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After a flurry of openings to add, this week will be about pruning. I am removing L’Accolade, Malibu Farm and Red Peony from the New & Noteworthy list. The early word from Eater’s Ryan Sutton is that Red Paper Clip means it may fall off…
Observations from my first visit I was excited to try Llama San, which opened in early September. It was still early days when I dined there for dinner, which is to say that both the front staff and kitchen staff were still getting their bearings…
Today is the first day of fall. While we have enjoyed some lingering hot weather, activity has ramped up — openings and launches abound. So it seems fitting that the one addition to this week’s list is a cafe where patrons can drink great coffee…
This week’s additions to the New & Noteworthy list are both restaurants that have been open for a bit, one for six months and the other for over twenty years. I’m reinvested in checking them out because of their new menus. Golden Diner, the Chinatown…
Cooler air stimulates my appetite which is a good thing as there are so many new menus to dig into across the city. Today, I’m adding Gotham Bar & Grill, which sees a departure of Alfred Portale who helmed the kitchen for over three decades,…
I neglected my Weekend Cooking posts for most of the summer but that doesn’t mean I wasn’t cooking! I had the great fortune of having friends and family staying with us which meant I was able to draft menu plans keeping in mind my guests…
Observations from my first visit Hutong restaurant from the Aqua Restaurant Group (which has locations in London, Hong Kong and Beijing) opened its first US outpost in the former Le Cirque space. It positions itself as a high-end Northern Chinese restaurant and bar, so in…
BTS time! The sun is bright and the air is becoming more crisp. People have a pep in their step. NYC after Labor Day is always busy with the US Open, Fashion Week etc. and after being out of the city for awhile, I am…