Del Posto means “of the place” and what a place it is. At over 25,000 square feet you might think this “place” would be easy to find. It is a tad confusing in that it shares the exact same address – 85 10th Avenue in Chelsea – as Coliccio & Sons. Located a few doors down…
Coming Soon: Restaurant Recipes (for the home cook!)
I am excited to announce a new feature on Pearls and Oysters that will be debuting soon – recipes of our favorite dishes from our favorite restaurants! If possible we will share the actual restaurant recipe in all its glory but we will also slightly reconfigure some of the instructions in case your kitchen is not…
NYC: Annisa
Let’s be fair. Lunch at Gabriel Kruether is a tough act to follow. That said, I really wanted to like Annisa, where we headed for dinner after our astonishing lunch at Kreuther. Annisa first opened its doors in 2000. From everything we read, Anita Lo seemed somewhat groundbreaking in her approach to fusion cuisine. It had been…
NYC: Gabriel Kruether
The only bad thing I can say about lunch at Gabriel Kreuther is that has to come to an end. On a short trip to New York where we ate our way through thirteen New York Times stars in two and a half days, Gabriel Kreuther’s stars shone the brightest. The restaurant is named after the…
Recipe: The Original Bloody Mary
The Bloody Mary was created at the St. Regis Hotel in New York City back in 1934 at the infamous King Cole bar. To make it more acceptable to the young ladies it was called the Red Snapper back then. Yes – this recipe was included with the King Cole Bar and Astor Court post…