Super Bowl Treats
Picked up treats for the Big Game. Citarella Pasticceria. Our favorite market any day of the week. Then. Brunch at Café Luxembourg. An UWS landmark… Read more Super Bowl Treats →
Pre-Opera @ Nougatine
Nougatine. Jean-Georges’ more casual spot in the lobby of 1 Central Park West. Yes. The Trump International Hotel & Residences. That building. Where Regis & Alan Alda share a hallway.… Read more Pre-Opera @ Nougatine →
Tree Trimming Cuisine 2018
Figs wrapped in bacon Stuffed mushrooms – from Gwen’s kitchen Assorted cheeses Hummus Artichoke dip Burmese lamb stew Raita Naan Chutneys Veniero’s Italian treats from the Lower East Side… Read more Tree Trimming Cuisine 2018 →
OxBow Thanksgiving
As natives of the Connecticut River Valley Oxbow in Northampton, we feel familiar at our new neighborhood Tavern. What a special surprise to find that it was open on Thanksgiving. Since none of us is a fan of turkey, we relished our quail, duck and lamb chops at a cozy table on a frigid fall holiday this year. Perfect with a bottle of Willamette Valley Pinot.
Del Posto Redux
Second time. Loved the first experience four years ago. This time. Dull Mosto. Seemed like a whole different management. Service pretentious yet very unsophisticated. Pacing extremely uneven. Food uninspired with the exception of the pastas. Wine pairings okay, but some were just undrinkable. A trend of serving from huge bottles was tacky. Clientele also. It seems more like a tourist trap now. Sad.
UWS September 2018
Great news. Dovetail will become a trendy chef Adam Leonti of Philadelphia spot. A.G. Kitchen becomes Fish on the Fly with lobster rolls to go. Yo!!!! Le Petit Rooster, for wine and rotisserie chicken down a few blocks. So. With Milling Room & Oxbow. Things are looking up this Fall in the ‘hood!
Trump Sandwich
Upper West Side. Gotta laugh. Right? NOW IS A GOOD TIME… TO VOTE!
Autumn Palate
It’s not that we don’t go out to eat much. It’s that we rarely find the experience blog-worthy. Neighborhood restaurants remain just okay. And. Citarella’s food is just too good. Check out RecipeDetours.com. Although brunch at Tavern on the Green’s outside garden was excellent last week. On a balmy beautiful Saturday. Eggs Benedict with potatoes perfect. Ambience sublime in late October. And Harbes Family Farmstand on Long Island’s North Fork in Mattituck has even better Apple Cider Donuts than Atkins Farms in Amherst, Massachusetts. Which is saying something.
Quests de Cuisine 