Think of toast and it’s likely that clinking glasses or buttered bread comes to mind. It’s hard to imagine as a main course but head to a handful of restos serving up a weekday breakfast and toast now gets title case on the menu along with the ubiquitous omelet and granola topped yogurt. I’ve actually dreamed about getting toasted at Jeffrey’s Grocery & Oyster Bar – not with the see-and-be-seen nighttime crowds that pack into [...]
Even if the lemon tart was a bit too sweet and slightly too chilled, as a three way share it was Baby-Bear a-okay. The gateau Basque impressed, the croissants satisfied and the macarons sated. All was fine as far as the French bakes are concerned at FPB (aka Francois Payard Bakery). As far as his shop goes, too bad Mr. Payard just can’t keep it simple…. Somewhere in the transition from the overly wrought [...]
To the cupcake craze add the meatball. Yes, there have always been meatballs – lots of varieties from lots of cultures – but here in New York the first that comes to mind are those sauced inside a hero or laid out upon a mound of pasta at your local Italian American joint. Now, instead of just an option on old school menus, meatballs have come front and center at meatball-centric restaurants like THE MEATBALL [...]
Fasten your “swing” belts for MOLLY’S CUPCAKES, yet another player in the cupcake craze (and, “craze” is the operative word when it comes to cupcakes). From their simplest, the Classic, to the gooey Center-Filled, these steroid laden cupcakes go overboard in sheer size and garish style. Sort of makes sense as these cupcakes are good in combat – they won the Food Network’s Cupcake Wars- but for us they don’t transition well back into civilian [...]
KOBEYAKI, a new player in the haute fast food market delivers on its broad billing of “rolls, bowls, burgers & buns”. We were skeptical but the almost-too-rich kobe beef burger totally satisfied, the braised pork bun hit the spot and the California roll was top notch. It’s an off the beaten path locale and not much of a neighborhood – definitely not a destination for food or city sights – but, if you happen to [...]
