Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Since Steph, Brutus, and I like to share plates on our dinner dates, Medi was the perfect spot for us. One side of the menu is made up of small plates, but we even pulled from the side of the menu that featured heavier entrées for dishes that could be shared. We started with the…
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When Danny Meyer opens a new restaurant, people flock to it. It’s just what happens. That was the case with Marta, so I was surprised Rebekah and I could get a table last Sunday night – only about a month and a half after the restaurant opened. At first I was concerned that could be a…
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Even when I lived in the Upper East, I never really went above 88th Street. True, most restaurants and bars are in the 70s and 80s, but a few good things have opened in the 90s that are worth checking out, especially if you want to head further uptown afterwards to check out Harlem or…
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On Friday I was invited to a dinner with some fellow NYC Dawgs and members of the Alumni Association. We went to Birds & Bubbles as the chef and owner is a UGA grad and former NYC Dawgs prez. Before she stepped down to focus more on being the absurdly talented New York chef she is, she…
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One of my Arthur Avenue finds was fresh pasta. Rather than get plain pasta, I got basil pasta in the hopes that it would have enough flavor on its own, requiring less work on my end. I was right – you could taste the basil in every bite. All I put on top was a…
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Ivan of Ivan Ramen is a Jewish guy from Long Island who moved to Japan after college (it was what he had studied) and while there decided to open up a ramen shop. I’m not sure why he thought he could go toe-to-toe with actual Japanese chefs in a niche cuisine that is so true to their…
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After Pickle Day Albert and I wandered til we found a good brunch spot, with the goal being bottomless brunch. Nothing jumped out at us until we got to the edge of the LES and saw Boulton and Watt, a spot we had each been to a couple times and enjoyed as a bar. But…
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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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Peaches to Apples 