The King Cole Bar is tucked into the back of the St. Regis hotel which we made home during a quick trip to New York City. The St. Regis hotel is seeped in history. It was built by Colonial John Jacobs Astor in 1905 and, at the time, was the tallest building in New York…
NYC: Bouley
The first time we dined at Bouley was almost 20 years ago on Saturday May 11, 1996. No – it was not so wonderful that the date is seared in my mind forever. Rather, we saw Rent on Broadway that night (it had not even been open for two weeks at this point.) Jonathan Larson’s…
Saint Barthélemy: L’Esprit Jean Claude Dufour
On the island of St. Barts chef Jean Claude Dufour is a rock star. Just ask around. Long time visitors to the island will almost mythically reminisce about the meals they had at Sand Bar or the Rock back in the day. Fellow island chefs have the upmost respect for his culinary talents. And he…
Boston: Uni
In what might have been the fastest restaurant renovation in history, the new Uni reopened a mere four weeks after Clio served its last meal in that space. Gone are the white table clothes and hushed, formal atmosphere. Walk into Uni and you feel like you just walked into a happening party. A sushi bar lines…
Saint Barthélemy: Sand Bar with Jean-Georges
The last lunch of the trip. While walking on Saline that morning we made a command decision that were we going to give The Hideaway the honors. In fairness, we were never a big fan of the Hideaway for lunch back when it was possibly our favorite place on the island and we just called…