much everything on the menu was tagged as either vegan or gluten free…and in some cases, both. I don’t usually actively do “healthy” food. I think of eating healthy…
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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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I don’t usually think of SoHo as a place for cheap eating. Sure, you can find plenty of cafés in the area that aren’t overly expensive…but a straight up deal? Not so much. I am singing a different tune now that I’ve found Fiat Café. Pretty much nothing on the menu costs more than $8.50.…
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Not all Southern food is created equal. While I may know just about all there is to know about Lowcountry cuisine, creole food is a whole different story. Of course I enjoy it. Of course I will eat all the cajun food in sight, if possible. Of COURSE I want to boogie to Hank Williams’…
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It’s good to have friends in different neighborhoods. It makes you feel worldly. It’s even better when those friends make a point to explore their own neighborhoods and let you know of new, fun places. That’s how we learned about E’s Bar, a spot that just opened about 3 months ago in the UWS. With…
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As we were walking into Bobwhite Lunch and Supper Counter, Albert and I noticed a beer store next door. We thought nothing of it at the time (after all, there are beer stores all over the city), but when we finished supper, we noticed there were people inside. It was a little late to be…
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Peaches to Apples 