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…
In the restaurant biz, there’s the dreaded “veg plate” – it’s an afterthought, something that most chefs don’t even bother to think about until the moment when someone shows up in the restaurant with an “oh, by the way, I’m a vegan and need you to cook for me instead of anything on your menu.”… Read More The Veg Plate
I couldn’t get out of Kentucky without having a bit of “local” cuisine – something other than the abominations that were served at the buffet mentioned in the last post. Imagine my surprise to find that in the Yum! Inc. capital of the country (i.e.,, the corporate headquarters for KFC, A&W, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell,… Read More Between The ‘Ville and New York City
Saturday was Thunder Over Louisville, a day-long air extravaganza that’s normally held the weekend before the Kentucky Derby (an extra week separation this year because of the timing of Easter) – basically a 6½ hour airshow followed by a half hour fireworks display along the river between Louisville and Indiana. Now in its 19th year,… Read More Up in the Air
I’ve been in lots of airports in the world, and most of them are not exactly the most pleasant places to spend time. So, I found myself stuck in O’Hare the other day having missed a connection to Louisville because of a “LaGuardia traffic jam”, i.e., 22 planes lined up waiting to take off, a… Read More Chicago Flying Sushi
Still reeling from a near one pound bacon burger (actually, given everything on it, it was probably over a pound) and mounds of fried pickles, it’s a wonder that I could even consider anything else food related for the day. But hey, it’s my life, right? A stop at Eataly, 200 5th Avenue, was a… Read More The Italian-American Job
A short post – a building and a burger. Then again, what more does one need? This is The West Street Building, addressed at 90 West Street. Built in 1907 and designed by architect Cass Gilbert, it was a precursor work to his far better known Woolworth Building a few blocks away. Originally built as… Read More The Bold and the Beautiful