Archive for August, 2009
Casa Oaxaca
Restaurant Week in DC is always a mixed bag. There are plenty of restaurants that honor the basic idea- you get to sample the food, service, and atmosphere of one of the many participating establishments at a fraction of the price of a normal meal. Of course with any sort of open enrollment dining program [...]
Grotta Azzurra Ristorante
Dear 8 pound, 6 ounce, new born baby Jesus, don’t even know a word yet, I want to thank you for this wonderful meal of fine pastas and carbonated soft drinks from our unwilling sponsor Coca-Cola, that you have given us on this fine New York evening… A game time decision for dinner on our [...]
Minerva Indian Cuisine
One of the great things about living in the suburbs of the Washington DC area is the wide array of authentic ethnic dining from a dizzying array of choices. It almost seems absurd that having Indian cuisine for dinner would be one of the less exotic choices you could go with around here. Regardless, many [...]
Trashy Hobo Leeks Recipe
I sometimes wonder if the various terms used to describe a certain method of cooking really are throwbacks to the originating method, or just an ingenious method to keep the intimidated out of the kitchen. So rather than tell you right off the bat that we’re going to braise these leeks, I’m going to tell [...]
Gobo & Grom
Gobo is a vegetarian’s paradise in Gotham. With two locations, one in the West Village and the other in the Upper East Side, there is really no excuse for any vegetarian or vegan to visit one of their restaurants. Gobo, photo courtesy of nymag.com I’m usually very skeptical of vegetarian/vegan only establishments, as I find [...]
Crumbs Bakery
Let’s get to the brass tacks. Crumbs is a major player in the cupcake game, as far as I’m concerned. That’s right, I said the cupcake game. If you haven’t been paying attention to the food industry in this country right now, cupcakes have become the new hot commodity in baked sweeties, and we’re not [...]
Mint NY
Mint is a little Indian restaurant that can be found at 150 East 50th, nestled between 3rd and Lexington in Midtown. The decor is very modern that could easily transition the space into a lounge at night. If several tables full of Indian diners is any indication to the authenticity and the deliciousness of the [...]
Spring Street Natural
Jen and I went to Spring Street Natural on the recommendation and praise from the concierge at our hotel. Conveniently located at the top of Spring Street exit on the 6 train on the corner of Spring and Lafayette, we popped in the corner restaurant for lunch. The hostess led us along the sticky wood [...]
Go.
Jen and I are packed, ready to go. The bus takes off tomorrow at 7a and we’ll be back at the start of next week with a couple of good gotham gastronom stories. Ready? Set?
