NYC-based food blog featuring [mostly healthy] recipes, restaurant recommendations and how-to's
When a restaurant’s Instagram account boasts a photo of Alexa Chung, and Google describes the place as having “hip clientele,” I can almost safely assume it’s too cool for me. A few Saturdays ago, Rene and I headed to the Chinatown/Lower East Side neighborhood with the intention of having brunch at Dimes, a vegetable-forward restaurant…
While Sofya and I were dining at Hunter’s, we had the chance to chat with out waiter-slash-bartender. I told him I was a blogger and he asked me the inevitable question, “What is your favorite restaurant right now?” This question is always a bit mind-boggling since it is practically impossible to choose just one answer,…
Brooklyn’s Smith St. is packed with restaurants back to back. Literally, Tetris-style. Hunter’s is the new kid on the block and it is so worth paying a visit. The minimal decor is accented by exposed brick walls and wooden panels and furniture, which makes for a rustic look and feel. Their seasonal, new American menu…
Jim Lahey is the man of the hour. He is the proprietor of the much-buzzed about Sullivan St. Bakery as well as the more recent Co. pizzeria in Chelsea. He has revolutionized bread-baking with this no-knead technique, and ever since his pizza was featured on the cover of my beloved Bon Appetit magazine last year,…
