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 [...]


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?