I was meeting some friends from out of town this week and in celebration of The Paris Olympics what better way than to dine in a French Restaurant. I gave my friends several choices to look at and they decided on La Grande Boucherie which is located at 145 West 53rd Street, a stones throw…
The other day I was on the way to The Smith Restaurant at 55 Third Avenue to celebrate my girlfriend’s birthday. But then I texted my girlfriend and told her that instead of meeting me for lunch at The Smith that I had made two appointments at The Fragrance Shop New York located at 66…
It was a gorgeous Sunday, late morning when I arrived at 77th and Madison to join a group of friends to have Brunch at The Mark Restaurant by Jean-Georges which is located in The Mark Hotel. After Brunch we were off to see the latest exhibit at The Metropolitan Museum called Sleep Beauties: Reawakening Fashion.…
Cafe Chelsea is located at 218 West 23rd Street and is house in an iconic landmark, The Chelsea Hotel. The hotel opened under new ownership in 2022 followed by Cafe Chelsea. The restaurant has classic dishes which are inspired by traditional French cuisine coupled with exceptional ingredients. The restaurant was designed with the historic building…
What a great dining experience! A friend of mine got a new credit card through Wells Fargo called BILT. The card offered several curated dining experience and my girlfriend picked one and what a fabulous choice. It was a 3 course meal and 2 drinks per person with tip included. And I can’t say enough…
It was Mother’s Day and a friend of mine decided that since both our Mom’s were in Heaven that we should have brunch out and celebrate their lives. I thought, “What a great idea!” and my friend selected BlackBarn which is located at 19 East 26th Street right across from the Madison Square Park. In…
The other late afternoon I met a group of friends at Rosemary’s which is located at 350 1st Avenue. Now Rosemary’s has a second location at 18 Greenwich Avenue, a third at 825 Third Avenue and a Shop Online Pantry as well. But most of these gals lived near 1st Avenue and Rosemary’s at 350…
The other day I met my girlfriend at a very friendly, comfortable Italian restaurant at 73 West 11th Street. Gene’s is located in Greenwich Village on a beautiful tree-lined block that makes you feel that you aren’t even in the city. Gene’s has been around since 1919 and it’s prices are more than fair for…
The other evening a friend and myself went to the French restaurant Le Rivage located at 340 West 46th Street(on Restaurant Row) Street for dinner and to support Mavis Pan ( a friend of mine) in her upcoming performance with her trio. I had been to Le Rivage before and knew that the food was…
The other rainy evening I met a girlfriend at Hotel Carlyle to have dinner at their restaurant Dowling’s at the Carlyle. The Carlyle Restaurant as it was previously known closed in March 2020 and now the restaurant is named Dowlings at The Carlyle and is run by Executive Chef Sylvain Delpique, formerly of the 21…