October 19, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Epicure
It is scarcely a surprise that Epicure might be dazzlingly good. The trick is to live up to three star expectations…
September 28, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Kat and Theo
There is the chef himself up front under the...
September 21, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Timna
I nod wisely and sip my “Negronish.” The house license only allows wine and beer-fortified cocktails…
September 14, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
L'Amico
Tourondel has wanted to do an Italian restaurant for years, even though his very snobby French father complained when the family was obliged to eat at his Italian mother-in-law’s table…
August 30, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
The Heyward
Be careful what you ask for…you might get...
August 26, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
La Pecora Bianca
I liked the Little Bo Peep theme – the clean...
August 17, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Chomp Chomp
I always meant to explore the street food of...
August 10, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
The Ribbon
It was a dream come true – a menu with something for everyone -- just what the neighborhood needed...
August 3, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Matsui O Tempura
I persist, neophiliac that I am, drawn to a privileged new indulgence -- tempura omakase punctuated by exquisite little kaiseki bites…
July 27, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Hampton Forks
I debated a fishwich versus a burger but I’d...
July 13, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
The Vine
How could Laurent Tourondel open a restaurant without me knowing?
July 6, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Where I’m Eating Now
Here’s where I’m eating right now, just for fun, because it feels special, and maybe also, to impress a friend...
June 8, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Untitled
“I thought we’d stay open to see if anyone comes when the museum is closed,” he says a bit anxiously, gazing at the spottily inhabited room...
June 1, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
The Clocktower
Recently I received a sculpture in dark chocolate of the Clocktower Building, site of Ian Shrager’s New York Edition hotel...
May 26, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Hamptons In the Lull
I like the feeling of escape I get the moment I descend the bus. I like to pretend calories don’t count when you’re out of town. This time I abandoned my usual half-hearted discipline slowly…
May 18, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
August
A trio of Upper East Side sylphs sips white wine at a small marble round just inside the primitive raw wood planter with its oval bushes, ivy and pansies...
May 11, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Maison Kayser
With sunset, waiters in French Navy striped tees and navy suspenders set out votive candles for dinner traffic…