Memorial Day weekend marks the start of summer and it’s evident here in NYC by the 90 degree weather. No doubt, summer in the city has begun. Farewell Spring, your allergies and fair weather, we knew ye too briefly. Greetings to Summer, the time of sweat, stink, and storefronts that pump AC onto the streets. […]

I hadn’t come across the term “italo-japanese” until I searched for information on a small restaurant that opened down the street: dieci
I found this TimeOut NY article that mentioned a growing “mutual curiousity” between Italian and Japanese kitchens. This struck me as curious in itself as Basta Pasta has been around since 1990.
Anyway, I’m not […]

Last night we wanted to try something new for dinner. On our way out the door, we encountered a new menu from Birdie’s, Grandma’s Chicken for the People. This is a new joint on 1st ave in what used to be Flor’s Kitchen. There is chicken all up and down the menu, but for […]

Work has been busy, as work is wont to be, hence the term “business”, but over the past month or so, I’ve been able to collect a few notes here and there. Since I can’t seem to write, much less think, a single coherent sentence, I am reduced to communicating in bullet form:

April in Paris […]