NYC Restaurant Reviews | Steakhouses, Burgers & Bars
Let’s address the obvious question first. Yes, I am aware that “Blackbird” is also the name of several unrelated restaurants that have nothing to do with the app. No, this post is not about those places. If you searched your way here looking for a restaurant literally named Blackbird, I am sorry for the confusion,…
Another Friday, another reason to have a couple martinis. At least this time it was not that bad of a week at work. I ended up at Trudie’s Tavern, recently opened in Carroll Gardens. Not too far from work, supposedly great roast chicken, and I heard the martinis were worth the trip. You already know…
I heard a new bar was opening up in the East Village called Limo Bar NYC and immediately had to check it out. The concept is exactly what it sounds like. Inside feels like a limo. But honestly my brain went somewhere completely different the second I walked in. I expected Gordon Gekko whispering “greed…
I am embarrassed to admit I had not been to Hutong since pre-COVID. Life happens. Priorities shift. You end up in a martini fog somewhere on the west side and suddenly five years have passed. But we needed a brunch spot that opened early, and by early I mean 11:30, which in Midtown on a…
Fourth of July weekend, half the city fled to the Hamptons, and Shannon and I took full advantage of the empty reservation slots that opened up as a result. Post-Yankee game, we struck. Cote is one of my top restaurants in this city. Full stop. I would never pass up a reservation. It is a…
I went to San Francisco expecting a long weekend of good food and mild weather. What I got was the best clam chowder of my life, a near-international incident involving a Yoda statue, and a cioppino that I am still thinking about weeks later. This is the complete guide to everything I ate, drank, and…
This is part of my 72 Hours in San Francisco food and travel guide. Read the full series for every stop on the trip. I hate lines. I am from New York. I will skip a restaurant entirely before standing in a line. I do not care how good the food is. Sotto Mare at…
This is part of my 72 Hours in San Francisco food and travel guide. Read the full series for every stop on the trip. Let me tell you something about Napa that nobody told me before this trip. It is an hour and a half from San Francisco. An hour and a half. In New…
This is part of my 72 Hours in San Francisco food and travel guide. Read the full series for every stop on the trip. Let me explain how I ended up here. We had just left the area near the Yoda statue outside of Lucasfilm headquarters. Apparently if you try to lift a Yoda statue…
This is part of my 72 Hours in San Francisco food and travel guide. Read the full series for every stop on the trip. I wanted one last pure seafood meal. Not a steakhouse with a seafood option. Not a pasta place with a shrimp appetizer. Pure seafood. Oysters, chowder, the whole situation. I had…