The placard fronting the Japanese restaurant on Greenwich Avenue reads "ALL YOU CAN EAT SUSHI". What's the psychology behind that offer Mr. Ginzu master? Just the thought of it gets me queasy. After all, you're talking about raw fish. No sustainable and organic creds for these...
Next time you're in Williamsburg it's time to hit the former Wythe diner for Cafe De La Esquina and superior taqueria fare in iconic 1950s retro style. This is seriously cool landmark yum! 225 Wythe Ave (between N 3rd St and Metropolitan Avenue) Brooklyn,...
Your visiting the arts acropolis that is Lincoln Center. Lots to see and do between theater, music, dance and film as well as a fountain-side sit down on its broad plaza. But, what about when it's time to eat? Once was, you'd see a show...
Another one for the Italians. Flavorful scoops of artisanal ice creams and sorbets of ingredients sourced from organic and sustainable centric purveyors. A cool and refreshing repast when its impossible to beat the heat in city streets. I glom for GROM and so...
Flower shaped foods. To name a few: generic molds (puddings, jellos and your occasional liver mouse) that adorn many a budget buffet; a vegetable garnish that rarely looks like a flower but rather some oddly chopped radish or mutilated carrot; and, the "fruit...
THE DUTCH is SUPER. Style, food and service come together in a restaurant and restaurant meal to remember. 131 Sullivan Street, Corner of Prince Street,www.thedutchnyc.com. CAPITAL YUM!!!!...
There's a handful of simple rules when dealing with fish. The most basic - if it smells bad, it ain't good. It may be common sense but from the malodorous smells wafting from a neighboring apartment of our Greenwich Village apartment house it's clear that...
There's lots of bad Tex/Cal Mex food out there. We've been trying to figure out why these quasi taquerias do so well, even with sub par food offerings. YOU GO FOR BAD TEX/CAL-MEX BECAUSE (SEE ANSWERS BELOW): a.) you easily confuse food with pig slop; b.) you just...
Burger chains are making inroads in trying to satisfy our fast food cravings with national (and even international expansion) of local based chains. On the high-end (happy cows in green pastures and vegetarian diets) of the fast food burger spectrum (happy free grazing herds for meat...
This week, EATER, the site that brings you all things food related is running its first ever burger week. There's a vote. Yesterday was best fastfood burger. And, the award goes to SHAKE SHACK. Agreed this is one melt in your mouth nostalgia minded burger (think...
INVENTIVE IN THE EAST VILLAGE Some amazing sandwiches at the SMILE. Yes, you're a fashion outsider without 19th century immigrant Jew meets Ponderosa America West garb but, you're in for some inventive between the bread time. Lots of ooh & aah for the Manouri cheese...
EATER published its list of New York City's best looking servers. Check it out at in a posting by Greg Morabito "The 15 New York Restaurants with the Hottest Servers" . Yes, we'll say there's some good looking servers about these restaurants (though, not at all...
April 13, 2011: Nicole Farhi's 202 is gone. The vintage home and clothing retailer meets English-edged resto that fronted Chelsea Market is not a JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION food-court-like pop-up shop. Easy not to forget the FOOD NETWORK with its branding making its mark. JBFLTD, here...
MEATBALL SHOP is rolling out from its Lower East Side home to the Village (and other locales - it's a chain in the making) with a branch at 64 Greenwich Avenue. This is a good thing, if just for their classic meatball parmigiana...
It's springtime and once again BEN & JERRY'S treats to the masses to a scoop at any of their shops to celebrate FREE CONE DAY. Call me nostalgic, but this takes me back to my college days and to Susan and Patty, aka pin-o and...
These Italian snacks smack with flavor. Hit this Soho spot for vintage industrial meets diner style with its simple counter and wood-topped bar stools. All very pleasant but that's all just scenery for top notch small plates that come with a big bite....
Forget the aftereffects, indulge. Lucky you, as a dark chocolate covered prune makes for a great indulgence. Ditto for the candied chestnut, dried fig and date. Date, you say? Yes, indeed I do have a date for Valentine's day, a cocoa covered dream. MARANGONI CIOCCOLATO...
A bit out of the way but definitely worth the walk down 24th Street. Luscious encounters all around these doughnut holes. Dangerous and delicious handmade organic-minded bakes bring you a step closer to eats nirvana on this south-of-the-border-minded San Francisco strip where bodegas are the...
No trip too long for the real PASTEL DE NATA or, in English speaks, a Portuguese custard filled pastry cup. A ten minute walk past the northern reaches of Portobello Road and you end up at the GOLBORNE Road street market. Among a handful of...
A lot has changed from 1980s Christopher Street when the strip was a magnet for the then marginalized gay community. At that time, the bars, fetishist and fashion shops catering to homo-culture dominated the drag between Hudson Street and Greenwich Avenue. Eating was an afterthought...