Penne alla Vodka at Bar Pitti in the West Village I’d like to think of myself as a PAV (penne alla vodka #duh) connoisseur and Bar Pitti has been on my list of unreal PAV places to go for a while. Somehow it always got shafted because I had somewhere...
Five of our Favorite Speakeasies in NYC Please Don’t Tell We’re calling this the most famously secret speakeasy on our list, and a must-go for every New Yorker. Surreptitiously known as PDT, the East Village bar is hidden in the back of Crif...
Health & Healing of Raw Food – Behind the Kitchen at Quintessence After having such a wonderful dining experience at Quintessence, I was of course intrigued by the story behind the raw food eatery. I was fortunate enough to speak with Mun Chan, one of the co-founders of...
Cool Down with these Edgy Frozen Treats in NYC Your AC bill is higher than ever. Your wait for the NQR feels like you’re roasting at 450 degrees, and you’re still patiently waiting for your weekend sunburn to fade into a tan. Yup—it’s summer in...
Frozen Key Lime Pie On a Stick: The Swingle You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Had a Swingle, the brainchild of Steve’s Authentic Key Lime Pies in Red Hook. I walked through the outdoor Smith Street Market in Brooklyn Heights on Sunday and came...
The Party Brunch Takes over the NYC Boozy Brunch If you’ve been semi relevant within the past year or so, you must have noticed the increased boom of Sunday NYC Boozy brunches. Because everyone knows the only way to cure your hangover Sunday morning is to...
Follow the Tiger Stripes to Korilla BBQ in the East Village Though their food truck game is totally on point, if you haven’t visited the brick and mortar version of Korilla BBQ you have got to head over ASAP! Korilla BBQ has mastered the art of blending Mexican and...
YouTube Space NY Hosts Free Screenings Even though I’ve now been living in the city for almost a year, it still amazes me how on any given night here there are endless options of things to do. Regardless of how many hours I spend prowling the...
Behind the Kitchen with Chef John of AWOL Eatery Nowadays it seems like everyone I know has a different dietary restriction; gluten free, vegan, vegetarian, pescatarian, etc. Of course I want everyone to be happy, but all of these restrictions sure make...
Lafayette Grand Cafe & Bakery Brings Back a Childhood Favorite French brasserie, Lafayette Grand Cafe & Bakery, added a delightful surprise to their summer bakery menu: push-pops! As if this throwback couldn’t get any better, their take on the old grocery...
Rubirosa – It’s always a good idea! This afternoon my best friend came into New York City to surprise me. She was ravenous after a long morning of traveling and we both looked at each other and immediately knew where we wanted to eat, Rubirosa....
Raw, Organic, Vegan Food since 1999! Quintessence in the East Village After such a delicious and eye opening experience at Rockin Raw, I was interested to find other raw vegan eateries in New York City. So my quest began and led me quickly to Quintessence. Located in the east...
