Don Angie, West Village, NYC
Don Angie is a fairly new Italian restaurant in the West Village from Quality Italian's chefs Scott Tacinelli and Angie Rito. After Pete Wells 2-star review, [...]
A Mezcal Tasting at Rosa Mexicano, FiDi, NYC
The mezcal tasting invite began, "Rosa Mexicano’s Master Mezcalier Courtenay Greenleaf will lead a tasting and explain how she crafted this unique mezcal – aged [...]
The Hereford Arms, South Kensington, London, England
After wandering the shops of London on a rainy day, we went for a late lunch at the Hereford Arms a block from our Hotel, [...]
Violet Fog, A Special Gin Moscow Mule
An attractively packaged and designed bottle arrived at my doorstep. Inside the thick gold-embossed black box along with the final two stanzas of the poem [...]
Violet Fog, A Special Gin Moscow Mule
An attractively packaged and designed bottle arrived at my doorstep. Inside the thick gold-embossed black box along with the final two stanzas of the poem [...]
On the Beach in Newport (CA) at the Beachcomber Cafe
What a treat to meet my friend at the Beachcomber Cafe on the beach in Newport for lunch one sunny-California winter day. I sipped a [...]
Ex-expat Chinese New Year’s Meal at Hwa Yuan Szechuan in Chinatown
My ex-expat group organized a dinner at Hwa Yuan Szechuan in Chinatown, a restaurant that one member had been to and another had read a raving [...]
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Don Angie, West Village, NYC
Don Angie is a fairly new Italian restaurant in the West Village from Quality Italian's chefs Scott Tacinelli and Angie Rito. After Pete Wells 2-star review, it became hard to get a res at one of [...]
My Raffle Winnings at Jacob’s Pickles, Upper West Side, NYC
At one of my realtor's appreciation events, I won a dinner at Jacob's Pickles. I used the prize to take a friend out for her birthday, as the restaurant was down the block from where [...]
Ex-expat Chinese New Year’s Meal at Hwa Yuan Szechuan in Chinatown
My ex-expat group organized a dinner at Hwa Yuan Szechuan in Chinatown, a restaurant that one member had been to and another had read a raving Sam Sifton New York Times review. Over twenty of us [...]
A Return Again to Rafele, West Village, NYC for a Birthday
I returned to Rafele, a small Italian restaurant in the West Village, for a friend's birthday late lunch on a cold winter's day. The restaurant was very quiet, not at all like in the evening. Don't miss [...]
El Rancho Burritos, Hells Kitchen, NYC + The Other Josh Cohen
After going to an off-Broadway fun feel-good musical at the Westside Theatre on 43rd, we grabbed a bite at El Rancho Burritos two blocks from where the theatre. For a complete review of The Other [...]
Korean Lunch at Her Name Is Han, Kips Bay, NYC
Like many other places in the big apple, it's easier to get into Her Name is Han for lunch than dinner. Midday, they take no reservations and offer small reasonably priced menu. I met a [...]
On the Beach in Newport (CA) at the Beachcomber Cafe
What a treat to meet my friend at the Beachcomber Cafe on the beach in Newport for lunch one sunny-California winter day. I sipped a glass of Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand, $13) while [...]
Back to L’Express, Gramercy-Flatiron, NYC for the Lamb Burger and…
Last I visited L'Express I had written, "The warm goat cheese salad was perfection ..." Could it be as good?, I asked myself as we returned in for a weekend lunch. It was, although, the price [...]