Professional pugilist (a veteran of the ultimate fighting circuit) turned artisan baker, Kamel Saci has quite the basket at Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria. [caption id="attachment_2736" align="aligncenter" width="150"] Wall-o-Bread, Il Buco Alimentari e Vineria [/caption] Rise to the occasion without any yeast for flavorful and crusty breads that follow...
[caption id="attachment_2511" align="aligncenter" width="150"] A Graffiti Critter Hangs On Bermondsey Street[/caption] After some sketchy decades gentrification is inching away at the East End. While a pervasive cool has enveloped Shoreditch and Hoxton north of the River Thames, winds are now drifting south. Can't find your way? ...
No Mad Cow concerns at the DUKE OF WELLINGTON gastro pub. Lucky for that owing to their ELVIS BURGER - a double online viagra patty (each a huge quarter pounder plus) with bacon, cheese and peanut butter (oddly, at just a smidgen, it adds a tasty...
Welcome to affluence central where Eurocrats, Expats, and Arabcrats make their mark along retail dense thoroughfares and posh restaurants nestled into gilded London environs. Be ready for a mash-up of Brits on weekend shopping sprees and the tourist hordes cramming the streets...
We're all for poultry possibilities but you've got to wonder about these chicken crisps. The Brits, who often take big steps forward in the sustainable and localvore world take one step back with the "Sensation" brand roasted chicken & thyme flavored potato chips. ...
TXIKIFEST - the annual spring festival hosted by TXIKITO restaurant in the alley behind it's kitchen - celebrates the arrival of Txakoli wine (talk about a refreshing pour) from the Basque Country in Spain. The crisp white wines flow freely and are paired with...
First it was the napkins, horrid polyester that scratched and irritated the legions of adoring diners at JOSEPH LEONARD. Luckily those serviettes were put out of service following a fire that temporarily closed the restaurant but now, even with all its culinary coolness, there's another...
I can't help but fondly remember those little DRAKE'S COFFEE CAKES. Not so much for what they tasted like but for what they represented. The individually wrapped cakes often made their way into my elementary school lunch box and, even if dry and a bit...
Was a time if you were gay or having a gay retail moment you'd make Chelsea a destination. From the main drag that runs from 14th to 23rd street, the onetime working class Latino-leaning strip became the "Great Gay Way" in the 1980s and 1990s. ...
Former pastry chef alex Stupak takes his second swing and, his second hit with Empellon Cocina. 105 1st Avenue, NYC 212.780.0999...
There's no denying that CITY BAKERY has great bakes and, of course, who couldn't like their signature hot chocolate and house-made marshmallows? I know I am a fan. There's also their salad bar offerings - in a pinch the greenmarket-mindedness makes for a good enough lunch. ...
When my parents bought their apartment on Delray Beach in South Florida there wasn't much to this town but for a sleepy stretch of Atlantic Avenue that started at the beach and ran due west - a standard formula for many a seaside Floridian town. In...
From Broadway to the Bowery, the two block stretch that is Bond Street spans a mix of urban old world New York and 21st century moneyed sophisticate aspirant. With a yawn inspiring hodgepodge of retail there's not much to Bond Street where it hits Broadway. Look...
Last year it was a prune, albeit an Italian one covered in dark chocolate. Mysterious, bittersweet and satisfying, I fell in love with the MARANGONI CIOCCOLATO at LA FROMAGERIE in London. In the abyss of grief following a breakup it was an all consuming experience,...
Think of toast and it"s likely that clinking glasses or buttered bread comes to mind. [caption id="attachment_1920" align="alignright" width="150"] Jefffrey's Breakfast Toast[/caption] 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...
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...
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...
Step in for a bit of a modern spin on top-notch French bakes from a Fauchon (of Parisian fame) and Daniel Alum. This is very much Paris in New York. DOMINQUE ANSEL BAKERY 189 Spring Street (between Sullivan and Thompson Streets)....
[caption id="attachment_1688" align="alignright" width="150"] An unCupcake, Molly's New York City[/caption] 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...
Pastrami on rye? Matzoh ball soup? Quinoa Varnishkes? Charoset chopped salad and it's not even close to Passover? Lots of classic dishes take on a modern spin with the Jewish deli re-imagined at KUTSHER'S TRIBECA. With its heritage in the borscht belt hotel...