Romantic Ambiance at Naya in Midtown East I was recently sent a list with restaurants that I “haaaaad to go to” so obviously I researched them all and had them on my radar. While strolling through midtown east with my friend we passed Naya, which was on the list. I took that as a sign and made a...
Restaurant Vets Cook Up Mexican at Rosie’s in the East Village When Marc Meyer and Vicki Freeman, the duo behind Cookshop, Hundred Acres, and Vic’s open a new spot in the East Village, you don’t ask questions. You head there immediately. Meyer and Freeman’s new Mexican spot, Rosie’s, serves fresh and thoughtful...
Lighter Revamped Vegetarian Indian Food: Bombay Sandwich Co When I suggest an Indian restaurant to my friends, the response is always the same – “No way, it’s just so heavy.” Time and time again I agree to disagree, and come to terms with eating Indian on my own time. Hey, more Naan for me! But then I found...
Healthy Affordable Casual Greek Food: Eons in Murray Hill As I sit here eating my delicious lunch, contemplating on what to write about next, it suddenly occurs to me that I have yet let our readers in on my absolute favorite fast casual, healthy, and high quality meal in the city. My deepest apologies, but better...
Keeping it Healthy While Eating Out in NYC Ever feel overwhelmed by the seemingly endless amount of restaurants this city has to offer? Just when you think you know the ins and outs of a neighborhood, a new local spot opens and throws you for a loop. That’s why we we’ve brought over Leah Silberman...
Locally Sourced Summer Salad Options – Just Salad Many of you might think of Just Salad as yet another fast casual lunch spot in the city. And indeed it is, but what many of you might not realize is that Just Salad strives to provide organic, non-gmo, and high quality options at all of their locations. All...
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 village, Quintessence has, to my surprise, been...
Organic and Freshly Made Pasta in Brooklyn: Pazzi Pasta To be honest, I’ve never been a pasta lover. I don’t know exactly why, but maybe because it was never a staple in my family dinners, or maybe because once I became interested in health and nutrition, pasta never fit into this new lifestyle. All those...
Delicious Food and Sustainable Wages – Colors Restaurant NYC Colors Restaurant, the former East Village venue that reopened last year on Lafayette Street, opened their doors to us last week to try their upscale gluten free, healthy comfort food. Some of their most popular items are buttermilk fried chicken and pork...
Upping the Potato Game – Burlap Sack Potato Eatery With his grandma’s secret spice blend in hand, Miguel has opened a new spud spot in Murray Hill. Burlap Sack is doing a new kind of fast casual with loaded potatoes any way you like them! With 6 different potato styles to pick from, 3 (soon to be 4) protein...
Lunch Chosen from our Instagram Feed – Uma Temakeria Uma Temakeria has been all over Instagram recently, and as a huge fan of sushi I decided to see what it was all about. While California may have the sushi burrito we have Uma Temakeria. A temaki or a hand roll is made up of rice, fish and other sushi...
Having Brunch at the Beach – Pizza Beach This Upper East Side spot just started serving brunch and what could possibly be better than runny eggs, cocktails and pizza on a weekend morning? Pizza Beach is the perfect spot to embrace the warmer weather. The restaurant is decorated to make you feel as...
