Antique Garage, NYC
Antique Garage Chef: Utku Cinel Cuisine: Mediterranean, Turkish Neighbordhood: SoHo Price: $20 per person Phone: (212) 219-1019 Address: 41 Mercer Street, NYC 10013 Jen and I discovered Antique Garage serendipitously. We were shopping in SoHo, walked past it and were intrigued by the sounds of the smooth sultry jazz emanating from the open space. As … Continue reading
Landmarc Tribeca, NYC
Landmarc Tribeca Chef: Marc Murphy Cuisine: American Nouveau Neighborhood: Tribeca Price: $40-50 per person for an appetizer plus entree Phone: (212) 343-3883 Address: 179 West Broadway, NYC 10013 Right in the heart of Tribeca, Landmarc is always bustling with neighborhood diners and as a bonus, even offers cozy sidewalk seating to see and be seen. … Continue reading
Le Bernardin – Tasting Menu, NYC
Return to main menu: “Le Bernardin, NYC” Le Bernardin Tasting Menu $138 per person, $185 with added Pastured Poached Egg and Osetra Caviar à la carte AMUSE BOUCHE Winter Bourne Oyster With Mushrooms And Truffle Foam The oyster in truffle foam was an amazing amuse bouche, and tickled our taste buds to get us excited … Continue reading
Le Bernardin – Chef’s Tasting Menu, NYC
Return to main menu: “Le Bernardin, NYC” Chef’s Tasting Menu + Wine Pairing $185 per person, $325 with wine pairing AMOUSE BOUCHE Lobster salad TUNA Smoked Yellowfin Tuna “Prosciutto”; Japanese Pickled Vegetables and Crispy Kombu Chablis, “Vieilles Vignes”, Domaine Savary, Burgundy 2007 The “prosciutto” style of curing the tuna made the fish taste almost lox-like, … Continue reading
Print, NYC
Print Chef: Charles Rodriguez Pastry Chef: Heather Carlucci-Rodriguez Cuisine: American Nouveau Neighborhood: Hell’s Kitchen Price:$40 per person for food + drinks (not incl. tax/tip) Phone: (212) 757-2224 Address: 653 11th Avenue, NYC 10036 Choosing a good NYC restaurant for a pre-theater dinner is like voting for politician in… well, any election… let’s face it — … Continue reading
Colicchio & Sons, NYC
Colicchio & Sons Chef: Tom Colicchio Cuisine: American Nouveau Neighborhood: Meatpacking District Price: $55 per person for a two course meal (à la carte) + tax / tip / wine Tasting Menu (8 courses) is available for $125 + optional wine pairing $65 Phone: (212) 400-6699 Address: 85 10th Avenue, NYC 10011 When I first … Continue reading
Shaburi, CA
“Shabu-Shabu is a Japanese variant of hot pot. The dish is related to sukiyaki in style, where both use thinly sliced meat and vegetables, and usually served with dipping sauces, but it is considered to be more savory and less sweet than sukiyaki. It is considered a winter dish but is eaten year-round.” – Wikipedia Shaburi 171 Jackson St San Jose, … Continue reading
Joe’s Ginger, NYC
Joe’s Ginger Chef: Joe Si Cuisine: Chinese, Hong Kong style Shanghainese Neighborhood: Chinatown Price: $35-40 total for the meal ($10 per person) Phone: 212-285-0333 Address: 25 Pell Street, NYC 10013 The original Joe’s Shanghai Restaurant opened in 1994 in Flushing, New York. The restaurant quickly gained popularity due to its specialty dish, Xiao Long Bao, … Continue reading
Xanh Restaurant, CA
Xanh Restaurant 110 Castro St Mountain View, CA 94041 Cuisine: Asian Fusion Website: http://www.xanhrestaurant.com We came here in 2009 to celebrate my mother’s birthday. The modern decor is very cool — I especially loved the textured flowing wall that reflected light coming from the ground. We had made reservations for an early dinner and didn’t have to … Continue reading
Croatian Cuisine
Prior to departing for Croatia, the only bit of insight I had on Croatian Cuisine was rave reviews for an Istrian restaurant called Albona in San Francisco. Istria, a peninsula in the Northern Adriatic shared by Croatia, Italy, and Slovenia, is renowned for its ecclectic cuisine. It is a mélange of influences from all the … Continue reading
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