C Categories food event Manhattan January 23, 2012 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..
E Categories Manhattan October 27, 2011 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..
J Categories food event Manhattan wine August 9, 2011 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..
T Categories food event August 2, 2011 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..
P Categories food event April 16, 2011 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..
P Categories food event April 16, 2011 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..
M Categories food event December 26, 2010 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,..
M Categories Uncategorized November 24, 2010 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..
S Categories Manhattan August 27, 2010 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..
1 Categories Uncategorized July 10, 2010 1* Michelin Tapas Dinner at Fogón Fogón The evening of the epic chocolate tour and pastry tasting, HC and I had early dinner reservations to Fogón. My dining plans in Paris..
B Categories Manhattan May 18, 2010 Brunch I Actually Enjoyed: ilili Restaurant ilili As a born and bred native New Yorker, I don’t exactly understand the concept of brunch. Brunch to me is basically another way to..
G Categories Manhattan November 3, 2009 Glorious Pizza Lunch at Motorino, East Village Taken place on October 5, 2009. Exterior & Interior Back when Motorino (the East Village location) started to serve lunch, I asked Giulia if we..
L Categories Manhattan October 11, 2009 Lunch at Casa Mono – Take 2 Taken place on September 4, 2009. Around the second week when Ruskie is in town, we arranged to have lunch at Casa Mono. Both of..
R Categories Manhattan July 27, 2009 Restaurant Week at Alto To those of you who are really waiting on my Hong Kong/China vacation posts, please do be patient. I’m trying to post up the Restaurant..
E Categories Manhattan July 21, 2009 Epic Eating – Momofuku Milk Bar, Everyman Espresso, Bouchon Bakery, and Gus & Gabriel Originally taken place on July 3, 2009. The first part is from Ssam Bar’s prix fixe lunch (it started with the beef tendon dish). I..