If you’re a loyal reader of gracenotesnyc, you’ll know that I am a cheeseburger fanatic. After reading about Five Guys opening up in Manhattan, I had to visit opening weekend. Five guys was started by a dad and his four sons (using their college fund to start the place). Five Guys is famous for their […]
Norma’s, an open space restaurant in Le Parker Meridien, houses a brunch that is out of this world. I didn’t even know Norma’s existed until Metrodad recommended the restaurant. I love trying new brunch spots in the West Village, but Chris and I finally trekked up to midtown to sample Norma’s offerings. I made a […]
On Friday night, I made a special trip to DessertTruck, a Mister Softee type van parked on 8th and University. DessertTruck was started by two friends – one a pastry sous chef from Le Cirque and the other an MBA student at Columbia: We ordered two warm desserts: the molten chocolate cake and the Slow-Baked […]
Have you ever walked by a Mandler’s? They have these obnoxious signs that say “OURS IS 9″ INCHES LONG!” They serve bratwursts and other unhealthy foods with a large variety of mustards. I headed there one Sunday afternoon for a quick bite to eat and didn’t know what to order, so I went with Mandler’s […]
Thank you so much for patiently waiting for gracenotesnyc to update and upgrade our blog (I say “our” as if I have employees…nope, just the best volunteers out there!). There are a ton of great upgrades to the site – some are obvious, others are not (especially to those of you that subscribe to the […]
