803 Washington Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Lincoln Place, Brooklyn 718/398.3575 about $40 for three dishes, without drinks, with tip ♥ No roti today? I wanted to make sure I heard correctly. I was so excited to eat at Islands after hearing favorable reviews on places to eat around the Brooklyn Museum, but eating goat ...
65 East 55th Street between Park and Madison Avenues 212/593.0287 about $90 each for six, with several drinks, with tacked on 20% tip ♥ ♥ I dragged five others to the Aquavit Cafe earlier this week to take advantage of Herring Week, the annual celebration for all things herring. I had such a fun time ...
East Harlem, the neighborhood bordered by 96th and 125th Streets between Fifth Avenue and the east river, is referred to as El Barrio because it has been a predominantly Puerto Rican enclave. It literally means “the neighborhood”. Some people would even say it goes all the way to 142nd because Dominicans and other Caribbean groups ...
462 Broadway corner of Grand Street 212/219.3300 about $120 for two, with four drinks, with tip ♥ L’Ecole’s five-course dinner is probably the city’s lowest-priced prix fixe at $40, but at that unbelievable price, how does the food taste? Well, like $8 apiece. The restaurant prides itself in using sustainable seafood but I missed any ...
225 Park Avenue South at 18th Street 212/533.2500 about $40 each for four, with a pitcher of beer, with tip ♥ ♥ Sorry, we’re out of the pork spare ribs. A long pause from our table and then, what do you mean you’re out of the pork spare ribs? Well, you can try the Memphis-style ...