Tag: New York City
30 May
Metta, Norberto Piattoni’s Fort Green neighborhood restaurant Francis Mallmann, the revered Argentinian chef made famous by his many restaurants...
5 Oct
I often go on line to read about a new restaurant I am going to dine at, but, this time, I came in cold. The atmosphere was lively (read loud),...
25 Jul
There was a story this week on the cities with the happiest residents. The top three were in Louisiana; the city with the most unhappy people...
19 Apr
I rushed off to see a lovely show at the Met of Charles Marville’s mid-18th century photographs of Paris streets. While beautiful in...
10 Apr
The ceilings soar, the service impresses and the food enchants. The architects of this trifecta are Executive Chef Bryce Shuman, former Executive...
30 Mar
In restaurants I usually go for the smaller, more intimate spaces rather than the splashy stage sets of which Jean George’s Spice Market...
19 Mar
Officer Fang’s Barbarian Horse Barbarian steed, pride of Ferghana, All jags and angles, well-knit bones; Two ears cocked, sharp as bamboo...
17 Oct
Market dining is the fashion of the moment. Diverse cuisines, open kitchens, counter and family table seating offer today’s foodies...
29 Sep
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is New York’s preeminent storehouse of riches. Fronting Fifth Avenue in the lower 80’s and backing...
23 Jul
CATA, my new favorite Spanish restaurant in lower Manhattan, is a delightful find. Easy on a summer evening, this is a tapas spot with all...
19 Jul
I ran. Well, not really ran as the heat index was 107 at 5:30PM when I set out from home, and I more slid than ran to 51st between 8th and...
28 Jun
A must see at the Museum of Art and Design (always a fascinating stop in Manhattan for a culture monger) is the recently opened exhibition of...
19 Jun
A 10 candle-power light was first hung on a pole at the water’s edge here in 1889 to warn the increasing Hudson River traffic away from...
2 Jun
In the whirlwind passing of the days, I seek moments of stillness. They come in many guises: a dawn meditation, my golden, Oliver, asleep...
9 Jul
Oh my…it’s sooo good! On a stultifyingly hot evening last week we snagged a table at RedFarm and ordered widely across the menu...
13 Jun
On 28th Street and Broadway, in what is known locally as Manhattan’s Koreatown, a wonderful Beaux Arts building has been repurposed. Formerly...
4 Jun
On the second floor of New York’s 45 rpm, the Japanese shop known for its relaxed, fun (and expensive) natural fiber, indigo clothing,...
2 Jun
One of the joys of New York summers is the easier pace. And one of the signposts of the easier pace are lazier park lunches surrounded by...
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