May 4, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Lupulo (CLOSED)
Intense is not an exaggeration for George Mendes these first few nights of Lupulo, his new tavern and small-plates joint in Chelsea…
April 20, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Shuko
I never thought I might one day seem grumpy, even ossified, set in my ways...
April 13, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
LoLo's Seafood Shack
It’s a breezy wet night and we crave a little...
April 6, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Santina
I feel like I’m basking on a terrace in Positano or spending Easter in Palermo…
March 30, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Zuma
There’s a ton of confidence invested here...
March 23, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong
I’d seen photos of food world Mouthkateers. Hapless fan girl that I am, of course I needed to go too...
March 16, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Prova (CLOSED)
Prova proudly hails itself as “90 Seconds to...
March 9, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Little Park
As chefs are more drawn to fussing around with vegetables, so am I…
March 2, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Circo
I must confess that I have a sentimental attachment to the Maccionis from the dawn of Le Cirque...
February 23, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Momofuku Ko
I was not exactly happy being summoned at 6:45...
February 16, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
BLVD Bistro
Would you rush to Harlem for an ethereal biscuit? Would you hop on a train or pile into a cab for a feather light biscuit, salty, crumbling in your fingers and maybe some shrimp and grits…
February 9, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
The Polo Bar
If you’re not a Ralph Lauren person you probably aren’t going to get in just by looking good and hanging out in the bar trying to make an impression by sipping 23 year old Speyside single malt scotch for $86...
February 2, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Marta
I’m not going to claim I’ve loved pizza longer than any other restaurant critic still forking around...
January 26, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Bowery Meat Company
We’re here for the meat. If we were panting for sushi or craving chicken or trying to impress a vegan pal, we wouldn’t be here…
January 19, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
Trattoria Bianca
It’s not pretending to be chic. It’s not sizzling…
January 12, 2015 | BITE: My Journal
La Savane
Early dispatches suggested it wasn’t easy to access the exotic charms if you didn’t speak French...
December 30, 2014 | BITE: My Journal
Via Carota
I found it a charming, romantic notion that chefs Jody Williams and Rita Sodi, partners in life, declared their intention to join in holy Tuscan restaurantism…
December 22, 2014 | BITE: My Journal
2014 Also-Rans
Any one of these ten favorites might have become the 11th best or the 12th…