While wandering through Long Island City this past summer, luck led me to discover Chef Keizo Shimamoto's pop-up ramen noodle shop. Though it lacked a quickly visible menu, I took my chance and entered. Good decision. Among the...
Visiting Colmar on a day trip from Basel on my annual trip to Switzerland, luck led me to Restaurant Ramloc. The chef's wife told us they were newly opened but had 20 years in the food business. It showed in terrific, honest family fare. We took two...
When in Paris, check out Restaurant Robert et Louise. As many times that I'd heard the name, I had not guessed the role of Louise. You can see her in the photo below. She's the chef, who was apparently watching a new grill guy maintain the fire and the steaks....
A terrific new pizzeria comes to Sunnyside, Queens.
Come to Grand Central to catch a train? A new place to stop and eat.
Believing I had exhausted local restaurants to enjoy in my Sunnyside neighborhood, far from Manhattan, I was delighted to find SoleLuna, a two-year-old restaurant on Queens Boulevard. It took over a diner I had rarely visited except when desperate for the greasy-spoon...
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