“Bespoke” Desserts for Valentines at Essex House’s South Gate
Recently, amidst one of Manhattan’s latest snow storms during which the city is rendered a mound of meringues and winter macaroons, we took refuge at the Essex House. Initially, we sat in the sumptuous Art Deco lobby – and ordered high tea. While…
New York’s Half King Bar and Restaurant
Some restaurants are like a port in a storm, the sanctuary that you’re seeking in the midst of a blizzard. The snow is falling and the wind is blowing and you can hardly see across the intersection – but there’s an illuminated sign up ahead and…
Live Virtual Wine Tasting: Now Pouring at South Gate
Recently, we found ourselves in a room filled with such celebratory oenophiles that it felt as if we’d discovered a boutique vineyard amidst midtown Manhattan. Wine flowed freely, punctuated with toothsome tapas – and the svelte and stylish crowd…
Mengrai: Toronto, Canada
Arguably, and often-accepted as, the best Thai restaurant in Toronto, Mengrai also proves to be one of the more convivial dining experiences in a city well-known for unassuming style, thanks in no small part to the charms of owner Allan Lim. Toronto’s…
Sexy Vegan Joshua Katcher : Fighting for the Rights of Those Who Can’t
Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves – and then there’s Joshua Katcher, the vegan animal rights activist whose arms are enveloped by a multi-hued tapestry of avian tattoos. “My tattoos are birds that have gone extinct over the past…
Garden Party 27: Foodie Paradise
Here’s what we ate (and drank) in the first hour: strawberry crème tart, fried zucchini flower moo chu with pickled summer flower in rice crepe, green chile mac-and-cheese with tortilla crumbs, caramel crème sandwich, baked brie pops with strawberry…
A Roman Holiday at Aroma Kitchen & Winebar
There’s a small ristorante a Roma, not so far from the Hotel de Russie, a short walk from the Spanish steps. A ristorante you discovered your first time to the Eternal City. You were given its name on a slip of paper by a member of the American Academy…
D. Rodriguez Cuba in South Beach
For years, New York gourmands seeking the kind of Italian cuisine that Mamma used to make have flocked uptown to Rao’s in Harlem. But why should Italians own the market on comfort food-and particularly when Cuban cuisine has been for so long about making…