“I was supposed to eat something new, so I tried the roasted soft squid. I ate just a bite of it. It was fascinating and completely gross.” – Jason Kotecki, cartoonist, author, public speaker Bah, what does he know?! We love our tentacled creatures be they boiled, roasted, or braised, or… well, as in the… Read More All the Wriggly Tentacles
MARY: Is there anything that you miss about New York when you’re there? MARC: Not really. Sometimes I miss hamburgers, I should say that. I miss the tuna pizzas at Mercer Kitchen. – Mary Clarke interview with Marc Jacobs, in Index Magazine Back and getting back in the swing of things. I find myself wondering… Read More Hey, Let’s TP that Pizza!
“Fare thee well gone away There’s nothing left to say Farewell to New York City, boys” – from Body of an American by the Pogues A last look back, a last few nibbles, up, up and away…. In the financial district, apartment and office rentals. Do we really want to encourage them? The W Hotel,… Read More Ciao Bello
It’s strange. When I lived in NYC, up until almost six years ago, for a large part of the time I was there I lived at 14th Street and 1st Avenue, putting me a mere one stop on the L train from the start of Williamsburg. Yet, it must be a good eight years since… Read More Billy-Burg Veg-Out
Random dining that I’m not going to detail, but who knows, perhaps an inspiration for a spot to go to…. A bagel with the works at Odessa in Alphabet City… not exactly a packed bagel, nor my favorite since they only have plain bagels, but a little of everything brightens it up. A visit in… Read More Bits and Bites, Odds and Ends
We all know I like me some sushi. Even if it’s in a hallway at an airport. As long as it’s good. And fresh. And I like everything from the very classic and simple to the modern and avant-garde. So it’s not surprising that friends, particularly in the restaurant biz, always have new recommendations for… Read More Fish, Understated
Lobster rolls have always been a bone of contention in New York. Wait, speaking of lobsters and bones, I have to tell you a story. There it was, a few years ago, in the first month of AZ (restaurant) being open, and I and the general manager are working in the dining room. It’s a… Read More You’d Have to Use the Force Luke….
I suppose this might explain why the last couple of trips here, when I tried to just wing it for eating by tweeting and fb-ing where and when I was going to be dining, no one showed up. It seems that amongst even my restaurant friends, dining out early has become de rigueur, either on… Read More Thaimex, Takes a Licking…