Do you know what would be really cool? Imagine this. Opening up a 3 Michelin starred restaurant that is basically known as one of the top restaurants in the world, a casual dinner spot with an always-changing menu, a bistro serving up classic French fare, and a kick-butt bakery that immediately transports you back to…
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First Look: Tokyo’s Bassanova Ramen Open in NYC
I wish I could say that I’m well-versed in the current wildly-popular ramen culinary scene. But I’m not. The only real experience I’ve had with it, embarrassingly enough, are those lousy packets in the supermarket that promises an authentic experience with the simple phrase just add water! Oh, you too? When Asheley and I got to…
Lunch at Del Posto
So you’ve probably already heard how the new cool thing to do is to eat at a restaurant and then wait a month before telling everyone about it, right? Oh wait, no? Yea, so listen. Apparently I forgot to tell you about my amazing birthday lunch at Del Posto way back at the very end…
Mission Chinese Food: San Francisco
If you don’t have the time to read this entire post, let me show you my hand early. Here it is. Go to Mission Chinese Food immediately. There’s one in San Francisco and one in New York. Pick one. It’s amazing. Go now. Now for the long version… I know, I know. We have an…
First Look: Wafels & Dinges Now Open In East Village
No longer will it be necessary to check twitter in order to try to find the moving target that is the massive empire of mobile Belgian waffles… err, excuse me, wafels. Wafels & Dinges officially has a permanent home! The surprisingly spacious real estate on the corner of Avenue B and 2nd Street in the…
Beyond the Cronut at Dominique Ansel Bakery
It’s cronut mania up in NYC. People are getting in line way before the sun rises in hopes of scoring the hottest item in the food world. Pastry Chef Dominique Ansel has become an overnight celebrity since his half croissant, half doughnut took Manhattan by storm this past May. His cronuts have been featured on…
Tasting Menu at wd-50
Asheley and I have been wanting to check out Chef Wylie Dufresne’s wd-50 restaurant in the Lower East Side for quite some time. And although our official 1-year anniversary celebratory trip to San Francisco and Napa Valley was to depart a couple days later, what kind of husband would I be if we didn’t honor the…
Big Apple Barbecue Block Party: What to Eat and Other Tips
Some couples do massages. Others go for a weekend getaway to a small, remote Bed and Breakfast for some quality rest and relaxation. Asheley and I? We go to the Big Apple Barbecue Block Party. Nothing says I love you more than gazing into each other’s eyes while sharing gluttonous amounts of slowly-smoked meat. Right?…
Mighty Quinn’s Barbeque
I’m getting excited. The Big Apple BBQ Block Party is this weekend. THIS weekend! What’s the whole block party thing all about, you ask? Check out my recap from last year’s event. But basically, some of the top barbecue pit-masters from across the country will descend upon Madison Square Park this weekend, each offering up…
The Great GoogaMooga: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
The Great GoogaMooga isn’t looking so hot after getting a major beat down from Sunday’s decision to shut down the “rain or shine” event due to inclement weather 90 minutes after opening. Sure, people hopeful on attending the amusement park of food, drink, and music were disappointed at the cancellation, but that’s just the beginning….
