E Categories European-based Restaurants Italy Restaurants Rome travel May 30, 2023 Elegant Dinner at Ristorante Moma (Rome, Italy; 1* Michelin) Last month, I went on a 7-day cruise with Holland America (if you have checked out my Instagram, you might have seen some images and..
C Categories Hotels Lisbon Portugal April 19, 2023 Comfortable Stay at Lumen Hotel Lisbon A friend and I visited Lisbon back in November and for a few nights we stayed at Lumen Hotel. We’ve decided to stay there because..
A Categories Manhattan Restaurants US-based Restaurants February 5, 2023 Austrian-French Lunch at Koloman (NYC) I have taken a rare weekday lunch to indulge since usually work gets in my way. I’ve met up with a friend and dined at..
A Categories Hotels travel January 4, 2023 Atemporal – A Dreamy Boutique Hotel (Lima, Peru) When I visited Lima, Peru for the first time in October 2022, I was astonished by the beauty of the city as my Uber driver..
D Categories Manhattan Restaurants US-based Restaurants August 7, 2022 Dinner at 53 (NYC) 53 is a new restaurant is interestingly by the Altamarea Group. Yes, we’re talking about the group who owns and operates the excellent fine dining..
V Categories Restaurants US-based Restaurants July 4, 2022 Vibrant Flavors at Boutros (Brooklyn, NY) To be honest, I don’t schlep (meaning, make the long trip over) to Brooklyn Heights unless it’s worth it. What appealed to me to head..
D Categories Uncategorized June 20, 2022 Dinner at Baar Baar (NYC) I’ve been aware of Baar Baar for the past couple of years since there’s been a trend of modern Indian restaurants opening in New York..
B Categories Restaurants US-based Restaurants June 16, 2022 Brunch at Celestine (Brooklyn, NY) I had invited a few friends to brunch at Celestine, a Mediterranean restaurant in Dumbo, with the hopes of seeing the glorious view of Brooklyn..
R Categories Manhattan Restaurants US-based Restaurants June 12, 2022 RedFarm and Decoy (West Village, NYC) Ed Schoenfeld and his partner, the talented Hong Kong chef Joe Ng has a “farm style” market-driven Chinese cooking here as they do at the..
S Categories Manhattan Restaurants US-based Restaurants June 12, 2022 Shmoné (NYC) Shmoné is owned by Eyal Shani who owns the Miznon chain and HaSalon in Midtown. This Israeli restaurant on 8th Street, has a menu that changes..
C Categories Manhattan Restaurants US-based Restaurants May 30, 2022 Casa Carmen (TriBeCa, NYC) The nearly two-month old restaurant Casa Carmen is part of a family owned restaurant empire, El Bajío founded in 1972 by Raúl Ramírez Degollado and..
T Categories Restaurants US-based Restaurants May 28, 2022 Towa (NYC) Towa is a new restaurant about three months young and it’s part of the Hands Hospitality group (some known restaurants from them in NYC: Atomix,..
D Categories Restaurants May 28, 2022 Dinner at Bar Tulix (SoHo, NYC) Bar Tulix is a Mexican restaurant in SoHo that is casual, fun and a bit sexy with the dim lighting. It’s the kind of place..
B Categories Restaurants May 15, 2022 Black Seed Bagels (Williamsburg, Brooklyn) As a lifelong New Yorker, I have my proclivities as to where I would go for my Jewish delicatessen (e.g. bagels and schmear). There’s always..
F Categories France Paris Restaurants travel May 3, 2022 Fantastic As Ever at Restaurant David Toutain (2* Michelin) I’ve been a fan of Mr. Toutain’s very modern, creative takes on French food for many years. His food is beautiful and poetic. Some dishes..
