Back Forty Restaurant

Peter Hoffman of the Savoy fame has made sustainable agriculture not just popular but also extremely chic. Known for his innovative culinary delights at the Savoy, the Back Forty Restaurant is his brainchild. Here, too, he follows the farm-to-table trend that has created so much stir in New York’s culinary scene. Located in East Village, [...]

Best Options for Business Lunches in NYC – II

Okay, round two of impressing your business clients. Here are some more options for you, some more money saving deals, and some interesting places to visit in New York Inside Park at St. Bart’s Address: 325 Park Ave at 50th St Phone: 212-593-3333 Average main course $18 Chef Matthew Weingarten offers the city’s finest Greenmarket [...]

Best Options for Business Lunches in NYC – I

If you have an important client and you want to show him a good time, very often, you end up burning a huge, nasty hole in your pocket. Save yourself the agony and take a look at these restaurants where you can impress your client with top-notch service, great ambience and absolutely delectable midday fare. [...]

Angel’s Share Lounge & Bar

At one time, Angel’s Share used to be considered Manhattan’s best kept secret thanks to its rather puzzling location. You needed a treasure map to find the place, complete with clues and directions, but once you deciphered it and landed up here, it was well worth the effort. In fact, it was ranked number one [...]

Shoreham Hotel

If you haven’t always thought of Midtown West as the place you’d like to chill out and have some fun, you are going to change your opinion very soon. To begin with, it is home to the Shoreham Hotel, a mid price boutique hotel located just off Fifth Avenue on 55th Street. It is four [...]

Annisa Restaurant

Annisa, Anita Lo’s original flagship restaurant was opened a decade ago in a small, garage-size space on Barrow Street. It was a raging success and Anita Lo came to be counted among the top chefs of New York. Anita Lo attempted to expand her brand further by opening a dumpling chain, the Rickshaw Dumpling Bar [...]

Takashi Restaurant

Takashi, located in West Village, is a restaurant that serves a Japanese version of Korean barbecue known as yakiniku. If you are really fond of beef, you are going to love their menu. Most of the items on it feature beef, in one form or the other. However, you are going to be pleasantly surprised [...]

Rag and Bone Buys Out Nolita fixture Cafe Colonial

After 15 years as a Nolita local favorite, restaurant Cafe Colonial is forced to shut down due to the staggering increase in rent. The shabby chic cafe which served delicious breakfast and brunch, Brazilian flavored entres, and once rumored favorite of Leonardo DiCaprio, is being replaced by Rag and Bone. Cafe Colonial owner Lucille Gilan [...]

Fun Places for Children in New York – II

Okay, so here we are again continuing our “kid-trotting” expedition all over New York; an expedition that even the adults are beginning to enjoy. Peanut Butter & Co Address: 240 Sullivan Street Phone: 212-677-3995 Our next destination is for all those people who are mad about peanut butter. There are over 20 menu items that [...]

Fun Places for Children in New York – I

If you are visiting New York with your kid in tow, or you’ve got your cousins visiting you from other part of the nation, you really must want to show them a nice time and make New York live up to the “most fun city” title, right? Now, why bother going to the usual places [...]