Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Must try: Eggplant Chaat
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May7
Junoon, Gramercy, NYC
Category Archives: $$$$
Apr23
Jean–Georges, Central Park West, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Must try: Peekytoe Crab Dumplings , Goat Cheese Royale
Apr18
CAFÉ BOULUD, UPPER EAST SIDE, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
I recommend: Everything!
Feb12
Butter Restaurant, East Village, NYC
Food: ☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆ ½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Must try: Roasted Hudson valley Duck Confit
Feb10
One if by Land Two if by Sea, West Village, NYC
Feb1
Ai Fiori, Midtown, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Tagliatelle, Razza
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Jan26
SHO Shaun Hergatt, Financial District, New York City
Food: ☆☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Must try: Hand Made Cocoa Pappardelle , Warm Sticky Toffee Sponge
Jan21
Indian Accent, New Delhi, INDIA
Food: ☆☆☆☆ 1/2
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Must Try: warm doda burfi treacle tart, Andhra pickle chicken meatballs
Dec30
Casa Tua, South Beach, FL
Food: ☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Dishes not to miss: Seared Lamb Chops
Casa Tua, is a delightful Italian-style eatery in the heart of South Beach, which is set in a gorgeous Mediterranean-style house/ hotel. This restaurant flows through various parts of the house, where each area is decorated with intimate elegance. We dined in the charming outdoor garden area. Read the rest of this entry
Nov17
MEGU
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆ ½
Cost: $$$$
Fit for: People Watching, Special Occasion Dining
Dishes not to miss: Tuna & Avocado Megu Style, Tuna Soy Akami & Black Truffle
Special notes: Wait for restaurant week or special promotions to eat here because the prices really hurt.
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Aug12
SUSHI YASUDA
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Fit for: Sushi purists
Dishes not to miss: Flash fried blowfish, White king salmon
Special notes: As of January 2011, Chef Yasuda has moved to Tokyo to open a restaurant there. However the quality of Sushu Yasuda seems to have been unaffected by this move.
May1
EN Japanese Brasserie
Food: ☆☆ 3/4
Service: ☆☆☆ ½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Fit for: special occasions, romantic evening,
Dishes not to miss: handmade tofu, grilled black cod, fig ice cream
Apr25
Kittichai
Food: ☆☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
I recommend: stir fried mussels with chili jam and crispy shallots, seared duck breast in a soy broth, flourless valrhona chocolate cake
Apr11
David Burke Townhouse
Food: ☆☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆☆ ½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆ ½
Cost: $$$
Dishes not to miss: Pretzel Crusted Crab cakes, Parfait of Big Eye Tuna and Salmon Tartare, Tuna Burger, Butterscotch Pannacotta, Cheesecake Lollipop Tree
Special notes: They have great lunch and weekend brunch specials. Their crab cakes and Tuna burger are the best I’ve ever had.
Mar28
The Eloise Tea at the Plaza Hotel
Food: ½
Service: ☆ ½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Fit for: Tourists
Dishes not to miss: It’s all really bad
Special notes: Afternoon Tea is served daily in The Palm Court from 2:00pm – 5:00pm.
Tea at the Plaza Hotel sounds like the quintessential New York thing to do. Throw Eloise into the mix and you’ve got a giddy group of excited little girls.
So off we went to the Plaza hotel for the special Eloise Tea at The Palm Court and a visit to the Eloise boutique.
We couldn’t have been more disappointed!
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Mar7
Aureole
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆ ½
Cost: $$$$
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Fit for: Romantic meal, Special occasion, Pre/Post Theater
Dishes not to miss: Fluke, Broiled Mayan Prawns, and Triple Chocolate Napoleon.
Special notes: Eat at the bar room for a more casual atmosphere and cheaper tabs.
Charlie Palmer’s newly re launched, flagship restaurant, Aureole is housed near bustling Times Square, between the Bank of America and Condé Nast buildings.
Aureole’s most recent avatar is quite a ways away from the cozy townhouse setting of its yesteryear’s. This high ceiling, glass encased, modern setting; dedicates more of its space to the informal Bar Room, than the much smaller dinning room at the back. Read the rest of this entry
Feb18
BONDST
BOND ST
6 Bond St
New York, NY 10012
(212) 777-2500
www.BONDSTrestaurant.com
The word gorgeous comes to mind when I think of my experience at BOND ST.
Gorgeous space, gorgeous people and gorgeous food!
Feb14
CRAFTBAR
CRAFTBAR
900 Broadway
New York, NY 10079
(212) 461-4300
www.craftrestaurant.com/
Craftbar is Tom Colicchio’s informal eatery where Chef Lauren Hirschberg’s menu offers an array of seasonal dishes. Most of the ingredients are locally sourced from farms in the NY/ NJ area.
This two-tiered space is huge and very industrial looking. It’s a crowded, cacophonous place, which provides an ideal setting to meet up with a group of friends but not the setting for an intimate meal.
The menu offers a huge variety of choices in many different categories such as Raw/Cured/Marinated, Fried, Cheese, Bruschetta, Charcuterie, Panini and so on. It makes it really easy to pick what you are in the mood for.
There are many creative combinations of food (and some are just plain hard to understand!). The food is interesting but it’s really nothing quite that spectacular.
Feb7
Devi
DEVI
8 E 18th St
New York, NY 10003
(212) 691-1300
www.devinyc.com
Dévi is the home of artful forms of Pan-Indian cuisine created by two Indian super chefs and co-founders, Suvir Saran and Hemant Mathur (who has since left to open his own restaurant – Tulsi).
Over the years, Devi has managed to create quite a buzz as being one of the “it” Indian restaurants in New York City. Its one of those hot Indian food spots one goes to where you get (and pay for) more than an “Indian buffet’ experience.
The chefs are certainly masters of their craft but the food to me was temperamental. Some dishes were stunners like the Tandoori Prawns with crispy okra salad, the Tandoor Grilled Halibut and the Corn Chaat. Read the rest of this entry
Feb4
Mesa Grill
MESA GRILL
102, 5th Ave
New York, NY 10011
(212) 807-7400
www.mesagrill.com
Mesa Grill definitely has Bobby Flays signature stamp on it. There is a distinct flair in the dishes that showcase his bold use of Southwestern accented spices and sauces.
Jan31
The Bar Room at The Modern
The Bar Room at The Modern
9 W 53rd St
MOMA
New York, NY 10079
Ph : (212) 333-1220
http://www.themodernnyc.com/#/restaurant/barroom
There’s a wonderful reason to take a break from the galleries at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York City.
Danny Meyer’s Bar Room at The Modern, serves superb Alsatian-inspired cuisine by Gabriel Kreuther with desserts by Pastry Chef Marc Aumont.
Dec20
Sasabune
MY RATINGS FOR THIS MEAL
Food: ☆☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$$$
I recommend: Albacore Tuna with Ponzu, Blue Fin Tuna and Chu Toro, Grilled Butterfish with Teriyaki Sauce, Crab Roll
Every once in a while …along comes a meal that you just can’t get over.
You find yourself daydreaming about the softness of the ponzu laced Toro or the tantalizing taste of the hot teriyaki butterfish that dissolved in your mouth within seconds.
The flavors you experienced, the textures, the pure artistry of the meal just linger on your lips and clings to your senses.
That is what the Sasabune experience is!
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Nov27
BLUE RIBBON BAKERY
Blue Ribbon Bakery
35 Downing St
New York, NY 10014
(212) 337-0404
www.blueribbonrestaurants.com
The brothers Bromberg have created quite an empire with their brand of restaurants in New York City. It all began with Blue Ribbon in 1992.
Le Cordon Bleu trained, the brothers found early inspiration from their father and grandmother who loved food and travel. Read the rest of this entry
Nov15
The China Kitchen at The Hyatt Regency, Delhi
THE CHINA KITCHEN
Hyatt Regency Delhi
Bhikaiji Cama Place,
Ring Road
New Delhi – 110607,
INDIA
+91 11 6677 1334
The China Kitchen at the Hyatt Regency is one of my favorite restaurants in New Delhi. It is on my to-do list every single time I visit.
China Kitchen offers authentic tastes of the grace and subtlety of Chinese food. Read the rest of this entry
Nov11
THE SPICE ROUTE
THE SPICE ROUTE
Hotel Imperial
Janpath
New Delhi – 110001
INDIA
www.theimperialindia.com
The Spice Route journeys from the Malabar Coast in Kerela, India to the ends of South East Asia touching on the tastes and flavors along the way.
Set in the gorgeous Imperial Hotel, the restaurant Spice Route has been designed by Rajeev Sethi. It was painstakingly created over a period of 7 years. Based on the principles of Feng –Sui, the space is filled with striking, intricate elements, antiques and details from all over South East Asia. The results are quite stunning and really worth experiencing.