Change of menu…I was planning on reviewing a truly amazing, new NYC restaurant, but last Saturday night I had booked in to a brand new place in Manhattan Beach, CA. Due to my LIKE blog last week (if you haven’t read it, get on it!) which I received tons of comments, I had to go…
Like A Virgin…Khe-Yo enters the Manhattan dining scene. The name is pronounced the same as the chant before blowing the shofar on the Jewish High Holidays. Permit me to take the opportunity to blow about the first Laotian restaurant in New York City…New York City? Yes, the only Southeast Asia country not represented has made…
What makes a new restaurant so hot and impossible to secure a reservation? Recently, I tried to dine at Charlie Bird, a brand new Soho establishment. I had to go into publicist mode to get a time other than the 6pm Early Bird special or the I am an unemployed actor and can eat anytime…
Taboon and I became acquainted about 7 years ago and the satisfying relationship has continued to flourish. The atmosphere is relaxed, service impeccable, friendly and the food always delectable. The comfortable white room features a blazing domed oven that has been serving original wood fired Middle Eastern and Mediterranean (Middleterranean) cuisine since 2004 when partners Danny…
I rode by bike downtown to work up an appetite for Gabe Stulman’s new Chelsea restaurant, located a bit outside his west village comfort zone. Ever since getting married, Gabe has given birth to a plethora of restaurants. The love story started with Joseph Leonard and has since multiplied to include Jeffrey’s, Fedora, Chez Sardine,…
Contemplating fasting on Yom Kippur…it is written in the good book and extolled by rabbis, Sunday school teachers and parents, and who am I to challenge those higher authorities (although I never liked one of my Sunday school teachers and Hebrew school teachers are all descendants of Satan), but fasting is hypocritical. Let me ‘splain…
Prior to my tenure at the US Open, I was a matched pair and David and I did some speed eating before his departure. We happen to enjoy the Fourth Wall family of restaurants which includes, Quality Meats, Park Avenue (Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring), Maloney & Porcelli, The Hurricane Steak and Sushi, The Post House, the…
I It was the final call for Restaurant Week in NYC. My daughter’s BFF works at NBC in Manhattan and I adore her. I actually met Stephanie the first day of Courtny’s freshman year of college. They were assigned to the same dorm and living across the hall from one other. I knew that Courtny and Stephanie…
Two for the price of one! No internet connection tomorrow…enjoy! I had heard about a new restaurant in midtown Manhattan. I am not saying that midtown does not exude culinary fabulosity, but the restaurants are usually Michelin rated, expensive and fancy pants inhabited by east siders who are reed thin, with straight hair and fans…
Life gets in the way of my blog. I was going to write about being waitlisted for a one-way trip to Mars and then the apartment debacle leveled me. After another sleepless night on the couch in the living room, I re-enacted the memorable moment from the 1976 classic movie, “Network”. I stood in our Manhattan…
It’s Tuesday…are you hungry?! I am throwing in a bit of a twist. I am flying solo in the big city so fancy schmancy dining isn’t fun…you always hear, “Just one?” Here’s a list of some delish cheap eats where dining alone is socially acceptable (f’em, who cares!)… Chirping Chicken-eat in, takeout. Great grilled chicken,…
New restaurant alert in Los Angeles. From the team behind Eveleigh, comes a new West Hollywood establishment called, Goldie’s. Eveleigh is worth trying and is a great brunch destination with a magnificent outdoor deck. On a clear day you can see the ocean. Additionally, they have another winner with Goldie’s, featuring modern California cuisine. We dined there…
Titillating Tuesday and my taste buds are craving Asian cuisine. Being bicoastal, I am going to provide a ying and yang of two Asian restaurants, one in NYC which emphasizes food over décor and ambiance and a Los Angeles restaurant which is housed in an edgy, hip building, juxtaposed against the historic Helms Bakery complex….
I am spending more time indoors, writing my blog. Taking mental breaks to stimulate my mind, I wander around our apartments…no more houses. I had 2500 square feet in San Francisco. I know that because everyone in California asks what make car do you drive and what is the square footage of your home…I prefer diamond sizes…
I was up most of the night. The Yankees lost in 11 innings to our nemesis, the Boston Red Sox. I am also prepping for an impending storm front at home as I am terribly worried about Berkeley. She has that look in her eyes and it turns me into a weepy idiot. This morning…
My name is Toby and I am a Trader Joe’s and Target addict. I enter these product laden stores and I start to sweat… no, it isn’t menopause, it is the physical reaction when I come face to face with my guilty pleasure… bargain opportunity shopping. Now, I love designer goods almost as much as…
Since Tuesday is Restaurant Day, I am serving up a Pu Pu Platter of tasty options. These are geographically desirable, delicious destinations. Los Angeles-Marina Del Rey and great restaurants is an oxymoron…but fear no more, Paiche (South American tropical freshwater fish and one of the largest freshwater fish in the world) has arrived on Maxella…
I am mad as hell and I am not going to take it anymore. Maybe it is because my patience has worn thin with bad manners and the reign of entitlement that is presently pervasive in America. Perhaps I am just a little cranky because I spent time and love making eggplant parmesan and homemade roasted…
It’s Tuesday so this week it is time for some San Francisco treats. I lived in San Francisco for 12 years and besides the views, restaurants were definitely on the list of must do’s. Here are a few recommendations, including one of my favorite restaurants in the entire world. Slanted Door is #1 on…
I was tooling around LA during the holiday weekend with the top down and radio blasting (I have never grown tired of this) when Fleetwood Mac’s, “Landslide” came on the radio. The lyrics, written by the unparalleled Ms. Stevie Nicks, inspired today’s column: “Well, I’ve been afraid of changing ‘Cause I built my life around…