Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆½
Cost: $$$
Must try: Corn roasted with tomato, basil & corn cream, Tagliatelle, Milk and Honey
The NoMad, Chelsea, NYC
Category Archives: AMERICAN
Pommes Frites, East Village, NYC
Little Fox Café, NoLita, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆½
Cost: $
(This meal was complimentary which did not affect my review.)
Fette Sau, Williamsburg, NYC
V-Note, Yorkville, NYC
Luke’s Lobster, Upper East Side, NYC
Mercer Kitchen, Soho, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Steamed Shrimp Salad, Pizza with Roasted Eggplant
North End Grill, Tribeca, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Must try: Grilled Clam Pizza, Upma Polenta, Thrice-Fried Spiced Fries, Rice Flaked Halibut, Butterscotch Pot de Crème
David Burke Kitchen, Soho, NYC
The Modern Dining Room at MoMA, Midtown West, NYC
Motorino, East Village, NYC
Saul, Boerum Hill, NYC
Minetta Tavern, Greenwich Village, NYC
Patty’s Restaurant, Litchfield, CT
Bantam Bistro, Litchfield, CT
WANDERING MOOSE CAFÉ, WEST CORNWALL, CT
Food: ☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$
I recommend: Buttermilk Pancakes, Carrot Cake
If you ever happen to go skiing at Mohawk Mountain, CT, then the Wandering Moose Café is a nice little café option for a pleasant meal.
Located right by the covered bridge in West Cornwall, it has a view of the beautiful river and picturesque mountains in the background. In the warmer months, sitting outside must be a feast for the eyes.
The food here is rather average. Nothing outstanding but the service is very friendly and the place has soul. Its seems to be frequented by locals and the menu offers better food choices than most other places in this area ( choice is rather limited).
We tried their brunch where the highlights of our meal were the pancakes, corn beef hash and a really delicious homemade carrot cake.
So do stop off for a meal, a cup of tea or just a spot of dessert. The Wandering Moose Café promises to soothe the “wandering” soul.
Here is some of what we ate:
CORN BEEF HASH AND EGGS
BUTTERMILK PANCAKES WITH BLUEBERRIES AND CHOCOLATE CHIPS
EGG SANDWICH WITH BACON
EGGS BENEDICT
CARROT CAKE
BUCK’S STRAWBERRY AND MINT CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE-CREAM
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* Restaurant Name |
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| Wandering Moose Cafe & Catering Company | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★★☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| American New | |
| * Street Address | |
| 421 Sharon Goshen Tpke , West Cornwall, CT 06756 | |
| * Phone | |
| (860) 672-0178 |
The Village Restaurant, Litchfield, CT
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$
Must try: Village Wings
The Village Restaurant is a classic, pub style restaurant located in the heart of Litchfield, CT.
Serving better than average pub style food, this neighborhood gem seems to be a local favorite. Be sure to make reservations on weekends at it is always crowded with locals and tourists alike.
The wait staff is super friendly and the surroundings are always lively making The Village, a great dining pick.
Here is some of what we ate:
Village Tomato Basil Soup
Village Wings
Village Potato Skins
Village Chopped Salad
Black Bean Burger
Classic Village Burger
Handmade Cheese Ravioli
Warm Apple Crisp
The Village Brownie Sundae
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* Restaurant Name |
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| Village Restaurant | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★★☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| American New | |
| * Street Address | |
| 25 West St Litchfield, Litchfield, CT 06759 | |
| * Phone | |
| (860) 567-8307 |
Parish Hall, Williamsburg, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆½
Cost: $$$
Must try: Smoked Trout Salad, Chicken Hash
Traif, Williamsburg, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: roasted portabella-truffle toast, fried egg, Dayboat Scallops , Bacon-Wrapped Blue Cheese-Stuffed Dates
Inoteca, Lower East Side, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Bruschette, Lasagnette Di Melanzane
The Quarter, West Village, NYC
Food: ☆☆ ¾
Service: ☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆ ½
Cost: $$
Must try: Grilled Salmon
(This meal was complimentary which did not affect my review.)
Gramercy Tavern, Gramercy/Flatiron, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Must try: Prix – Fixe, Mushroom Lasagna
Tableau, The Wynn, Las Vegas
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Must try: Ahi Tuna Tartare, Open Faced Dungness Crab Club Sandwich
Tableau might be one of the best-kept secrets at the Wynn.
This elegantly whimsical restaurant is tucked away in a serene corner of the Wynn Hotel. Overlooking a pool and garden, Tableau offers a luxurious breakfast and lunch menu. The food here is top-notch as is the service and the prices.
Known for its Saturday and Sunday brunch – Tableau really offers a wonderful respite from the brisk pulse of the Vegas beat.
Here is some of what we ate:
Ahi Tuna Tartare
Open Faced Dungness Crab Club Sandwich
Grilled Vegetable Salad
Chocolate Dessert
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* Restaurant Name |
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| Tableau | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★★☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| American New | |
| * Street Address | |
| 3131 S Las Vegas Blvd , Las Vegas, NV 89109 | |
| * Phone | |
| (702) 770-3330 |
Tartine Bakery, San Francisco, CA
Food: ☆☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$
Must try: Everything!
The first problem one faces in trying to get to Tartine Bakery is finding it. Located in the Mission District, the only way to identify this spot is by the huge line of people waiting outside to get their share of the outstanding goodies that are being concocted inside.
Stepping indoors one encounters a totally different kind of problem – how not to eat the house?
The display cases flaunt a parade of stunning French inflected baked goods. There are breads, croissants, tarts, puddings, sandwiches, cakes and all kinds of bakes.
The husband-wife team of Chad Robertson and Elisabeth Prueitt are several time winners of James Beard awards as well as many other accolades. Using only the freshest of local ingredients and organic as much as possible, the goodies served here are pretty much ‘off the charts!’
Mark Bittman declares that Tartine Bakery is his favorite bakery in the United States – I might just have to agree!
Here is some of what we ate:
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* Restaurant Name |
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| Tartine Bakery | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★★☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| American Traditional / French | |
| * Street Address | |
| 600 Guerrero St , San Francisco, CA 94110 | |
| * Phone | |
| (415) 487-2600 |
Founding Farmers, Washington D.C.
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Fried chicken Egg Waffles, Stuffed French Toast, Fresh squeezed juices
Founding Farmers is an eco-friendly, Certified Green Restaurant that was built from recycled and reclaimed products. This upscale, farmhouse styled eatery is housed within the International Monetary Fund (IMF) building.
At Founding Farmers, the menu offers American classics made from locally sourced and sustainably farmed products. The food here is very good. The freshness of the ingredients used reflects in the exquisite taste of their dishes. You must try their fresh juices the cranberry was really zesty.
However for me the spot lacked soul. Everything from the service to the space seems cold and distant which didn’t gel with all its wonderful methodology. Everything seemed too pristine.
I found that Founding Farmers is more a chic farmhouse accented restaurant that is just green enough for the suit types. For me, I would rather go hang at a more bohemian space like Busboys and Poets where the essence enfolds the place.
Here is some of what we ate:
Crabs Cake Eggs Benedict
Fried Chicken, Eggs and Waffles
Stuffed French Toast
Farmhouse Waffles
Pastrami Hash
Farmers Lemonade
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* Restaurant Name |
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| Founding Farmers | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★★☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| American New / American Traditional | |
| * Street Address | |
| 1924 Pennsylvania Ave NW ((between N H St & N 19th St) ), Washington, DC 20006 | |
| * Phone | |
| (202) 822-8783 |