Friday afternoon I took the subway down to New York’s Lower East Side to visit the newly opened Russ and Daughter Cafe. Getting off on Essex Street, the neighborhood has been so gentrified that it took me some time to recognize how to find this old world/new...
I first heard of Il Buco Alimentari & Vineria about a year ago, while tasting bread from their head baker, Kamel Saci. Since enjoying brunch there - followed by going for dinner, I have become a regular. Recently I stopped in for a great birthday brunch. Grazie...
After a weary weak I needed a drink to take off the edge. A good guide for the endeavor was my friend and mixology maven, Dee Anne Quinones! A good place to do it was at her new digs, the six month old Grace 365. I started with her...
For a few years I passed a spot in New York's Astoria called Mezze Place. Initially I thought it was Turkish, but it turns out that the owners are Israeli. I finally visited this past weekend on Sunday, going at that time known typically as "brunch." I've never liked...
Multiple times I have passed by the East Village Japanese restaurant Ipuddo, but until now, never tried it. "Ramen noodles and a big crowd," I guessed, not quite interested. But wanting to go anti-Momofuku and find a new noodle shop, I decided to go to...
M.Wells Steakhouse finally opened in Long Island City. In only two months, Chef Hugues Dufour and his wife Sarah Obraitis have managed to generate genuine buzz. The night I went, a few days before New Years, when the only seat was at the bar. Honestly, though I had...
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