Wine and beef tasting – what a way to start a weekend. As part of the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival, I had a chance to take a tour of the premier meat purveyor, DeBragga. DeBragga provides steaks for Restaurant Daniel, Café Boulud, Le Bernardin, Craft (Tom Colicchio), and [...]

Once people know about my food obsession or blog, they inevitable ask what my favorite restaurant is. I always hated that question. You can’t rank food as a whole. I can probably give you my favorite Japanese restaurant, or favorite ramen joint, or favorite place in the UWS under $25, but you [...]

I always regretted not stopping by Barcelona during my three-week whirlwind tour of Europe. Having tasted the gastronomical dishes of France, Germany, and the Mediterranean (yes, I’m leaving out the horrible experience I had in England), I have made it a point to visit Spain. Until that happens though, welcome to Mercat, a [...]

NY is a steak lover’s paradise. No other city can compare. None. I read somewhere that something like 70% of all USA Prime steak in the is shipped to NY restaurants. We hoard the best of the best.

Listen carefully and you’ll have the key to my heart…and..stomach. Dry-aged, bone-in rib eye, [...]

Located in the beautiful and historic Alwyn Court Building on Manhattan’s West Side, Petrossian is definitely a site to behold. Inside it is decorated with the finest imported crystal, bronze statues, etched mirrors, china and pink granite. It is known throughout the world for its caviar, smoked fish and foie gras.

It doesn’t disappoint. [...]

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Dear readers, I’m glad you made my valentine’s burger post the most viewed post in this blog’s short history. Seems like when I advertised it as the “fastest way to my heart” there were a lot of takers. Yet, I had no requests for my mailing address! Thanks for nothing! Oh well, onwards to [...]