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Nicolas Feuillatte Rosé Tasting & Champagne Lunch

I had the honor and pleasure to be part of Nicolas Feuillatte Rosé Champagne tasting and lunch at Le Cirque in New York City earlier this week.

Le Cirque is an elegant, upscale French restaurant, tucked in the large glass skyscraper of the Bloomberg Building. The restaurant’s dining rooms (upstairs private [...]

Chef Hiroyuki Sakai at Benihana’s Private Event

Benihana: Exterior, one of its large dining rooms, Portrait of its founder Rocky Aoki, Large fortune cat, The Rocky Room

Last week I was invited to Benihana‘s private lunch to celebrate their relaunch of their newly renovated space and their 48 years in the restaurant business. I took my mother along since [...]

Eleven Madison Park – Same Place, Similar Time but Still Fresh and New

Eleven Madison Park: Exterior, Roses, Interior

It’s almost a year since I’ve been to Eleven Madison Park.

How quickly time flies.

Eleven Madison Park: The Cookbook

It’s interesting how a year can change someone or something a lot. Even for this restaurant. In case you haven’t heard or read, [...]

Joseph Drouhin Wine Dinner at Tribeca Grill

Tribeca Grill (exterior), Inside the private dining room; Laurent Drohin of Joseph Drohin’s family & menu

Last night I was invited to a Rue La La dinner partnered with Tribeca Grill featuring Joseph Drouhin wines from Burgundy, France. Laurent Drouhin, the great grandson of Joseph Drouhin joined the festivities for educating us [...]

The Spiked Lunch at Philip’s Seafood, Caesar’s Palace, Atlantic City

Spiked Lunch at Philip’s Seafood

The Spiked Lunch event that was part of the Annual Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival 2011 took place at the Phillip’s Seafood Restaurant at Caesar’s Palace.

I was relatively surprised as to the format of this event. Instead of it being buffet style with a raw [...]

Pier 9 & 9 Restaurant Esquire Party

Esquire Event

I’ve been invited to a press party with Esquire at Pier 9 and 9 Restaurant this past Thursday. (It’s pretty interesting that I had a chance to mingle with the well-dressed people of Esquire.)

These two restaurants are under the helm of one chef (and partner) Eric Hara. Despite they [...]

My Top Ten Experiences of 2010

This year for me, was pretty fun and a whirlwind in itself from going back to graduate school, vacation to Paris for the first time, and still manage to eat. A lot. This is looking at 2010 in the rear view mirror at what meals (overall) and food-related experiences that resonated me to this day.

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My (Early) Birthday Dinner at Blue Hill at Stone Barns

If you would like to read about the farm tour (with the adorable farm animals) I had prior to this dinner, please go back or click here. This dinner took place back on November 5th, 2010.

Blue Hill at Stone Barns

After watching the adorable, fluffy sheep grazing and chickens running around [...]

Saturday Lunch at Seasonal

Several weeks ago, I asked my family if they would like to go out eating at Sesonal, the 1* Michelin-rated, Austrian restaurant that’s located in Midtown West. Everyone except my father could attend and we set the date back last Saturday. My reasoning was the fact there aren’t that many restaurants in Manhattan that serves [...]