It’s Restaurant Week in New York City and so a friend of mine suggested that we go to Gramercy Tavern which is located at 42 East 20th Street. Now usually eating at Gramercy Tavern in their back dining room area is $175 prix-fixed. So to our delight, our lunch was $60 because the Tavern is…
Aqua is Manhattan’s newest restaurant and yes! it has made the biggest splash! In all my years of Manhattan dining, never has there been a larger restaurant than Aqua. I was like, Wow! Aqua opened in the Flatiron district at 902 Broadway between 20th and 21st Street and is 24,000 thousand square feet. Yes, it’s…
Another freeeezing night in New York City and I joined a group of friends at Paul & Jimmy’s Restaurant which is located at 123 East 18th Street. True confessions, the restaurant is only a block from where I live so that made the decision to join them a whole lot easier!! Again, you can see…
The other very freezing evening (can you feel the cold in the image!), I met my girlfriend at Villa Berulia which is located at 107 E. 34th Street. I kept asking myself why I left the house in such brutal weather but forged on and got to the restaurant on time. What I found out…
The other evening I met my friend at Island Restaurant which is located at 1035 Madison Avenue at 91st Street. It’s not often that I get to that part of town so I was looking forward to a new neighborhood and a new restaurant. As I found out on their web site Island Restaurant was…
The other night it was sooo cold but I met my girlfriend at Rocco Steakhouse which is located at 106 East 57th Street between Lexington and Park. There is also a second Rocco Steakhouse which is located at 72 Madison Avenue which is located between 27th and 28th Street. Now truth be told, I’ve never…
There are several different Le Bilboquet restaurants in the New York area. There is the one that I just had lunch in with a friend which is located at 20 East 60th Street, there is one in Sag Harbor, there is one named Fleming at Le Bilboquet at 27 E. 67th Street and there is…
I was invited to attend an AAFSHP Dinner Conference at the restaurant, L’Adresse which is located at 1184 Broadway between 28th and 29th Street. AAFSHP which was established in 1979 stands for American Association of French Speaking Health Professionals. This terrific organization established a social forum which encourages the exchange of ideas between French speaking…
Last weekend I decided to sign up for an interesting photography class that would take place in Central Park, that combined learning the elements of mindfulness when using your phone’s camera in addition to having lunch at Tavern on the Green. Well, that was a no brainer. I love Central Park. I love taking photos…
My friend told me about a new restaurant, Grand Brasserie that opened in Grand Central Station and I said, “Sure, let’s check it out.” The restaurant’s address is 89 East 42nd Street in The Vandebilt Hall. The New York Times reported that the Grand Brasserie is a 400-seat restaurant with bars that will be open daily until…