Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
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.…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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…
Read More
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. …
Read More
Labor Day is supposed to be all about grilling out – burgers, steaks, and other standard picnic fare. Unfortunately, I ran out of propane in my grill so I jumped at the chance to grab dinner with Lindsay on Monday night. She was craving bbq and asked what my favorite place was. Truth be told,…
Read More
It took me literally the entire summer, but on the last official Friday afternoon of Summer 2012, I finally made it to Birreria, the rooftop bar at Eataly. The weather was simply perfect for outdoor drinks and nibbles so we spent a few hours chilling on the roof. The food is good, but the selection and…
Read More
Congratulate me because I finally made it to Momofuku Noodle Bar. Til now, my only Momofuku experience has been at Milk Bar (and that’s not an experience to sneer at), but I’ve been dying to expand my Momofuku horizons for quite some time. After our sticky buns, Podz and I decided to do a little…
Read More
Since Steph’s sister was in town this weekend, I made the trek to Hoboken for dinner on Saturday night. The night started with a couple Skinny Girl Margaritas at the apartment and then we took wine and sake bomb ingredients to Yeung II, a BYOB sushi place around the corner from Steph and Gav’s apartment.…
Read More
Since Amy is brand new to NYC, we figured now would be a great time to institute family dinner. On Friday night, we got all the cousins together for some Italian in the West Village at Piccolo Angolo. The main reason we picked that restaurant is because it was only steps away from a going…
Read More
Peaches to Apples 