Snack

08. January 2003 Greek, SoHo 0
105 Thompson between Prince and Spring Streets 212/925.1040 about $60 for two for dinner or $15 for one during lunch, with drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ At least once a month, I get a craving for Snack’s artichoke chicken salad. A big bowl of potatoes, butter beans, tomatoes, string beans and chicken are ...

Good ol’ Chicken Stock

08. January 2003 Chicken 0
What’s the difference between chicken stock and chicken broth? Even though the terms are used interchangeably, chicken broth has more gelée properties when reduced to make sauce, so you want to use fleshier chicken parts to make broth. That gelatinous quality will bind up pan drippings better for a beefier reduction. Chicken carcass will suffice ...

Peking Duck House

09. December 2002 Chinatown, Chinese 0
28 Mott Street south of Pell 212/227.1810 about $80 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ Peking Duck House is unlike any other restaurant in Chinatown because they actually put extra effort in their interior design. It attracts diners who are still skeptical of the hole-in-the-walls in the neighborhood. You will be served on ...

Daniel

08. October 2002 French, Upper East Side 0
60 East 65th Street between Madison and Park 212/288.0033 discounted for about $200 for two, with matching wine, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Daniel is one of Daniel Boulud’s New York City restaurants and has been rated by Michelin and The New York Times with four stars more than once. It’s that kind of ...