NYC Sizzling Again!
Alex Stupak during the opening week of Empellón (now Empellón Taqueria)It’s been a little while since I have been as excited about the NYC dining landscape as I am now. I love Italian food as much as...
View ArticleBetony – A NY Beauty
Flavor. Texture. Style. These are all important words when it comes to food that nurtures the pleasure centers as well as the corporeal elements of the body. Maximizing these elements is what all...
View ArticleThe French Revolution Returns at Rotisserie Georgette
Georgette Farkas, the lovely and gracious owner of the eponymous French rotisserie restaurant that bears her name, said it best, when she told my friend, Eliot, my son, L.J. and myself, “This kind of...
View ArticleAnother Time at Atera
My first time at Atera was shortly after it opened. It was excellent, but perhaps a touch derivative. My second time, last year, showed a more assured and refined voice, that I found to be...
View ArticleThe Docsconz Top 25 Restaurant Meals of 2015
Chef Jordi Cruz Mas of ABaC in Barcelona With two long, culinary focused trips to Spain in 2015, it is no surprise, to me at least, that this list is dominated by Spanish restaurants. While my travels...
View ArticleRaising the Bar at Betony
Restaurants often get a bad rap as cocktail bars and frequently that is a valid criticism. That said, some of my favorite places to enjoy well conceived, constructed and craveable cocktails is in...
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