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Carver Steak NYC Review (Round Two): Back With the Crew and Zero Regrets Well… I ended up back at CarverSteak. This time it was with the old food crew. The OGs. The guys I started this whole “eat everything in sight” journey with. Haven’t seen them in a minute, so we needed somewhere solid, fun,…
Now that baseball season is back, and the Yankees are playing, the crew is back in rotation. That means I finally get to bring people to all the spots I have been hyping up like a lunatic. First stop, obviously, Golden Steer Steakhouse. I locked in that reservation over a month ago. Minor heart attack…
Another Friday, Another Rescue Mission Well, it’s another Friday, another rough week, and another excuse to try a new restaurant. This time, I checked out CarverSteak NYC, which literally opened on March 20… so yeah, you’re getting this basically next-day intel. I had high hopes. Last week was a miss (looking at you, Estelle’s NYC),…
Back to Golden Steer Steakhouse (Yes, I Threatened to Return) As I threatened in my last post about Golden Steer Steakhouse, I came back. This time I brought friends. Why? Simple math. More people equals more dishes. More dishes equal a better investigation. We also sat in the back dining room, which meant I finally…
Saverne NYC in Hudson Yards had been on my radar, and after a long week I needed an excuse to grab a martini and clear my head. So I did what any rational adult would do. I went looking for a bar. Saverne is the latest restaurant from Chef Gabriel Kreuther, featuring live-fire cooking and…
Golden Steer NYC: Freezing Weather, Hot Steaks, and Old-School Vegas Energy Golden Steer has been a Las Vegas legend for decades. Old-school steaks, impeccable service, and that clean, classic Vegas energy from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Not new-money neon Vegas. The good Vegas. The kind where everything feels polished, intentional, and cool without trying…
Il Monello: A New Martini Mistake on 49th Street Another day in paradise, and I needed to get what I like to call a martini pick-me-up. Since Tuscany closed, I’ve been quietly searching for a new spot to scratch that itch. Enter Il Monello, Tuscany’s sister restaurant, tucked away on 49th Street. It’s not exactly…
The Return Visit It was a rough Sunday. One of those days where you need a pick-me-up and a reason to be outside that isn’t “because the walls are closing in.” I also had errands to run in Downtown Brooklyn, so instead of spiraling, I did the responsible thing and went back to Gage &…
It’s my birthday weekend (part… I don’t even know anymore), and the girls flew up from Florida to celebrate. They wanted to take me somewhere special, something new, something with a bit of flair. Since Cuerno just opened recently, it seemed like the perfect excuse to check it out. The Space Walking into Cuerno feels…
It was one of those weeks when, by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, I needed two things — a couple of martinis and a perfectly cooked steak to wash away the stress. Palladino’s Steak & Seafood has been popping up on my feed since it opened a few weeks ago, so it was time to see…