Category Archives: Brunch
Barmarche
I get the most satisfaction discovering places that not only have awesome food and ambience, but are also fairly easy to book for last minute dinner plans. This is hard to come by in New York city. Barmarche arrived as … Continue reading
Filed under American, Brunch, Californian Cuisine, Drinks & Apps, Erin's Favorites, Family Style, Fun Group Dinner, Nolita, Soho
Cafe Orlin…then Peels for dessert
Today Sonia and I had an impromptu brunch at Cafe Orlin, a bustling, straight-forward, American/Middle-Eastern East Village restaurant that never fails to form a line of hungry patrons outside its door. Surprisingly, though, at around 12pm today we were seated … Continue reading
Filed under American, Brunch, Craving Sweets, East Village, Erin A La Mode, Erin's Favorites, Middle Eastern
Tartine
Tartine in the West Village is more than just a cozy French-American cafe on a quaint tree-lined street. To me, it represents a new beginning. Four years ago, after moving to the West Village from a 5-person home in Davis, … Continue reading
Filed under Brunch, Erin's Favorites, West Village
Le Pain Quotidien
Some people may curse me for blogging about a chain that is almost as prolific as Starbucks in New York, but I really can’t get enough of it. To give this bakery some props, it was first opened in Brussels … Continue reading
Filed under Affordable Date, Brunch, Cheap Eat, Erin's Favorites, French
Grey Dog’s Coffee
Don’t be fooled by the name. Grey Dog’s Coffee offers oodles more than mochas and lattes. In fact, it’s one of my favorite neighborhood cafes for classic American breakfast or lunch. New York would be a better place with more … Continue reading
Filed under American, Brunch, Chelsea, Erin's Favorites, Greenwich Village, West Village
Cafe Cluny
I’ve lived in the West Village for three years and I am ashamed to say that before today, I had never dined at Cafe Cluny, a West Fourth Street staple. Fortunately, my friend Mer proposed it for brunch. When I … Continue reading
Filed under Brunch, West Village
Maharlika
The second I read the inspiring Serious Eats post about Nicole Ponseca, brains behind Filipino pop-up Maharlika, I wrote her an email to score a table for my mom, my sister and me. As a half Filipino raised in a very … Continue reading
Filed under Asian, Brunch, East Village, Erin's Favorites, Filipino
The Meatball Shop
For about 6 months straight last year, I couldn’t escape the buzz around Daniel Holzman & Michael Chernow’s new Meatball Shop in the Lower East Side. Every food publication across the country made some sort of mention of it, but … Continue reading
Filed under Affordable Date, Brunch, Cheap Eat, Drinks & Apps, Fun Group Dinner, Italian, Lower East Side
Breakfast at Pastis
When I dined at Pastis for a breakfast meeting yesterday morning, I was reminded why it’s the perfect place for this type of encounter. Within seconds of sitting down, the waitress kindly offered me a drink and croissant while waiting … Continue reading
Filed under American, Brunch, Business Meal, French, Meatpacking
Brunch at Schiller’s Liquor Bar
Sunday morning rolled around, and with the sound of rain crashing down on the pavement outside, Sonia and I needed serious motivation to leave her apartment. What better incentive than food? I was excited, because having woken up in the … Continue reading
Filed under American, Brunch, Business Meal, French, Lower East Side
