For Sara’s last day in the office, Abby, Soren, and I took her out for lunch. One of the luxuries of working in the west village is being so close to great options for lunch (The Spotted Pig, Mexicana Mama, Energy Kitchen, Baoguette, Employees Only, San Panino, and John’s Pizzeria…just to name a FEW). We […]
While my dad was visiting, he wanted to eat some authentic New York pizza. Since he lives in Taiwan, he doesn’t have many opportunities to eat New York style pizza. The only pizza he can get his hands on is some Pizza Hut pizza with crazy toppings, but he doesn’t eat that stuff because Pizza […]
Last week, my dad came to visit me and my brother for a couple of days. Since my dad is a huge fan of steak, I decided to make reservations at Sparks Steak House. I read a couple of favorable reviews and I hadn’t been there myself, so I thought it would be a good […]
A while back, Grubstreet wrote an article titled, The Five Toughest Reservations in America. I was intrigued by the article and very surprised to learn that I’ve visited some of them! The article has some guidelines before naming the toughest reservations in the US (for instance, no seasonal restaurants and no restaurants that accept walk-ins). […]
Have you ever read anything about Rao’s? You’ve probably seen the pasta sauce next to the regular marinara at Whole Foods or some other grocery store and wondered why it cost $7.99 compared to the $1.99 Whole Foods organic stuff. Well, Rao’s is a restaurant in Harlem (and Las Vegas) and it’s one of the […]
