A Categories Restaurants travel March 2, 2024 Amazing Dinner with Views at Ulus 29 Restaurant (Istanbul, Turkey) Ulus 29 could easily end up in any shortlist of “Istanbul’s Most Amazing Restaurants With a View”. Located on lush slopes of a city park..
D Categories Restaurants travel December 31, 2023 Dinner at Serica Restaurant, The Bank Hotel Istanbul Dinner at Serica Restaurant is an interesting take of what Turkish cuisine with creative global influences to modernize the food. Don’t worry, the food is..
L Categories European-based Restaurants Italy Rome travel May 30, 2023 Lunch with a Stunning View at Il Giardino at Hotel Eden (Rome, Italy) It has been about 6 years since I’ve dined at Hotel Eden’s Il Giardino except then I had apertivo at their handsome bar. This particular..
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..
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..
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..
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..