For years, my New York City neighborhood of Sunnyside has been a culinary wasteland. As part of Queens, it is home to wonderfully varied ethnic populations. But unlike Brooklyn, whose great parks and public green space - as well as a blocks and blocks of small scale...
Finally, after interviewing owner/chef Joey Campanaro, I made it down to his Greenwich Village restaurant The Little Owl to go enjoy his food. His restaurant is an intimate place, filled with small tables and chairs. It's well...
Visiting Montreal, I was invited to eat at what sounded like a labratory or molecular restaurant called DNA. It's a terrific place, the science here mixed with great art created by Chef/Partner Derek Dammann and Wine director/Partner Alex Cruz (DNA's...
Crack Pie. What? But wait. It's genius. A buttery, sugar and oat crust pie that gives you a boost like one of those caffeine energy drinks or, better yet, a sugar high. But it's all good, as they say. I found it at Milk Bar, one of the offshoots of the David...
You know when you like a place, because going back, it's not enough to spoil its freshness. Savoy is such a place. It's simple, unpretentious, and lovely. Gourmet without being fussy. Offered lunch there on a lazy weekend, I jumped at the chance, well worth a subway...
During my meeting and interview recently with Kamal Mouzawak, I was introduced to Ilili Restaurant Chef/Owner, Philippe Massoud. Philippe was roasting a whole lamb on a sidewalk on 5th Avenue for a food fair in The Flatiron district, not far from his 27th street...
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