As Andy and I boarded the train for our 40-minute ride to Tarrytown a couple of Saturday nights back, we found ourselves discussing our favorite meals of 2009.  After all, we were on our way to one of our favorite spots, Blue Hill at Stone Barns on the Rockefeller estate (30 miles north of the city in Pocantico [...]

During NY Craft Beer Week, Andy and I were most anticipating the Brooklyn Brewery Dinner at Per Se, a “Zagat Presents,” seven course feast created by Per Se Chef de Cuisine Jonathan Benno and paired with some true Brooklyn Brewery gems (including the much talked about “Bacon Beer”). The recent news that Chef Benno would be [...]

Well there’s a new entry in the “Best Meals of Our Life Category.” Actually there are a couple of new entries in the past month if you include our indulgent dinner at Vetri in Philadelphia back in May. But for now we’re talking about our culinary adventure this past Friday night at Momofuku Ko. Thankfully [...]

Andy and I always are trying to find any excuse to get out and indulge in a tasting menu at one of our favorite restaurants.  When we saw Valentine’s Day falling on a Saturday, not only did we think it was the perfect excuse for a splurge night out, it also became the perfect weekend [...]

It’s been close to a fortnight since we ate at Babbo and I can’t stop thinking about the grilled octopus with “borlotti marinati” and spicy limoncello vinaigrette (thanks to Solo for recommending this), the mint ‘love letters’ pasta with spicy lamb sausage, the papardelle with butter, parmesan and (generously shaved) white truffles, the guinea hen special…even [...]

We had an amazing dinner last night at Babbo. Actually, it was friggin’ decadently delicious. Can’t do it justice right now (we’re scrambling to finish up some work so we can get out of the city and on our way to the Finger Lakes). It was the second best meal I’ve had in NYC…actually make that [...]