“You will develop a palate.” So begins the excellent debut novel from Stephanie Danler released on May 24, 2016. Set in a thinly-veiled version of Union Square Cafe in New York City, this coming-of-age story has been described as “Girls meets Kitchen Confidential” but I think the comparisons to Portrait of a Lady and Bright Lights, Big City are much…
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NYC: ZZ’s Clam Bar
Poor planning and crazy expensive airfare out of Boston led us to re-route through New York City on way to St. Barts. A night in New York is always time well spent and a visit to the Michelin-starred “tiki bar meets Hemingway’s Cuba” little gem of a place known as ZZ’s Clam Bar was just plain inspired….
NYC: Del Posto
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…
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…