Our Best Bites from New York
A Decadent Time at The Whitby Bar and Restaurant, Midtown, NYC
Looking for a quiet place to dine, we headed over the elegant Whitby Hotel Bar and Restaurant, the second Firmdale Hotel in New York City, that is a celebration of contemporary art and design from founders Tim and Kit Kemp. As we walked in a three-piece jazz combo began their set. We asked the hostess to sit us as far away from the music as possible. They were about to seat us at the furthest table from the music in that room when we noticed tables set in an empty room beyond glass doors and requested that. After some discussion. we were seated in the magnificent room. We sipped the unctuous chianti ($55 bottle) while eating the [...]