Gajyumaru Japanese and Sushi Restaurant; Upper East Side Neighborhood Gem
There are probably a hundred restaurants in this town that look exactly like Gajyumaru, especially, perhaps, on the avenues of the Upper East and Upper West Sides. You know the type of place: narrow, travel posters as decor, outdated color scheme, random menu, an overall feeling of fatigue.
Things to Do in Brooklyn This Weekend: Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg
Brooklyn attractions are many but for my money, one of the most fun things to do in Brooklyn on the weekend is experiencing Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg. For the past few years, the great Brooklyn Flea and its also-great foodie spin-off Smorgasburg have become something of an institution in New York City. Open now and […]
The Lobster Place in Chelsea Market; The Best Lobster in NYC
The Lobster Place is one of the original tenants of the great Chelsea Market, and they clearly know a thing or three about fresh fish. The place is always packed, both with locals buying, say, a couple of tuna steaks or tilapia fillets to bring home and cook for dinner, as well as plenty of […]
New York Yankee Stadium; The New Way to Experience Baseball
In 2009, both of New York City's beloved/hated (depending) baseball teams started their seasons in spanking-new stadiums. Citi Field replaced the 45-year-old Shea Stadium as home to the Amazin' Mets, and when I went for the first time last year I was pretty blown away by what is clearly the new trend in sports entertainment, […]
P.J. Clarke’s vs Clarke’s Standard; May the Best Burger Win!
Ok, so it's a bit of a misnomer, "Old School vs. New Style", My name for the burger battle I embarked upon last week, where I pit NYC dinosaur P.J. Clarke's (the Third Avenue restaurant that's been around since 1884!) against the company's fast-food-ish offshoot Clarke's Standard, just opened on Lexington and 54th.
Alder; wd-50’s Chef Wylie Dufresne Opens New NYC Restaurant
Chef Wylie Dufresne, he of the innovative, Michelin-starred wd-50 on Clinton Street, is a good guy: amiable, grounded, a native New Yorker. The kind of person you wish was your buddy, and not just for his chops in the kitchen.
Osteria Cotta on the UWS; Outdoor Dining with a Cool NYC Vibe
Glenwood residents on the Upper West Side, put Osteria Cotta Restaurant and Wine Bar in your pocket for the next time you're up in the 80s, after a day on the Great Lawn, say, or a visit to the Museum of Natural History.
Kenny Scharf Art, Donuts, and Merchandise at Paul Kasmin Gallery in NYC
Even if the name isn’t ringing a bell, you probably recognize Kenny Scharf’s distinctive, cartoony style. After all, Scharf’s an SVA grad who has been showing in galleries and museums all over town–and all over the world–since the early 1980s.
Nish Nush in Tribeca; Home to the Best Falafel in Downtown NYC
Ok, we admit it: we're no experts in the falafel field. Sure, we could reel off a list for you in a heartbeat of NYC's best cookies, best doughnuts, best pizza, best burgers, cupcakes, fish tacos, bagels, barbecue, ramen… but for whatever reason–perhaps too many bad experiences?–that other great NYC staple, the falafel, has never […]
Dulce Vida Cafe; Authentic Colombian Restaurant in New York City
Dulce Vida Cafe and Bakery, Lexington Avenue restaurant, is the type of place that you'd probably hurry past a hundred times without much more than a glance or two in the window. Inside, the mishmash of table-clothed dining to your right, huge food photos plastered to your left (are those coffee beans?), combined with the […]
There are probably a hundred restaurants in this town that look exactly like Gajyumaru, especially, perhaps, on the avenues of the Upper East and Upper West Sides. You know the type of place: narrow, travel posters as decor, outdated color scheme, random menu, an overall feeling of fatigue.
Things to Do in Brooklyn This Weekend: Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg
Brooklyn attractions are many but for my money, one of the most fun things to do in Brooklyn on the weekend is experiencing Brooklyn Flea and Smorgasburg. For the past few years, the great Brooklyn Flea and its also-great foodie spin-off Smorgasburg have become something of an institution in New York City. Open now and […]
The Lobster Place in Chelsea Market; The Best Lobster in NYC
The Lobster Place is one of the original tenants of the great Chelsea Market, and they clearly know a thing or three about fresh fish. The place is always packed, both with locals buying, say, a couple of tuna steaks or tilapia fillets to bring home and cook for dinner, as well as plenty of […]
New York Yankee Stadium; The New Way to Experience Baseball
In 2009, both of New York City's beloved/hated (depending) baseball teams started their seasons in spanking-new stadiums. Citi Field replaced the 45-year-old Shea Stadium as home to the Amazin' Mets, and when I went for the first time last year I was pretty blown away by what is clearly the new trend in sports entertainment, […]
P.J. Clarke’s vs Clarke’s Standard; May the Best Burger Win!
Ok, so it's a bit of a misnomer, "Old School vs. New Style", My name for the burger battle I embarked upon last week, where I pit NYC dinosaur P.J. Clarke's (the Third Avenue restaurant that's been around since 1884!) against the company's fast-food-ish offshoot Clarke's Standard, just opened on Lexington and 54th.
Alder; wd-50’s Chef Wylie Dufresne Opens New NYC Restaurant
Chef Wylie Dufresne, he of the innovative, Michelin-starred wd-50 on Clinton Street, is a good guy: amiable, grounded, a native New Yorker. The kind of person you wish was your buddy, and not just for his chops in the kitchen.
Osteria Cotta on the UWS; Outdoor Dining with a Cool NYC Vibe
Glenwood residents on the Upper West Side, put Osteria Cotta Restaurant and Wine Bar in your pocket for the next time you're up in the 80s, after a day on the Great Lawn, say, or a visit to the Museum of Natural History.
Kenny Scharf Art, Donuts, and Merchandise at Paul Kasmin Gallery in NYC
Even if the name isn’t ringing a bell, you probably recognize Kenny Scharf’s distinctive, cartoony style. After all, Scharf’s an SVA grad who has been showing in galleries and museums all over town–and all over the world–since the early 1980s.
Nish Nush in Tribeca; Home to the Best Falafel in Downtown NYC
Ok, we admit it: we're no experts in the falafel field. Sure, we could reel off a list for you in a heartbeat of NYC's best cookies, best doughnuts, best pizza, best burgers, cupcakes, fish tacos, bagels, barbecue, ramen… but for whatever reason–perhaps too many bad experiences?–that other great NYC staple, the falafel, has never […]
Dulce Vida Cafe; Authentic Colombian Restaurant in New York City
Dulce Vida Cafe and Bakery, Lexington Avenue restaurant, is the type of place that you'd probably hurry past a hundred times without much more than a glance or two in the window. Inside, the mishmash of table-clothed dining to your right, huge food photos plastered to your left (are those coffee beans?), combined with the […]
