Angelo Sosa’s New Restaurant: Social Eatz
Social Eatz opened up this past Thursday and, being the Top Chef Sluts that we are, we were there on Saturday to try it out. As long time lovers of Xie Xie, Sosa’s previous NYC establishment that...
View ArticleBar’rique: An awesome new addition to the West Village
I was with friends in the West Village and texted a coworker, Sam, who lives in the neighborhood for a recommendation on where to have dinner. He said we should definitely try Bar’rique (on Bleecker...
View ArticleA Restaurant is Born: A New Adventure!
The day I heard that Chef Bill was leaving Albert Hall Tavern was a sad day for me. Not only did I love his inspired cooking (and the fact that it was right around the corner), but his energy and...
View ArticleA Restaurant is Born: Conception
How does a restaurant come to be? I am fascinated by this topic. I’ve read enough of Anthony Bourdain’s musings to realize that it is ridiculously difficult to open (and keep open) a new restaurant....
View ArticleA Restaurant is Born: Menu Sneak Peak
As Chef Bill and I sat at a table chatting about his concept and menu, I couldn’t help but look down with a hint of sadness at the tater tots we ordered. I love tater tots, but they just seemed to get...
View ArticleA Restaurant is Born: “True Food”
If you haven’t caught up on the first parts of this story, I am chronicling the opening of the restaurant, The Keys, by Chef Bill Seleno. You can start at this introduction post, then read about the...
View ArticleClyde Frazier’s Wine and Dine
I live in a neighborhood that has a new building opening pretty much every week. There has been a vacancy in the first floor of the apartment building on 10th Ave between 37th and 38th Streets for a...
View ArticleA Restaurant is Born: Development Update
I am currently documenting the opening of The Keys restaurant in NYC by Chef Bill Seleno. Please see Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3, and Part 4 to learn more about the concept and menu. Part of my...
View ArticleA Restaurant is Born: Movin’ Again!
So… what is happening with The Keys? (If you have no idea what that even means, I am currently documenting the opening of The Keys Restaurant in NYC by Chef Bill Seleno. Please see Part 1, Part 2,...
View ArticleA Restaurant Is Born: The Paperwork is In!
It has been an unbelievably long road to open The Keys. (For a full recap of the story so far, you can start from the first post of “A Restaurant is Born”) The original open date was aimed for Summer...
View ArticlePortland, Maine: In’finiti Fermentation and Distillation
We arrived in the main center of Portland, Maine less than 20 minutes after we deplaned at the airport, which included renting a car (flying to Maine actually takes less time than my commute to...
View ArticleNew Restaurant Opening: Betony
When it comes to top restaurants, I find it very hard to judge fairly when I’m comparing a Tasting Menu to just about anything else. For instance, our Top 10 contains 9 restaurants that were either...
View ArticleRoot & Bone: The Pop-up from Top Cheftestants Jeffrey McInnis and Janine Booth
If you have been reading this blog long enough, you know that we are unabashed Top Chef sluts. We love watching the show and love exploring the restaurants the “Cheftestants” open and being able to eat...
View ArticleNew Restaurant Opening: all’onda
Today is the 5th anniversary of NYC Nom Nom! It has been a great 5 years. Thanks for reading! Now onto the review… ____________________________ Mike got to talking with his foodie coworker about new...
View ArticleGeneral Assembly
We had spent the beautiful, 60 degree day walking all around NYC. We walked down the High Line, across to Union Square, wandered our way up to a meeting with our mortgage broker, and then popped into...
View ArticleNew Opening: THE NoMad BAR
We caught the news that The NoMad had opened up a new space called The Nomad Bar, attached through a semi-hidden passageway to their current space, The Library. It seems this came as a surprise to...
View ArticleNew Opening: Root & Bone Manhattan from Chefs Jeffrey McInnis & Janine Booth
Last fall, we went to a pop-up restaurant in Brooklyn in anticipation of Top Chef-testants Jeffrey McInnis and Janine Booth opening up a restaurant in NYC. We had a great meal and a very special...
View ArticleSurprise Birthday Dinner 2014: Sushi Nakazawa
For all our couple holidays (birthdays, anniversaries, and Valentine’s Day), we trade off booking a surprise dinner to celebrate. Over the past few years, Mike has surprised me with meals at Brooklyn...
View ArticleKing’s CLAM BAR with Chef Bill Seleno: GRAND OPENING
For this story, we need to travel back to 12/12/12. I had been chronicling Chef Bill Seleno on his quest to open up a new restaurant, The Keys. Eater was posting about the story, and even made it “of...
View ArticleAldo Sohm Wine Bar – New Opening from Le Bernardin
We had a truly special meal at Le Bernardin a few years ago, so when I heard that they were opening up a more casual spin-off, Aldo Sohm Wine Bar, helmed by their sommelier, Aldo Sohm, it was high on...
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