I am a big fan of Brooklyn Chophouse. Funny enough, when I mention that place, people think that it is located in Brooklyn when in fact in it downtown Manhattan, close the the World Trade Center.
What I like about this place is their interesting menu that has Chinese food and steak! Interesting combination that they execute well. Although I was tempted to get their ribeye the last time we were there, we decided to stick to Chinese cuisine, sharing most of the dishes. Here…
We discovered Aunt Jake’s few years ago and loved their concept: they make homemade pasta and understand that sometimes diners would like to order a dish but the pasta might not be what they like or they do not see a sauce they love. So, what they do is that they propose a create your own concept where you can pick a type of pasta and a sauce. We were there for brunch and I surely did not need to do that because they had squid ink bucatini…
Going to Wild Ink in Hudson Yard was not our original plan. We wanted to go back to Miznon for dinner, but they did not have table service and we just wanted to have a nice dinner somewhere. So we roamed around the mall and ended up finding this place on the fifth floor. With its great view of the river and the Vessel, this place was quite busy, with few groups celebrating events and one of the dishes we saw the most passing by was their Peking duck that I would have loved to try, but they…
When it comes to whisky, the one place I love in the city is The Flatiron Room near…The Flatiron! I discovered it back in 2018 when looking for a whisky class. This place is amazing with its close to 1,000 different kinds of my favorite spirit. You can see all these bottles along the wall opposite the bar, locked up as some of them are precious like the Macallan 30 y/o at $8,523 a bottle!!!
Hoboken as truly good places to eat, but I feel that those that are not on Washington street are sometimes forgotten, unless word of mouth puts them on the map like Antique Bar and Bakery or Chocopain. So it is nice to explore and find a place off the beaten path like Il Tavolo di Palmisano, an Italian restaurant in the corner of 7th and Clinton St. We went there on a Saturday evening and could only sit on the high top next to the bar, the dining room in the back being full. Normally, I would not like it because of…
There are many vegan places in the City and Jajaja Plantas Mexicanas in the West Village seems to be very popular. Definitely, the is a bit of a hype vibe there and their outdoor patio is a nice setting for lunch or dinner.
This place serves tequila, mezcal and Mexican beer, with some interesting take on classic…
Vatan is probably my favorite vegetarian Indian restaurant in the city. Recognizable by its front with an elephant as an ornament, its is an interesting place. Although it has no windows, they successfully recreated a space that would make you think, as you enter, that you travelled to India, having dinner outside thanks to the fake tree in the middle of the main dining room and not bothered by…
I am a non-vegetarian eater and you may wonder what I was doing at Double Zero, a plant based restaurant located in the East Village, where Chef Matthew Kenney, a celebrity Chef specialized in plant based cuisine proposes an interesting vegan menu. Well, it is not just that I know the wife of one of the owners: my wife, Jodi, being vegetarian, I like to venture to vegetarian and vegan restaurants to try their food, being…
Located Midtown Manhattan, Blue Willow is a true find. Serving Chinese cuisine from Hunan and Szechuan, it has an extensive menu that made me think about the regretted Blue China. Vegetarian and non-vegetarian diners would surely find dishes to try with various levels of spiciness.
The dining room is beautiful, although a bit dark, with these nice…
The Law of Donutgeering also known as LODG is a donut shop in Jersey City that opened in March 2020, few days before the you know what hit the fan with COVID-19. When we visited them a couple of months go, they were still standing, glad to have made it through and determined to continue on that path. The owners, Edward Alfonso and Flavia Carballo are respectively from…
There is no question that I love lobster rolls, especially the ones where the lobster remains the star of the dish and is not smothered with an overpowering sauce or seasoning. So, when BK Lobster opened in Hoboken earlier this year, I was both happy and curious. After all, Luke’s Lobster tried to settle in the mile square city but closed after just few years in operation, their food truck seemingly more successful when showing up at Pier 13…
So, the last time I went to Brick Lane in Jersey City was end of July for an event celebrating the 1947 beer (check out my podcast episode with the founder and CEO of 1947 Craft Beer) and I was looking forward to going back there. And we did, eager to get my hand on that beer and also try their most famous dish: the phaal, a curry so hot that they cook it with a...
I was curious to try Charlie Palmer Steak in Times Square, the location being unusual for a steakhouse where usually more affordable options are available. This is your typical steakhouse: there is the raw bar, with its seafood platters, its appetizers and salads (yes, there is a wedge salad) and then the steaks that you can top with foie gras or lobster and accompany with sauces or classic sides. Missing in action are things that I always look forward to see on a menu: crab cakes and a…
Bin 14 is one of my favorite places in Hoboken for brunch and dinner. Their small menu changes often and there is always something that will excite you and want to go back. The place is cozy and warm, with a patio in the back that is much quieter than the outdoor setting, where a band comes to play music for Sunday brunch….
Sitting on a TriBeCa corner, L’Angolo (means angle in Italian) is a popular Italian restaurant that I discovered few years ago. As we were in the area on a Saturday afternoon, we decided to stop by and see if we could get a table. With their outside setup, it was not a problem, and I was even surprised to see people eating inside in a…
