TriBeCa Canvas. Location: TriBeCa. Church and Walker. Scene: Trendy. Food: Comfort Food. Lotus Root Chips. Shrimp Nachos. Braised Pork Ribs. Whole Fish. Fried Rice Risotto. Chek Recs: Pan Con Tomate: Housemade Pancetta, Spicy Habanero Aioli, Sweet Soy, Grilled Tomato (1st pic) Sea Bass with Creamy Farro (3rd pic) TriBeCa Canvas is famed Iron Chef’s Morimoto’s … Continue reading »
508 Restaurant and Bar. Location: West Village. Greenwich St. and Spring. Scene: Under the Radar. Low Booths. Easy Going. Food: Small Plates. Flatbread Pizzas. Homemade Pastas. Duck Empanadas. Brisket Sliders (below). Bruschetta. Six Cheese Fondue. Red Snapper. Burger. Chek Recs: Thai “Sweet N’ Sour” Crispy Tongue: Cilantro, Basi, Mint and Onions (1st pic). “Double Diablo” with … Continue reading »
Lowcountry. Location: West Village. West 10th and 6th Ave. Scene: Old Records. Cool Colors. Young. Food: Southern. Fried Chicken Biscuit. (2nd photo). Carolina Shrimp and Grits (3rd photo). BBQ Ribs. Butterscotch Baked Beans. Hush Puppies (photo below). Chek Recs: Fried Pickles with Green Goddess Dipping Sauce (1st photo) Anson Mills Cheddar Grits John Daly Cocktail: Sweet Tea … Continue reading »
Tipsy Parson. Location: Chelsea. 20th St. and 9th Ave. Scene: Bright. Pop Music. Food: Lemon-Cornmeal Pancakes. Migas. BBQ Pulled Pork Spoonbread. Cheddar Cornbread. Chek Recs: Farm Stand Poached Eggs: Grape Tomatoes, Brussels Sprouts, Peas, Breadcrumbs, Arugula, Toast (above). Sweet Biscuit The scattered book wall paper and fake books behind the bar mixed with vintage whiskey bottles … Continue reading »
Piccola Estrada. Location: East Village. 4th St. and 2nd ave. Scene: Tiny. Mom and Pop Shop. Plain. Food: Italian. Chicken Marsala con Funghi (above). Lasagna. Calamari. Penne alla Vodka. Chek Recs: Seafood Risotto Special Chicken Parmigiana (if had to make another rec, 2nd pic above) Piccola Strada’s only lure here is their two-hour BYOB policy. The … Continue reading »
Miss Lily’s Favourite Cakes. Location: SoHo. West Houston and MacDougal. Scene: Island Vibe. Good Looking Staff. Disco Room. Food: Caribbean/Jamaican. Plantains. Jerk Chicken. Oxtail Stew. Chek Recs: Vegan Bushman Plate: Jerk Seitan, Cous Cous, Stir Fry Vegetables, Callaloo*** (see explanation below and photo above). After all the hype naming this Jamaican-inspired restaurant the new downtown “it” spot, I … Continue reading »
15 East. Location: Union Square. 15th St. & 5th Ave. Scene: Calm. Drab. Sushi Bar. Food: Upscale Sushi. Japanese Sea Scallops. Duck Soba. Omakase. Sea Eel. Chek Recs: Taj Sashimi (Japanese Snapper) Tuna Roll (above) 15 East is a place I’ve had on my list since I’d been told it serves fish as fresh as the … Continue reading »
Kingswood. Location: West Village. West 10th St. and 6th Ave. Scene: Calm. Stellar Ceiling Window Lighting. Greenery. Food: Brunch- Eggs. Sandwiches. Yogurt. Dinner- Fish ‘n Chips. Goan Curry with Market Fish. Pork Loin. Chek Recs: Farro Wheat Salad: Baby Spinach. Hazelnuts. Parmesan. Scallions. *recommend not to add chicken Kingswood No. 2 Cocktail: Tanqueray Gin. Homemade … Continue reading »
Hudson Clearwater. Location: West Village. Hudson & Morton St. Scene:Hidden. Casual Crowd. Dim. Food: Salads, Aged White Cheddar Shortcake w Roasted Root Vegetables, Crispy Duck Breast, Potato-Cauliflower Gratin. Chek Recs: Black Seabass Sorry, not sorry but NO thanks! The secret, unmarked door to enter the restaurant (seen above) was the most exciting part in addition to the open kitchen when … Continue reading »
***WARNING: Guilty of being a restaurant-chain snob. Hillstone has been known to have the BEST veggie burger in Manhattan by The New York Times, Serious Eats and several friends which is what brought me here… Hillstone. Location: Gramercy. 27th St. & Park Ave. South. Scene: Large. Business Lunch. Food: Caesar Salad. Sushi. Center-Cut Filet. Market Vegetable Sides. Veggie Burger + Fries Verdict: Ingredients include: … Continue reading »
