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It is very exciting to have reached 19th Street – not only for the incredible depth of what it has to offer, but also because I feel I have made huge strides towards my goal of walking and documenting all of the Manhattan grid.
The space between Irving Place and Third Avenue is quiet and charming, … read more
“Daily Provisions followed a long trajectory,” Max Rockoff announced as we sat down to chat about the neighborhood hot spot, an offshoot of the newly opened Union Square Cafe. I met Max, the warm and enthusiastic general manager, in late August of 2017, a few months after the Union Square Hospitality … read more
General Manager Max Rockoff is proud of everything that the newly-reopened Union Square Cafe (USC) represents. When I sat down to speak with him, I learned that he began as a back waiter at USC on 16th Street in 2013. That was his first restaurant job. “It was my baby,” he said with a smile, making it … read more
Tom Colicchio has made an illustrious empire of fine dining experiences in New York over the last two decades. At one of the last Gourmet Magazine weekend seminar series, I was fortunate enough to sit in a class at which Mr. Colicchio spoke. He could not have been kinder to his enthusiastic audience … read more
When I asked Alessandro Peluso, the owner of Bocca, if he had gone to culinary school or had a passion for cooking as a young man, he laughed and told me that he had initially studied accounting and then moved to London in 1997. He began working in restaurants then, but never envisioned himself owning … read more
When Union Square favorite for Latin American tapas, Pipa, closed its doors, locals were heartbroken. To appease the masses when moving into the former eatery’s space in the spring of 2013, the team behind ABC Cocina tried to incorporate what diners loved about Pipa into their own restaurant, as well … read more
Tom Geniesse is in love with the Flatiron District and he believes he has chosen the perfect location to house his cleverly laid out wine shop. As he explained, there are two ways to shop for wine – first – the old fashioned way with the wines alphabetized by country. Thus, along the walls at the front … read more
2010 was a big year for Fany Gerson. A native of Mexico City and a former pastry chef at Eleven Madison Park, she spent the spring and summer launching her business, La Newyorkina, which sells traditional Mexican ice pops and sweets. But as winter approached, business began to slow down, and a good friend … read more
At times, living in New York City can become a bit chaotic – and it is this moment when Muji feels like a breath of fresh air. So different from our busy and cluttered apartments, Muji is the epitome of minimalist class. There is no rhyme or reason to what items are carried, and yet, while there are … read more
