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 … Read More
Twenty years ago, a little-known and very young graduate of Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island, opened an upscale Cuban restaurant in Coral Gables, Florida—and within months, the restaurant Yuca had established chef Douglas Rodriquez as a formidable … Read More
With its neon green shamrock sign, it’s easy to mistake Clarke’s for yet another Irish burger-and-beer joint or a Cheers wannabe. The mistake, however, would be in not moving beyond the signage—and missing the inviting interior and genuine conviviality of … Read More
Pastel and chintz—very Mario Buatta, circa 1983. And yet, even so, the décor is still effective—if you give in to it—for it’s been well cared for and well preserved, and in some ways, the rooms are evocative of the bedrooms … Read More
Rooms at the Sagamore are more accurately, suites—or rather, apartments. Our city view suite (of which there are eight) measured 550 square feet—indeed, nearly twice the size of some Manhattan apartments we’ve frequented. The ample living room includes a Pullman … Read More
It’s one of those strange twists of fate that you spend nearly twenty days in Italy, wandering through Napoli, Sicily, Roma, and Venice in search of a good pie, a good slice—only to come home and find the best pie … Read More
With a name derived from Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis (“There are no shortcuts in evolution”), David Bouley’s Miami Beach restaurant is a temple to the elevated and evolved. Ensconced in the fabled Morris Lapidus-designed diLido Hotel (1953, and now … Read More
Some restaurants have such protocol that, for the uninitiated, the whole experience might be off-putting and overwhelming. Joe’s Stone Crab has a reputation. By now, most everyone in the Western world knows about the sweet stone crabs of Joe’s – … Read More
