After reading an article about Tartinery, a NYC bread-themed restaurant, I decided to go have a look. What intrigued me within the article was the owner's bemoaning of difficulties procuring Poilainé bread, as well as his search for a local replacement....
A neighbor of mine in Sunnyside introduced me a new restaurant in Queens. Please understand. That's no small event for a borough that may have fertile centers of traditional ethnic food (e.g. Flushing's Chinatown), but overall seems on a slow boat toward...
Recently I was invited to Abbottega for an evening celebrating the food and wines of Rome. Put together by Sara De Bellis (a native of the eternal city) and her staff, it was a night of great conversation, lots of photographers snapping pictures (and...
Cork Buzz Wine Studio has a new spot in Chelsea Market. A small tasting bar menu, with simply designed but chock full of flavor bites. I was introduced to the chef's "Hillary Sterling and Missy Robbins", and we chatted up about food adventures and tastings around the...
This past weekend I had the lucky opportunity to meet Sara De Bellis, the manager of Greenwich Village-based restaurant, Abbottega, a transplant straight from Italy. Offering traditional "osteria food," it started in Milan, now is in New York, and will soon open...
My New York City neighborhood of Sunnyside could use more good restaurants. Sushi bar Takesushi is the exception. Ensconced within what was formally a Transylvanian restaurant, to my surprise one of the sushi chefs here comes from Mexico, but speaks fluent...
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