Category Archives: Business Meal
Veselka Bowery
Tonight was a bittersweet celebration of my dear friend Kiloran, who’s moving to San Francisco to pursue her dream of getting as far out of New York as humanly possible. Not everyone is as obsessed with this place as I … Continue reading
Filed under Business Meal, Drinks & Apps, East Village, Fun Group Dinner, Parents in Town
Ilili
I tend to avoid midtown-east restaurant establishments because I find them impersonal and fussy compared to my cozy West Village favorites. Ilili’s ambience didn’t necessarily prove me wrong, but the food was stellar. It’s pretty easy to win me over … Continue reading
Filed under Business Meal, Drinks & Apps, Family Style, Gramercy, lebanese, Mediterranean, Parents in Town
Ilili
I tend to avoid midtown-east restaurant establishments because I find them impersonal and fussy compared to my cozy West Village favorites. Ilili’s ambience didn’t necessarily prove me wrong, but the food was stellar. It’s pretty easy to win me over … Continue reading
Featured City Post: Harris’ in San Franciso
For the last ten years, my family has held our Christmas Eve celebration at Harris’ Steakhouse in Nob Hill, and I don’t foresee that changing anytime soon. What has changed, however, is my selection off of the standard menu of … Continue reading
Filed under Business Meal, Romantic Date, Seafood, Special Occasion, Steak House
Landmarc in Tribeca
When Landmarc restaurant comes to mind, I think of two things: clients and parents. With a straightforward and sophisticated salad-pasta-meat-fish menu, round tables, fairly low noise level and residential location, it makes the perfect setting for a formal occasion with … Continue reading
Filed under American, Business Meal, Californian Cuisine, Fun Group Dinner, Parents in Town, Pizza, Tribeca
Milos Estiatorio
After rushing down the scaffolding-covered, crowd-ridden street, walking through the glass doors into the expansive white walled space of Milos felt like passing through the gates of Heaven (see for yourself – there’s a virtual tour on the site). That … Continue reading
Filed under Business Meal, Parents in Town, Upper West Side
Marea
Despite the fact that I’m so painfully full, I can’t resist professing how completely blown away I am by my meal at Marea tonight. It has been almost a year to the day since my inaugural visit with my friends Sophia … Continue reading
Filed under Business Meal, Italian, Romantic Date, Seafood, Special Occasion, Upper West Side
The Dutch
After much anticipation, I finally paid a visit to Andrew Carmellini of Locanda Verde’s new hot spot, the Dutch. With reservations nearly impossible to find, I took a chance and walked in unprepared. Fortunately, despite the overbearing noise and packed … Continue reading
Filed under American, Business Meal, Drinks & Apps, Fun Group Dinner, Seafood, Soho
Just open: New Google Cafe
When I came back from Brazil I could hardly navigate the New York office. With a new California-style cafe on the fifth floor (accessible via ladder from the fourth floor), a food truck themed cafe specializing in Asian food and … Continue reading
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