I almost wouldn’t post this meal if it weren’t for the wonderful time we had celebrating Irene’s birthday. I mean. How many times can you go to a restaurant in just one month? Three, I guess. The answer is three. So here’s o lar again. These goat cheese croquettes are… Read More →
OK. We’ve been twice now. And yes, it’s that good. The shrimp in garlic sauce: We meant to just go to have a quiet dinner for three (with srimp), but when we walked in, we ran into some friends, and between the five of us (not counting srimp), ended up… Read More →
Everybody around Nyack and Piermont has been buzzing about O Lar, the new restaurant with the wood-burning oven just north of downtown Piermont. We snuck in early one weeknight and snagged a table, but otherwise, hard to know whether we would have gotten in — especially toting Srimp along. We… Read More →
I had no idea what I was in for. I’d never been to Tinto, the tapas restaurant owned by superchef Jose Garces. I’d never met one of the dinner guests. So how was I to know that by the time dinner was over – 3 hilarious hours after it started… Read More →
Chef Michael Solomonov won the James Beard Award for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic this year, and now that I finally had a chance to taste a few of his dishes, I can easily understand why. His food at Zahav, his modern Israeli restaurant, is inventive and creative with a nod to… Read More →
El Faro has been around a very long time. Since 1927, according to the sign out front. Yeah. We’re talking old school. There’s a worn wooden bar, a drop ceiling and a terrazzo cement floor that’s so worn down that the step down into the back dining room is soft and rounded…. Read More →
I’m reporting for a story on The Ultimate Tapas Run for Arrive — and that’s how Boo and I found ourselves with a lovely plate of Lamb Meatballs with spiced butternut squash foam, toasted sesame seeds and lebne while sitting at the bar at Alta in the West Village: Related… Read More →