The City Bakery. Location: Flatiron. 18th and 5th Avenue. Scene: To-Go. Salad Bar Buffet. Food: Salad. Tofu. Mac & Cheese. Salmon. Flatbread or Pizza. Juice. Chek Recs: Wasabi Pea Crusted Tofu (1st pic) Beets (2nd pic) Black Beans, Lemon, Avocado, Tomato & Cilantro Pretzel Coated Chicken Cookies and Pretzel Croissant (3rd and 4th pic) Greenmarket Kale … Continue reading »
Bobwhite Lunch & Supper Counter. Location: East Village. 6th Street and Ave C. Scene: High-Top Tables. Calm. Slow. Food: Southern. Fried Chicken. Catfish. Grilled Chicken. Grilled Pimento Cheese. Chicken Salad Sandwich. Chek Recs: Fried Chicken Supper (1st pic) Macaroni and Cheese (3rd pic) Biscuits and Honey There’s one thing to know about Bobwhite Lunch & … Continue reading »
Sons of Essex. Location: Lower East Side. Essex and Rivington. Scene: Wooden Picnic Tables. Chalk Boards. Food: Diver Scallops with Saffron Risotto. Pork Belly Sliders. Truffled Mushroom Pizza. Asian Calamari Salad Chek Recs: Lump Crab and Artichoke Dip (2nd and 3rd pic) “Sons of Bitch” Grilled Cheese: Brie and Goat Cheese, Granny Smith Apples and Apple … Continue reading »
Lure Fishbar. Location: SoHo. Mercer & Prince St. Scene: Pop-Music. Classy. Party. Food: Seafood. Oysters. Sushi. Burger. Chek Recs: Lobster Croutons: Golden Garlic, Chilis, Sourdough Roasted Sea Scallops: Tagliatelle Pasta, Spicy Sausage, Broccoli Rabe, Saffron Rock Shrimp Risotto: Peas, Spinach, Parmesan, Shellfish Broth Mac & Cheese -with seafood? YES. (pictured above) Chek! Lure not only has the best Tom Cat Bakery rolls to … Continue reading »
Giorgio’s of Gramercy. Location: Gramercy. 21st St. & Park Ave.Scene: Homey. Neighborhood Crowd. Low-Key. Food: Italian. Oysters. Caesar Salad. Jumbo Cheese Ravioli. Penne with Veal Ragout. Brussels Sprouts Roasted in Whole Grain Mustard (above). Chek Recs: Maine Lobster Linguini: Lobster, Shrimp, Tomatoes, Haricot Verts, Pomodoro Sauce Fish with Lemon, White Wine Sauce, Portobello Mushrooms, Spinach, Zucchini (2nd pic) This modest, … Continue reading »
