What was once Hung-Ry, a great hand-pulled noodle joint on Bond St., is now a French Bistro which also happens to be great! I stopped in recently and had a truly delicious meal.
Read moreNYC FOODIE LUNCH OF THE WEEK: ANIMALS
The great Avenue C cocktail lounge The Wayland has opened up a sandwich shop called Animals next door, serving delicious sandwiches.
Start off with their Beast ($9), beef braised in red wine, aromatics, and stone fruits, with pickled onions and horseradish creme. This hearty sandwich will fill you up for the day. And it tastes great.
Read moreNYC FOODIE LUNCH OF THE WEEK: TABOONETTE
The sister restaurant to the great Taboon, Taboonette is "Mediterranean Pocket Food" done right.
Read moreTABLE FOR ONE: CALLIOPE
One of the best restaurants to open in 2012 was Calliope in the East Village, a "neighborhood bistro serving up European farmhouse food." I've been to Calliope twice so far, and each time I step into that corner space on East 4th Street and 2nd Ave, I am whisked away to Paris.
Read moreOficina Latina
I get emails from publicists on a daily basis, asking me to write about their clients, let my fans know about their client's latest product, events, etc. I don't respond to all of these. Sometimes, I get invited to restaurants I've been wanting to try, and it is fate. Take Oficina Latina, a Nolita restaurant I had walked by, but never entered.
Read moreJo's
Southeast Asian in Nolita you ask? Does it exist? Well, it does now, thanks to Chef Andrew Pressler's reinvented menu. And it's absolutely wonderful. I had a little tasting of this new menu recently and loved every bit of it.
Read moreKanoyama
I love sushi. Well, that might be an understatement. If you told me I had to eat sushi everyday, for the rest of my life, I would. In fact, I eat it almost every day anyways. Put a piece of fresh uni in my mouth, and let the foodgasms commence.
Read moreBacaro
Bacaro is the perfect date spot. A hidden Lower East Side Italian gem. Upstairs is the bar area, and downstairs is a labyrinth of wooden rooms that I didn't even realize existed at first, while I ate upstairs. It's a really cool spot, and I recommend you check it out.
A special appetizer of asparagus, cheese, and egg was fine. Nothing crazy or mindblowing about this dish, just straightforward.
Read moreWallse
I try to hit up all the new spots opening up in NYC on a weekly basis. I need to stay on the pulse. But, let us not forget some of NYC's dining institutions. Old stalwarts that have been open for years, and serving up fine fare to our every changing desires.
Read morePrima
Another day, another East Village gem. I dine often in the East Village, not only because it's where I live, but because it is home to some of the best restaurants in NYC. I had been wanting to check out the seafood joint Prima, for some time now.
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