Why Come Here? Opportunity to sample unusual Basque wines, affordable food festival, help a good cause Txikifest is an annual Basque Festival held in the alley behind Txikito in Chelsea. The event combines tapas-sized portions of food with a number of wines from the Basque region of Spain. I consider […]
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Tabata Ramen
The Counter Why Come Here? Good ramen in a food dead zone For my fourth ramen experience, I checked out Tabata Ramen, based on it receiving the “Best Ramen” award by Midtown Lunch. It beat out Ippudo, Totto and Ivan (my first 3) to take the crown, so the bar […]
EN Japanese Brasserie
Why Come Here? Kaiseki style dining, foodie indulgence, sampling hard-to-find Japanese delicacies Last week the good folks at Tabelog were generous enough to bring me to dinner at EN Japanese Brasserie. EN is a place suited for a full on food indulgence with many Japanese specialties rarely found in NYC. […]
Skal
Why Come Here? Fantastic “Icelandic” dishes, open late Duck Wings Last week I was invited to a tasting event at Skal hosted by Tabelog. If you’re unfamiliar with Tabelog, it’s a new (to America) site that’s similar to Yelp except with more photos and the reviewers are all food bloggers. […]
Distilled
Why Come Here? Some of NYC’s best wings, upscale bar food with decent veggie options, pre-going out group dinner Right Amount for 2? Wings, another app and an entree Distilled Wings Distilled is a “New American Public House” from Shane Lyons. Shane’s previous work includes Momofuku Noodle Bar and stints […]