Bite of the Best

Lafayette, NYC - June 17, 2013

We headed to Andrew Carmelini’s newest everyday French restaurant in NoHo after seeing Miss No Where Diner… — an off-Broadway produ

Peels, NYC - June 16, 2013

On a warm Sunday recently, I went on an ingredient search with a friend around the streets of NYC, and then ended up at Peels on the Bowery for break…

Ken & Cook - June 9, 2013

Next time you’re in the city, I suggest heading to the heart of NoLita to dine at Ken & Cook located at 19 Kenmare Street. Everything I s…

David Burke Townhouse - June 5, 2013

By the time you read this, David Ives “All in the Timing,” the hilarious six one-act comedies, will have ended its run at 59E59 Thea…

Maialino in the Gramercy Park Hotel - May 25, 2013

A return visit to Maialino in the Gramercy Park Hotel proved just as perfect …as my first visits when this Roman-style trattoria opened a couple y

Vic & Anthony’s Steakhouse - May 10, 2013

Vic & Anthony’s is one of those classic top-notch steakhouses, with elegant plush leather chairs, dark woodwork, an extensive win…

Hakkasan, New York - May 7, 2013

I selected Hakkasan to dine pre-theatre as it was close to the American Airline Theatre where we were seeing The Big Knife, …Clifford Odets’s t

Olives, New York City - May 3, 2013

For a light delicious lunch bite in right off Union Square, head to Olives in the W Hotel on the north-east corner of the square.
While deciding wh…

Top 100 Best Brunch Restaurants in the U.S. - April 30, 2013

OpenTable just announced the 2013 Diners’ Choice Award winners for Top 100 Best Brunch Restaurants in the United States. These awards refle…

Long Island Restaurant Week April to May 2013 - April 25, 2013

Long Island Restaurant Week runs from Sunday, April 28 to Sunday, May 5, 2013,  featuring participating restaurants with three-course pri…

Manzanilla, NYC - April 25, 2013

After seeing Good with People, …the recently ended two-person show part of the Brits Off Broadway series at 59E59, my theatre-going group heade

Becco, New York City - April 23, 2013

Planning dinner before seeing Tom Hanks in Lucky Guy, I recalled a wonderful meal on Theatre Row that I thought… was at Becco. I realized my horrid

Sunday Night Menu at Aureole, NYC - April 21, 2013

Aureole has begun serving a special Sunday night menu, called Big Mag Boeuf Sundays, …offered exclusively in the Bar Room from 5 to 10 pm.
I got t

Junoon, NYC - April 15, 2013

Junoon — derived from the Hindi word meaning passion — is a one-Michelin star restaurant in Chelsea with an authentic, yet elegantly, mode…

Cornelia Street Cafe - April 8, 2013

The Cornelia Street Cafe in West Village is just around the corner from the Barrow Street Theatre, an off-Broadway theatre I’ve been fre…

Bryant Park Grill, New York City - March 22, 2013

I met a friend for a drink at the Bryant Park Grill at the southwest corner of Bryant Park.  We had just planned to have a glass of wine, but ……

Brunch at Tertulia in the West Village - March 20, 2013

This time Tertulia was hopping, with every seat filled. It’s that Spanish gastropub in the West Village where Chef Seamus MullenR…

Daniela’s, Hell’s Kitchen, New York - March 16, 2013

I discovered Daniela’s online when looking for something close to the Samuel J Friedman Theatre where I saw the talented Laurie Metcalf…

La Silhouette, New York City - March 11, 2013

The first thing I discovered as I sat down at La Silhouette is that chef Matthew Tropeano loves butternut squash. Tropeano — who had been awa…

Il Punto, New York City - March 8, 2013

There are some restaurant you immediately feel at home as you walk through the door, wishing it were located in your neighborhood. That̵…

Snack Taverna, West Village - March 6, 2013

We decided to grab a bite at Snack Taverna as it was just a couple blocks away from the Barrow Street Theatre where we had tickets to see the recentl…

Tavern 29, New York City - March 1, 2013

Stopped by Tavern 29, a cozy sports bar just off Park Avenue in the Murray Hill area for brunch after a snow storm. Serve was painfully …slow becaus

Bourbon Street Bar & Grille - March 1, 2013

After the Superbowl, my mouth watered for a taste of the Big Easy. So we headed to Bourbon Street Bar & Grill a few blocks from the theatre afte…

Empellon Cocina, East Village, New York City - February 21, 2013

Empellon Cocina in the East Village is the Alex Stupak’s second Mexican eatery, with the first being Empellon Taqueria across town in th…

Tea at the Pierre, New York City - February 19, 2013

In the grand, classically elegant manner of the Downton Abbey era, you now can enjoy a fun afternoon of high tea in the Two E Bar/Lounge at the Pier…