Steamers Landing Restaurant

Poets of all ages have written about the beauty of rivers, of sitting at the bank and gazing at the shimmering waters – a liquid golden in the morning and a pale silver in the evenings. Boats sail lazily upon the waters and birds glide over the waters, occasionally diving in to catch their meal. [...]

Firebird Russian Restaurant

Named after the ballet performed by the Ballet Russe, Firebird Russian Restaurant was the dream of Baroness Irina von der Launitz, and her husband J. William Holt. The restaurant captures the essence of pre-Revolutionary Russia and is modeled on the lines of a Russian gentleman’s home. Each and every detail in this restaurant brings to [...]

Graydon Carter’s Waverly Inn

When my girlfriend suggested we go to the Waverly Inn for a dark and stormy – her favorite fall drink, I had no idea what I was in for.    I had read about Graydon Carter‘s restaurant many of times, knew of all the hype and had chosen to pass.  Not because I wasn’t interested.  Of [...]

Manhattan Style – Sylvia’s Soul Food Restaurant

Do you want a true Manhattan Style experience then head up to Harlem and 125th street and Lenox Avenue and have a meal at Sylvia’s Soul Food Restaurant. Now residents of Harlem have known about Sylvia and her family since they opened in !962, and if you go in the restaurant there are pictures of [...]

Nobu Tribeca

Rarely do restaurants live up to the hype of their reputation but Nobu Tribeca certainly does. Sushi Chef Nobu Matsuhisa has become world famous with his restaurants that bare his name. And of course partnering with Robert De Niro certainly doesn’t hurt when trying to bring publicity to your restaurant. But this restaurant doesn’t need [...]

Sweetiepie Restaurant

If you want to check out an experience that is not just for the girlie girl princess but the individual who enjoys frolicking in nostalgia you must visit Sweetiepie.  Of course, the hot pink leather banquets and birdcage in the window might have him declining to accompany you, there is something sweet about this place [...]

Patzeria Perfect Pizza

Everyone knows that when you come to New York City you have to have the Pizza. Like the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building, when it comes to Pizza, something’s are just uniquely New York. The truth is there a hundreds of great pizza places in Manhattan and the surrounding Boroughs. But I [...]

Gordon Ramsay at the London Hotel- Restaurant Review

Gordon Ramsay at the London is located in one of Manhattan’s hottest hotels, the London. The popular television personality opened this restaurant in 2007 as his first American and signature New York restaurant. It’s white and beige interior is ” icily elegant” and the restaurant is surprisingly small but in a positive intimate way. The [...]

RUB Barbecue – Righteous Urban Barbeque

RUB Barbeque stands for Righteous Urban Barbeque and it truly lives up to its name. RUB shows that you don’t have to leave NYC to get some truly great BBQ. The Ribs are big and juicy, the pulled pork absolutely delicious. I also went back a second time to get the Barbeque Chicken which I [...]