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Belated Birthday Dinner at Eleven Madison Park (2012)

Exterior and interiors of Eleven Madison Park and my (belated) birthday card

I’ve been trying to keep with tradition to celebrate my birthday at Eleven Madison Park (as I have last year and in 2010; I’ll shorten Eleven Madison Park as EMP), albeit a bit late since November was fully booked by [...]

Weekend Lunch at Marble Lane at Dream Downtown Hotel

Interior

Marble Lane located at the beautiful and hip Dream Downtown Hotel is a fairly new restaurant located in the Chelsea/Meatpacking District.

This restaurant has an open-floor plan that once you enter this hotel on West 16th Street, you’d be practically greeted by the hostess and can’t help staring at the eye-catching, [...]

First Part of My Birthday Celebration: Dinner at The NoMad Restaurant

The Bar and the Library at the NoMad

As I’ve stated on the title, dinner at The NoMad restaurant is my first leg of my birthday celebration. It’s been a very good year thinking back in perspective. I’ve graduated with a Master’s degree and eventually got the job that I wanted (in [...]

Tasting Menu Dinner at Gwynnet St, Brooklyn

Interior: Part of the bar and the main dining room

This past weekend, I went with my family to the hipster neighborhood of Williamsbug, Brooklyn to Gwynett St for my mother’s birthday.

I know it seems strange that I picked this venue generally since Williamsburg usually appeal to young adults around [...]

Dinner at Papadam

Interior, Menu, Papadam with chutneys, Indian inspired cocktails

Papadam located in the Upper East Side is one of the fewest neighborhoods I would imagine having very good traditional Indian food at a very reasonable price that we went on a recent Saturday night.

Admittedly, I’m a novice to the realm of Indian [...]

Sugar and Plumm, Upper West Side

Sugr and Plumm: Exterior, retail counter, dining room

Sugar and Plumm is the newest addition to the dining scene on the Upper West Side. Sugar and Plumm’s flagship location in Paramus, NJ expanded to this Manhattan location looking like a sophisticated, polished kind of Candyland with the general color scheme of lavender [...]

Chió Restaurant, Brooklyn – Honest, Solid Italian Fare

Chió’s Exterior, Main dining room interior, Garden area, and the menus

Chió (pronounced kee-OH) is located on the Waterfront District of Brooklyn that mainly focuses on rustic Italian fare, opened in August 2012. Unlike most restaurants, co-owner Chef Alex McWilliams created a menu that has hints of proteins (meats and fish) rather [...]

Dinner at Ken and Cook – A Good Neighborhood Restaurant

A few nights ago, I had a solid dinner at Ken and Cook. Co-owner and chef Richard Diamonte was at the kitchen that humid evening.

Exterior (at night), looking out on Kenmare from the bar, and part of the interior, the bar

Ken and Cook’s ambiance is what I would call an [...]

Mexican Seafood Dinner at Pampano (NYC)

Interior, upstairs and table setting

Pampano is a contemporary Mexican restaurant found in Midtown East. The decor and the menu vaguely reminds me of my recent press trip to Los Cabos, Mexico – and the food primarily focused on seafood.

Entering this restaurant on a humid, drizzling evening, we’re greeted by two [...]