For the past four years in a row, my Man and I have been ringing in our “anniversary” at Po. No we’re not married (yet!), but we are staunch sentimentalists and love celebrating the anniversary of our first date, and if you must know, our very first kiss, which we shared over dim candlelight and [...]

I’ve been looking for a good falafel joint to call my own for years, but it wasn’t until someone served me some sweet talk with my shawarma that I found one I could call my own. In my NYU days, I went to Mamoon’s on occasion, but in truth, it’s fast food rather than fresh [...]

October 1st, 2007

Grey Dog Bites

It’s a mantra. A no-brainer. When it comes to restaurants: get what the place is known for. I’ll never understand people who think it’s boring, or cliché, or I don’t know what, to order Love Letters at Babbo, soup dumplings at Joe’s Shanghai, or a hot dog at a Yankee’s game. Sadly, I did not [...]

September 28th, 2007

Surprise: Gemma is a bit of a Gem!

I consider Gemma a potential new “neighborhood joint,” even though it’s on The Bowery and I live in the West Village. Basically anything new and purportedly special that opens up south of 14th Street is a place I will claim as my own, if it lives up to its hype. My experience tonight at Gemma [...]

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