Pergola Restaurant: Behind the Kitchen With Chef Nestor Moina After enjoying my time at the Pergola Restaurant Spring Tasting Event, I was excited to sit down with their chef for a Behind the Kitchen. Originally from Ecuador, Chef Nestor Moina has worked hard to get to...
Burger Month Burger Crawl Celebrated at Two Awesome NYC Restaurants Eat Up New York was lucky enough to be invited on a burger crawl to celebrate Burger Month at some of NYC’s most famous burger joints. We first went to Delmonico’s Kitchen then headed uptown to check out...
Peacefood Cafe – Food with a Message Eating at Peacefood Cafe says a lot about you. It says you enjoy eating delicious food. It says you enjoy being surrounded by good people. And most importantly, it says you care about what’s on your plate...
Spring Fling at Pergola NYC Restaurant Bar & Lounge We had a great time at a Spring Tasting Event at Pergola NYC Restaurant Bar & Lounge. Friends and neighbors in the Flatiron and Madison Square Park neighborhoods sampled some of Pergola’s flavorful...
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...
First Date, No Money: Which Restaurants Won’t Make Me Look Like a Chump? Low on cash doesn't have to meet light on flash and dash when it comes to first date night. When it comes to a first date with someone you really like, you know you want to impress. If you're watching every...
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 Adventure Begins at Ponty Bistro in Gramercy Although I would say I am an adventurous eater I still have yet to try many varieties of world cuisine. I didn’t even try tofu or Indian food until I went to college. So when I had the opportunity to try the...
Our Picks for Places to Go in NYC for Taco Tuesday A recent food trend is reliving your elementary school’s cafeteria theme of Taco Tuesday, and honestly I’m all about it. Yes, tacos deserve their own day and yes, Tuesdays could use a little more fun. Here...
Behind the Meze with Chef Bahr Rapaport from Mezetto Chef Bahr Rapaport, originally from New Jersey, had dreams of being a chef ever since he was a young boy. His mother even framed one of his elementary drawings depicting him as a cartoon with the written words...
Beer and Burgers in Westchester I think it’s clear I love beer, but I also am a huge burger fan. Burgers are without a doubt one of my favorite foods, and I don’t care if they’re beef, veggie or whatever! When I’m up in Westchester,...
Restaurateur and Wellness in the Schools: Bill Telepan For this week’s Behind the Kitchen, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Bill Telepan of Telepan restaurant. He opened Telepan in 2005 on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Telepan keeps with Bill’s...
