Dining: Houseman Elevates Everyday Food…
2016. Interested in dining your way through the New Year? Check in and devour my restaurant reviews every Tuesday.
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Dining: Wildair Is A Winner…
WOW… Wildair is beyond delicious.
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Food, Italian Style…
David had a late haircut with the talented Alejandra at Gleam Salon on the upper west side…great services at Gleam, by the way. We inquired as to a good place to have dinner. The glam squad foodies at Gleam all chimed in…it was unanimous, Gastronomica Culinaria on 106th Street between Columbus and Manhattan Avenues.
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Dining: Table Set For Perfection…
Thursday night in Paris. The city was quiet except in the Marais. Grazie, the local Italian restaurant, was packed. The wait was one hour. We were departing early for Bordeaux and it was already 9:15pm.
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Mountain Bird Soars…
Ventured to a neighborhood in transition last Sunday. We decided to attack the 5.5 mile trek through Central Park and cut through our very favorite spot, the Conservatory Garden. Destination, Tasting Social Presents Mountain Bird at East 110 Street and 3rd Avenue.
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Sadelle’s Is Super Satisfying…
Talk about the Midas touch. Rich Torrisi, Jeff Zalaznick and Mario Carbone of Major Food Group never fail. Sadelle’s is their latest triumph.
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Unexpected Pleasure…
It is the little things in life that pump you up. I was rendezvousing with my dear friend Paula on the Upper East Side. Her mobility has been restricted so I journeyed to her ‘hood. She recommended Mediterraneo, a restaurant close by her apartment. I made a reservation, looking forward to seeing her and not…
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Spontaneity at Lupulo…
Life in New York City is always spontaneous, exciting, interesting. The other night we were going to head to the Metropolitan Museum to enjoy cocktails on the rooftop and then peruse the masterpieces. It is a favorite Friday night activity.
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Food, Italian Style…
I had read about La Pecora Bianca, a new hot and happening restaurant in NYC on 26th Street and Broadway.
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Long Live Lupa…
Lupa Osteria Romana, 16 years and still consistently delicious and charming.
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Pardon, Have You Vauclused?…
Have you Vauclused? Chef Michael White and Altamarea Group partner, Ahmass Fakahany, have another hit on their hands.
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Breaking Bread In Venice…
We set our alarm for 6:15am. We needed to adjust our Sunday in order to accommodate a 10am NFL kick off.
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No Love For Leona…
Many covet southern California weather. Lately, it has been NY summer conditions…hot and humid. Last Friday night we lost power in the ‘hood and decided to head to the beach area bordering Venice and Marina Del Rey, back to where we resided for 15 years.
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It’s A Mare…
I felt as if I was taking part in an episode of The Sopranos. I had read about Mare, a new restaurant on Melrose in West Hollywood. My foodare was humming.
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Championing Claudette…
Claudette, the elegant cottage styled Provencal influenced restaurant, has been on my bucket list for a while.
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Petit But Potent…
110 degrees and we decide to dine in Hollywood. Waze directed me into a skanky looking strip mall and I thought Waze had lost its’ way, but no…crammed in between two unprepossessing storefronts stood Petit Trois.
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Not Your Average Joe…
We are talking way, way, way above your average Joe. Joe’s Restaurant, on Abbott Kinney Boulevard in Venice, has been around for over 20 years and is still vibrant, vital and serving fabulous food.
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Creative, Cool Cassia…
Santa Monica is popping out new restaurants at the same pace as overpriced rental apartments, making room for all the young trustafarians who are flocking to the overpopulated city by the sea.
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Jon & Vinny Score…
Yo, Jon & Vinny’s is all that. Finally, a fabulous new Italian restaurant in Los Angeles…no shtick just simple, amazing Italian with a farm to table California twist.
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Simply Simbal…
I adore Southeast Asian food. I am always searching for another Slanted Door which is an amazing Vietnamese restaurant in San Francisco.