Archive for the ‘3 Stars’ Category
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010
The Sunburnt Cow
137 Avenue C
New York, NY 10009
212.529.0005
www.thesunburntcow.com
It was a dark and stormy night…well, dark. And quiet. In fact, it was a Monday night. Monday night in the restaurant world is not a traditionally busy night. Most chefs actually use Monday as their day off. But that didn’t keep my wife and I from checking out The Sunburnt Cow in the East Village. But I will again emphasize the quiet part – from the start of our meal to the end it was just us, the bar tender/waiter/host and the cooks, which was not necessarily a bad thing. (more…)
Tags: Steinlager, The Sunburnt Cow
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Tuesday, November 17th, 2009
Whole Foods Market
250 7th Ave.
New York, NY 10001
212-924-5969
{Google Map | flickr}
What’s not to love at this Chelsea based location of Whole Foods Market? I ran in there the other day hungry as could be and searching for a quick lunch. I had my choice of a salad bar, sushi bar, hot foods, bakery area and more. I chose the sushi bar and had my way with a few varieties of multi-grained rice sushi rolls: tuna and avocado, shrimp and cucumber and two pieces of inari (rice wrapped in fried tofu).
Whole Foods never lets you down and the great part about it is that you can go there every day of the week and never eat the same meal twice. I’ll always be returning to this location and the 6 others in the city for more lunch and dinner goodness.
Tags: bakery, chelsea, market, nyc, salad bar, sushi, whole foods
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Saturday, November 14th, 2009
Rub BBQ
208 W. 23rd Street
New York, NY 10011
212-524-4300
{Google Map | flickr set}
RUB BBQ really stands for Righteous Urban BBQ and it certainly lives up to its name. With four smokers on site, each capable of smoking up to 600lbs. of meat, there’s rarely a day where it’s not all used up. What this means for you and me is some of the freshest and smokiest ‘Q around. (more…)
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Giano
126 E 7th St.
(between 1st and Ave. A)
New York, NY 10009
212-673-7200
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Giano takes its name from the Roman God Janus. Traditionally, Janus was worshipped at the beginning of the harvest season, making my recent visit to Giano on a lovely fall evening extraordinarily prescient. Janus is a god of transition, the god of gates and doors and beginnings and endings, and he is more than adequately honored by Giano’s stunning culinary homage. (more…)
Tags: Giano, LES
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Monday, October 19th, 2009
THE NOHO STAR
330 Lafayette Street
New York, NY 10012
212-925-0070
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Open for every meal of the day, THE NOHO STAR has been on my list for at least ten years of destinations where I have wanted to dine. I used to live about 10 blocks away but for some reason never made it in. I had the opportunity to dine there for a lunch meeting the other day and to be honest, I’m kind of annoyed that it took so long for me to sit down and have a meal. (more…)
Tags: American, breakfast, Brunch, dinner, Downtown, lafayette street, lunch, manhattan, nyc
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Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Tanuki Tavern
18 9th Avenue
New York, NY 10014
212-660-6766
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After a wonderful Meatpacking Uncorked at the NYC Wine and Food Festival, we were left in the mood for great cuisine to match the great drinks that we sampled at the event. Sure, there was food offered, but it wasn’t nearly enough to satiate our appetites. Luckily for us, just around the corner, Tanuki Tavern had just sprung open its doors the night before and we were among the first to sample their new cuisine. (more…)
Tags: Asian, Downtown, food and wine, jeffrey chodorow, metapacking, new, notable opening, nyc, Restaurant
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Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
City Crab
235 Park Avenue South
New York, NY 10003
212-529-3800
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One little block on Park Avenue in the Union Square / Gramercy Park area is littered with restaurants and bars. Between 19th and 20th Streets there are Angelo & Maxies, City Crab, Sugar Cane, Sushi Samba and L’Express. With all of these restaurants available so close to one another, you can literally never have to leave this one-block radius. On a recent Monday night, we took our hungry selves and settled into City Crab. I had only been there once before, back in 1998 or so, and have been looking to get back there ever since. Upon entering the restaurant, the bar area is on the left while just beyond that are high tables so that you can eat in the bar area but still enjoy their full menu. There’s an upstairs and a downstairs dining room which both have great views thanks to the floor to ceiling windows looking onto Park Avenue. (more…)
Tags: American, bar, Downtown, Restaurant, Seafood, union square
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Monday, September 21st, 2009
Sarabeth’s
424 Fifth Avenue
(5th and 6th Floors)
New York, NY 10018
212-827-5068
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www.sarabeths.com
Sarabeth’s is expanding its local empire by partnering up with Lord & Taylor to open up cafes in eight of its stores. This location, being the first to open up (another on Long Island is now open as well) has two floors worth of eggs and omelettes, jams, sandwiches and salads. On the 5th floor is the restaurant, open from 11:30am – 4:30pm (menu here) and on the 6th floor is the cafe with hours from 10am-5:30pm (menu here). If you’ve ever been to a Sarabeth’s before, you’ll know that the lines can be oh-so-long, but oh-so-worth it.
Photo courtesy of Sarabeth’s Restaurant
Tags: Brunch, dinner, lord and taylor, lunch, midtown, nyc, sarabeths, shopping
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