LES Mexican – Barrio Chino

A few things have become apparent about this blog.  First, while I used to add new posts almost daily (see November 2008), I am now lucky to post once a week.  Second, as a result of my sporadic postings (or maybe it was when I stopped lugging my camera to dinner), my audience has dwindled [...]

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Mary 1, Pearl 0

A week after our wonderful meal at Mary’s Fish Camp, I decided that we needed to do some field research by visiting Pearl Oyster Bar to compare the restaurants.  The story behind the restaurants is that Mary Redding, who was a partner at Pearl Oyster Bar, struck out on her own in 2000 to start [...]

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An anniversary and a birthday

I started this blog last year with a review of Jean Georges, where my husband and I celebrated our second anniversary.  Today is our third anniversary and what a lovely three years it’s been – filled with many happy memories and good meals (of course).  We are going to not one, but two, anniversary dinners this year [...]

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Tia Pol taking reservations

Last night, we met our friends Yael and Bryan, who were visiting from London, and a big group of their friends at The Half King in Chelsea. John and Amy, who you might remember from previous posts as they are frequent dining companions and always willing to help us cross somewhere off The List (Keste [...]

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Ending summer with the perfect drink

If the pomegranate margarita was the drink of 2008 in our apartment, the drink of 2009 is the Rhubarb Sophie, which I discovered at Minetta Tavern. I remembered the ingredients for the drink from the menu and tracked down the essential ingredient, rhubarb bitters, from a little website called Amazon.com. I then consulted my sister-in-law, [...]

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Our neighborhood has arrived

Whole Foods cometh. 
To clear up a few points from the article, the store is located at 97th and Columbus and the trip north is hardly arduous.  The store looks gorgeous.         I can’t wait to see it for myself!

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Vineyard highlights + Taste of the Lower East Side

The weekend before last took us to Martha’s Vineyard for an impromptu visit with my husband’s aunt, who spends her summers on the Vineyard. Aunt Belleruth was a great guide and treated us to some of the island’s best-known eats. Highlights included scallops, clams and chowder at The Bite in Menemsha and dinner at Atria [...]

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Gotham Bar & Grill 25th anniversary special

Ever on the lookout for specials in these recessionary times, I was delighted to see a post on Grubstreet about the 25th anniversary special at Gotham Bar & Grill. On Sunday nights until Labor Day, Gotham is offering a selection of classic menu items at their original 1980’s prices. I didn’t think twice before making a [...]

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Allen & Delancey shuttered last weekend

While waiting for a table at Barrio Chino on Saturday (more on that another time), we stopped in to Allen & Delancey for a cocktail. We were surprised to find the restaurant closed – the bar was open for business, but food was not being served. We were told that the shuttered restaurant [...]

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The (updated) List

I have lots to write about – among other things, I have a review of dell’anima almost ready to go and I need to compose my thoughts about the Sunday night 80’s pricing special at Gotham Bar & Grill, which we enjoyed last weekend. But first things first, I have to update the list. The [...]

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