So the other evening a friend of mine took me as a Thank You for something I had helped her out with to The Gramercy Tavern which is located at 42 E. 20th Street off Park Avenue South. I had passed the restaurant many times but had never eaten there so I was really looking…

Being a published author of Eat What You Want! Stop When You Want! A No-Diet, Weight-Loss Program I knew that I had to check out Chumley’s down at 84 Beford Street which is near The Cherrylane Theatre on Commerce Street.  I had heard that in the 20’s it was a speakeasy and a lot of famous…

So I found myself at Kyma Restaurant which is located at 15 West 18th Street right off 5ith Avenue.  From the minute that I walked into Kyma I felt that I was in Greece which I’d been to twice.  Inside the modern ambiance of this restaurant are the images of the traditional Greek Taverna with…

Yes, it was a cold Monday night and I had a business dinner meeting and it was planned that we meet at the Knickerbocker Bar and Grill which is located at 33 University Place. Here is the inside of the restaurant which has an upscale warm and fuzzy feel.. So what did I decide to…

A Saturday afternoon in Manhattan and I met up with a few acquaintances to have Brunch.  We decided on someone’s suggestion to go to Society Cafe which is located at 52 West 13th Street between 5th and 6th Avenue. The Cafe is actually located in the Walker Hotel Greenwich Village and you can enter the hotel…

Yesterday, I met a group of folks for lunch and to see the Movie Gloria Bell which was playing at The Angelika Theater.  So we decided to eat at a restaurant Deninos which was located at 93 MacDougal Street located not far from the theater and Washington Square Park. Denino’s Pizzeria is a landmark in…

It’s time to celebrate The Chinese New Year and 2019 is the Year of The Pig.  It’s also known as Yuan Tan which means the new beginning or let bygones be bygones.  In addition The Year of The Pig also  represents luck, good fortune, wealth and general prosperity. So to help celebrate the holiday I joined…

The other day I met a friend for lunch at Franchia which is a Vegan Cafe which is located at 12 Park Avenue between 34th Street and 35th Street.   Franchia is a multi level space with a mix of modern simplicity and traditional Korean decor set off by heavy dark wood grating. Here are…

I was visiting family in Miami and my sister-in-law and I decided to go to a restaurant called Pinch Kitchen. Chefs John Gallo and Rene Reyes create small plates of New American Freestyle Cuisine for sharing and pairing. “A Pinch Of This — A Pinch Of That”  A motto that Pinch Kitchen was born from.…

The other “very” cold and blustery Manhattan evening, I wound up meeting a few friends at Morso, 420 E. 59th Street. Morso is the essence of Chief Pino Loungo Tuscan’s homeland.  Chief Luongo shaped the Italian menuswith restaurants including Le Madri, Mad 61, Tuscan Square and Centolire.  For Morso, his values remain unchanged and include…