Blue Smoke. Location: Gramercy. 27th and Park. Scene: Casual. Big Groups. Wooden Tables. Food: BBQ. Hush Puppies. Chipotle Chicken Wings. Fried Chicken. Beef Brisket. Ribs. Chek Recs: Classic Caesar Salad Pulled Pork Sliders (1st pic) Applewood-Smoked Chicken (2nd pic) Corn Bread Banana Cream Pie (4th pic) Blue Smoke is Danny Meyer’s casual BBQ restaurant just blocks away … Continue reading »
Maialino. Location: Gramercy Park Hotel. 21st St. and Lexington. Scene: Charming. Sophisticated. Content. Food: Ricotta Pancakes. Cacio e Pepe – Soft Scrambled Eggs, Pecorino & Black Pepper. Frittata with Leeks, Mushrooms & Prosciutto. Chek Recs: Contadino: Poached Eggs, Brussel Sprouts & Buttercup Squash (1st pic) Amatriciana: Baked Eggs in Spicy Tomato Sauce & Guanicale (2nd pic) Brioche … Continue reading »
Union Square Cafe. Location: Union Square. 16th St. & 5th ave. Scene: Classy. Large Dining Room. Older Crowd. Food: “American Cuisine with an Italian Soul.” Vegetable Frittata & Prosciutto Sandwich. House-Cured Gravlax and Bagel. Zucchini & Eggplant Parmigiano: Sunny Side Up Egg. Buffalo Mozzarella (above) Brioche French Toast: Warm Apple Compote (above). Did you hear the good news?… Danny Meyer’s first restaurant, … Continue reading »
Shake Shack. Location: Madison Square Park. 23rd St. and Madison Ave. Scene: Outdoors. Picnic. Counter-Service. Food: Burgers. Hot Dogs. Frozen Custard. Shakes. Cheese Fries. Chek Recs: Shack Burger: American Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, ShackSauce (above). Black and White Shake: Mix of Chocolate and Vanilla Hand-Spun. The Concrete Jungle: Vanilla Custard, Hot Fudge, Bananas, Peanut Butter. If you’ve ever … Continue reading »
