Seasons 52 at Roosevelt Field Mall, Garden City,NY

I was invited to an exclusive VIP Media preview lunch at Seasons 52 hosted by the Executive Chef and Master Sommelier. The highly acclaimed fresh grill and wine bar restaurant, is scheduled to open March 26, 2012 at Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City.

 

 

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Ça Va Todd English, Times Square, NYC


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Food: ☆☆☆

Service: ☆☆

Ambiance: ☆☆☆ ½

Cost: $$$

Ça Va Todd English is a French Brasserie with a Mediterranean twist. Ça Va is located in the heart of the Times Square/ Theater district in the contemporary Intercontinental Hotel. The space is crisply modern. The food is enticing enough but the service….oh the service….was friendly but grossly inept. I’m not sure if the kitchen was running slow or the servers but we never received our bread basket, it took so long just to flag someone down to refill our water or make special requests … and it took eons to get our dessert.

Ça Va has a nice enough menu with decent fare. It offers a nice break from the cacophony of the busyness that exists outside its doors. However I’m not sure I would go back as once I was on the inside, I found it wasn’t exactly the sort of relaxing retreat I had hoped for.

 

Here is some of what we ate:

 

MUSHROOM VELOUTE

CHICKEN SALAD CREPE

 

LA SALADE ÇA VA

 

POMME FRITES

 

LOUP DE MER RÔTI

 

APRICOT BREAD PUDDING

 

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The DL, Lower East Side, NYC

 

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Food: ☆☆☆½

Service: ☆☆☆½

Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆

Cost: $$$

Must try: PB&J, Rice Crispy Crusted Monkfish

 

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The Spotted Pig, West Village, NYC

 

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Food: ☆☆☆☆

Service: ☆☆☆ ½

Ambiance: ☆☆☆

Cost: $$$

I recommend: Sheep’s Milk Ricotta Gnudi, Seared Mackerel, Banoffee Pie

 

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Zum Stammtisch, Glendale, NYC

 

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Food: ☆☆

Service: ☆☆☆½

Ambiance: ☆☆

Cost: $$

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Chinatown Brasserie, NoHo, NYC

 

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Food: ☆☆☆

Service: ☆☆ ½

Ambiance: ☆☆

Cost: $$

Must try: E-Fu Noodles, General Tso’s Chicken, Watercress, Shrimp & Pork Dumplings

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Junoon, Gramercy, NYC

 

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Food: ☆☆☆☆

Service: ☆☆☆½

Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆

Cost: $$$$

Must try: Eggplant Chaat
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Joe’s Shanghai, Flushing, NYC

 

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Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆
Cost: $$
Must try: Soup Dumplings

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Katsuhama, Midtown West, NYC

 

 

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Food: ☆☆☆

Service: ☆☆

Ambiance: ☆☆

Cost: $$

Must try: Kurobata Pork Katsu

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Mumbai Xpress, Floral Park, Queens


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Food: ☆☆☆ ½

Service: ☆☆ ½

Ambiance: ☆☆

Cost: $

Must try: Tokri Chaat, Samosa Chaat, Onion Rava Dosa

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Kefi, Upper West Side, NYC

 

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Food: ☆☆☆☆

Service: ☆☆☆½

Ambiance: ☆☆☆½

Cost: $$

Must try: Tatziki, Taramosalata, Melitzanosalata, Revithia, Mussels Gigante Beans,

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Jean–Georges, Central Park West, NYC

 

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Food: ☆☆☆☆

Service: ☆☆☆½

Ambiance: ☆☆☆

Cost: $$$$

Must try: Peekytoe Crab Dumplings , Goat Cheese Royale

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Social Eatz, Midtown East, NYC

 

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Food: ☆☆ 
Service: ☆☆☆ ½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$
I recommend: Hot Wings, Burgers

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CAFÉ BOULUD, UPPER EAST SIDE, NYC

 

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Food: ☆☆☆☆

Service: ☆☆☆☆

Ambiance: ☆☆☆

Cost: $$$$

I recommend: Everything!

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Wafa’s, Forest Hills, Queens

 

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Food: ☆☆☆ 

Service: ☆☆☆☆

Ambiance: ☆☆ ½

Cost: $

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Graffiti, East Village, NYC

 

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Food: ☆☆☆☆

Service: ☆☆☆½

Ambiance: ☆☆

Cost: $$$

Must try: Braised Pork Buns

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Ginza, Massapequa, NY

 

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Agnanti, Astoria, NYC

 

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Food: ☆☆☆½           

 Service: ☆☆½

Ambiance: ☆☆☆          

Cost: $$

Dishes not to miss: Grilled Octopus, Tzatziki,  Catch Of The Day, Lemon Potatoes.

 

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The Bloggers Ball at Gregory’s Coffee

 

I was invited to attend the first ever Blogger’s Ball at Gregorys Coffee on Tuesday, March 27th at their 46th Street Location.

 

 

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Gregory Zamfotis is the daper owner of a unique chain of coffee shops in New York City called Gregory’s Coffee. At this coffee house, Gregory “sees coffee differently”.

 

 

At the Blogger’s Ball we were treated to a sampling of how owner, Gregory Zamfois, “sees coffee differently” among his digital technorati guests. Gregory wanted to honor the tremendous online community who, let’s face it, got their start among many of the numerous coffee shops, with a specialized event tailored for them.

 

 

Guests were also treated to some signature cocktails including the Irish Greg, which was a delicious blend of iced coffee, a shot of espresso and Bailey’s.

 

They were taught about Gregory’s philosophy as he plans to compete with powerhouses like Starbucks and Think Coffee by offering great customer service. “It’s less about putting them out of business and more about putting something new out into the marketplace. I wanted to bring the third wave to midtown,” he says.

 

 

Of his first Bloggers Ball, he says, “the support from the blogger community has been tremendous at our 4 NYC locations. We continue to strive in providing them with free Wi-Fi and a place they can call ‘their office’. ”

Join Gregory and his team everyday for a quick cup as we’ll sure they’ll be having you become a #Gregular in no time.

Be sure to like them on Facebook  and Follow them on Twitter and check-in with them at any of their four locations on Foursquare where they feature a Loyalty Program to which you receive a complimentary cookie on your 3rd check-in within 7 days.

 

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Urbantag has launched its website and iPhone app today

Hi fellow foodie followers,

I’ve been featured as one of the tastemakers for New York City on this really cool new site called Urbantag which has launched its website and iphone app today.

I’m using urbantag to bookmark and share places I love. I’ve built a great map NYC Hot Spots that you can view here: http://urbant.ag/7TFqq.

We’ve all shared emails and recycled lists of recommended spots – either for an insider’s travel tips to a city, or simply where to eat a good meal in a specific neighborhood. Urbantag gives you a single platform and a beautiful way to share and bookmark places with your trusted network, and discover the world around you.

Check out my map on urbantag at http://urbant.ag/7TFqq

Let me know what you think. Once you follow my map, you can also access on the go by downloading the iPhone app here.

What kind of urbantag maps do you think I should make next?

 

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Fu Run Restaurant, Flushing, NYC

 

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Food: ☆☆☆

Service: ☆☆☆½

Ambiance: ☆

Cost: $

Must try: Fried Pork In Orange Sauce

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Buvette, West Village, NYC

 

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Food: ☆☆☆☆

Service: ☆☆☆½

Ambiance: ☆☆☆

Cost: $$

Must try: Aligot, Brandade De Morue

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Billy’s Bakery, Tribeca, NYC

 


 
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Food: ☆☆          

 Service: ☆☆☆ 

Ambiance: ☆☆☆ ☆          

Cost: $$

Dishes not to miss: Carrot Cake Cupcake
 
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THE QUEENS KICKSHAW, ASTORIA, NYC

 

 

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Food: ☆☆☆ ½

Service: ☆☆☆

Ambiance: ☆☆☆

Cost: $$

I recommend: Gouda, 

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Totto Ramen, Hell’s Kitchen , NYC

 

 

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Food: ☆☆☆☆

Service: ☆☆☆

Ambiance: ☆☆

Cost: $

Must try: Paitan ramen, Totto extreme spicy ramen

 

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