Category Archives: Restaurants

Restaurant Week, Month…no, no…Summer! UPDATED

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

So one of my favorite things in New York is when they have Restaurant Week.  Great restaurants throughout the city offer a fixed price menu for both lunch and dinner with and appetizer, entrée and dessert.   It’s a great chance … Continue reading →

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Balthazar

Posted on October 17, 2011 by

So last weekend, I met friends at Balthazar in SoHo. After exiting a taxi on Spring Street, we literally had to fight our way inside.  There were people milling everywhere.  Clearly a popular Sunday venue.  Once inside we discovered that … Continue reading →

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A Cool Little Summer Treat

Posted on August 15, 2011 by

Okay, summer is all about ice cream.  Everyone knows that.  But this year,  I’ve fallen in love with frozen yogurt.  Specifically, Pinkberry.   I know it’s a chain and I have friends who’d probably call it designer yogurt.  And I … Continue reading →

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Not all Cannoli are Equal

Posted on August 1, 2011 by

Okay, so we’ve already established that I like to eat.  But unlike a lot of Americans—I’m really not that big on sweets.   Give me pasta or a good crusty bread and I’m a happy camper, probably going for seconds and … Continue reading →

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Some Things Just Aren’t Meant to Be

Posted on July 25, 2011 by

So I just got back from a flying visit to DC.  Among other things we had really good Mexican food (twice, but that’s a story I’ve already told over at The Whine Sisters)  And that somehow lead to a conversation … Continue reading →

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Perfect Saturday Morning

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

Being in Manhattan there are loads of things to do on a Saturday morning. Not the least of them being to grab a bagel and a schmear and nosh while reading the Sunday Times (half of which is delivered on … Continue reading →

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A Touch of Spain

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

One of the things I like best about New York City is the wealth of different cultures.  And nowhere is that more evident than in the food offered by the myriad of restaurants throughout the city.  Saturday night we decided … Continue reading →

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A Little Bit of Heaven

Posted on June 14, 2011 by

Okay bear with me people, while I digress for a moment.   This blog is mostly about my adventures in Manhattan and it’s immediate surroundings (hey, I’m a Texan so that means a pretty wide swath of the northeast).  But recently, … Continue reading →

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Dinner and Chili Lights

Posted on May 30, 2011 by

Had a fabulous dinner with family recently.  A place in the East Village called Panna II Indian Restaurant.   According to the scuttle, the place is owned by brothers who were cooks on a freighter who abandoned ship and never looked … Continue reading →

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A Lovely Night

Posted on May 16, 2011 by

Okay, one of my favorite things about living in Manhattan is being able to come out of a late running play or movie and still be able to find a great place for a drink or bite to eat.   Recently, … Continue reading →

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