Raku It’s Japanese II + American Museum of Natural History
On my granddaughter's last full day, we started at the planetarium show inside the American Museum of Natural History, where we watched the awe-inspiring Worlds Beyond [...]
River Cafe Pasta With Cloumage
Trolling online for recipes to use the Cloumage® I received from a fellow Les Dames d'Escoffier board member, I tripped over one purportedly based on [...]
Shy Brothers Cloumage, A Versatile Tangy Cheese
Cloumage is made from Shy Brothers' coastal Massachusetts farm's cows' milk plus three ingredients. According to the company, their Ayrshire cows enjoy seasons of grasses [...]
Key West Dining: Roostica, Sloppy Joe’s, Santiago’s Bodega, Blue Heaven, Jimmy Buffet’s Margaritaville, Latitudes and La Chapina
Thanks to all the Facebook friends who responded when I requested restaurant recommendations in Key West. What follows is a sampling of the places where [...]
Most Recent Bites
A Return to The Marshal, Hell’s Kitchen, NYC + Raines Law Room
My visit to Charlie Marshal's eponymous restaurant this time was with my visiting niece, her hubby and their friends. We shared three wood-fired 12-inch pizzas: the prosciutto & arugula ($28.50), the smoked duck breast ($28.50) [...]
Great Nachos at Rosa Mexicano Restaurant, Flatiron-Gramercy, NYC
One early afternoon, we hankered for nachos for lunch and headed to the Rosa Mexicano on 18th Street. Rosa's signature nachos ($14) were a perfect amount of chips, Chihuahua cheese, black beans, pico de gallo, [...]
Lunch at Basta Pasta, Chelsea, NYC
On my floormate's continuous recommendation of Basta Pasta, an Italian restaurant with a Japanese accent, inside the Yinova Center in our hood, I met friends there for lunch. We opted for the $30 prix fixe [...]
BXL Cafe, Theatre District, NYC + Merrily We Roll Along
Lucky us to be at BXL Cafe on a Friday, as that's when the day's special is fish and chips ($27). Tender fish chunks deep fried in a batter and served with fries. The only [...]
Brunch at Claudette, Greenwich Village, NYC
A carafe of their rosé spritz ($30), with blood orange juice and orgeat syrup, started our afternoon as we waited on our brunch entrees. We had lots to catch up with, as last we broke [...]
David Burke’s Latest: Park Avenue Kitchen, Midtown, NYC
David Burke's latest restaurant, Park Avenue Kitchen, offers lots of menu whimsy, as do his other locations. It's his signature. For instance, when we stopped by recently for dinner, his crabcake ($25) was enclosed with [...]
Ravagh Persian Grill, Upper East Side, NYC
A large group of us met at Treadwell on the UES to compete in their Monday night trivia as advertised on their site and at their restaurant. We had brought a couple of ringers. When [...]
Ardesia Wine Bar, Hell’s Kitchen, NYC + Walk on Through: Confessions of a Museum Novice
Before heading to MCC Theater to see Walk on Through Confessions of a Museum Novice's final performance, we stopped at Ardesia Wine Bar across the street from the theatre for a bite. It's a perfect [...]