When your friend takes you out for Argentinian food, you typically imagine either giant hunks chimichurri covered beef or a tiny stand slinging empanadas. The idea of an elaborate, multi-course dinner is about as expected as someone complimenting my tango dancing skills. But as Chef Carlos Darquea reminded me Argentine food […]
Upper East Side
Sel et Poivre Take 2
I recently returned to Sel et Poivre, a gorgeous Upper East Side French restaurant I first visited two years ago. Looking back at my post from back then, it seems like the main thing that has changed is my beard has gotten longer. You can read that post for an […]
Korali Estiatorio
Greek is one of those foods that I almost all enjoy but somehow never eat often enough. I love the emphasis on seafood and dips which makes for a light, fresh and healthy meal. So when I was invited to try out Korali Estiatorio on the Upper East Side, I […]
Padoca Bakery
When you ask me to imagine great Brazilian-Israeli combinations, my mind is much more likely to go to Models or DJs than a bakery. But then you think of what comes out of the oven in these nations. Pao de Quiejo. Empanadas. Babkas. Now imagine them combined. That’s the idea […]
Bangkok Cuisine
Why Come Here? Unique and excellent Thai cooking is a gorgeous palatial setting Most Thai restaurants in Manhattan offer a similar assortment of overly sweet stir frys, under-spiced currys and uninspired noodles in something that resembles the lobby bar of a not-as-trendy-as-it-wants-to-be hotel. The few that don’t tend to be clustered in a handful of […]