WORTH A STOP, EVEN WITHOUT A TRAIN TO CATCH

Written by admin on October 9, 2008. Posted in Eat & Drink

As a neighborhood, Penn Station doesn’t spring to mind as a restaurant destination, and it should, because there are several steakhouses there that are every bit as good as any in Manhattan, among them Nick & Stef’s Steakhouse. The area gets so little gastronomic attention that I wasn’t aware that Nick & Stef’s even existed,
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GROOVY GROCERY

Written by admin on October 9, 2008. Posted in Eat & Drink

“Slow down, you move too fast. You got to make the morning last. Just kicking down the cobblestones. Looking for [snacks] and feelin’ groovy.” It was in such a spirit that I walked near the 59th Street Bridge and happened on Katagiri, a bustling 100-year-old Japanese grocery
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Paella in the Sky

Written by David Bardeen on October 8, 2008. Posted in Eat & Drink, Posts

Socarrat does rice just right
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Pasta & Present

Written by David Bardeen on October 7, 2008. Posted in Eat & Drink, Posts

Zampa is tough to find, but it’s hard to forget
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ONE-STOP ITALIAN NOSHING

Written by admin on October 2, 2008. Posted in Eat & Drink

Arte Around the Corner is exactly the kind of place I wish were around the corner, from me, that is. Unpretentious, with wood chairs and small marble tables, Arte offers one-stop, all-day Italian noshing. You can start your morning here with espresso and bakery items and end your day with organic wines and a light
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CHOLA'S NOT AFRAID OF THE HEAT

Written by admin on October 2, 2008. Posted in Eat & Drink

Indian restaurants in Manhattan have an odd tendency to cluster. East 6th Street between First and Second avenues has dozens (the running joke is that there is one giant kitchen under the block); Murray Hill, too; and East 58th Street between Second and Third avenues has an esteemed group of its own. The leader of
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TUSCAN COOKING, PLUS A CELEB OR TWO

Written by admin on September 25, 2008. Posted in Eat & Drink

With its staid and sophisticated décor, an elegant staff to match and flawlessly executed Northern Italian cuisine, Nello has been attracting well-heeled Upper East Siders and more than a few celebrities ever since the restaurant flung open its doors in 1991. Late summer roses are practically everywhere you look in the dining room. The ivory
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Poutine Tang

Written by Shani R. Friedman on September 24, 2008. Posted in Eat & Drink, Posts

Cheese fries with gravy shouldn't be too tough, so why is everyo
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PROVENCE, VIA CHELSEA

Written by admin on September 22, 2008. Posted in Eat & Drink

Allegretti had been open for only one month the night we visited it, but it has already hit quite an enviable stride on every level, from the superb French Provençale cuisine to the quicksilver and highly congenial staff to the stately and comfortable dining room. Needless to say, this sort of flawlessness takes very careful
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GERMAN SOUL FOOD

Written by admin on September 22, 2008. Posted in Eat & Drink

Most people don’t have romantic associations with knockwurst and German food in general, but wurst in a crusty roll is my madeleine, leading me to Frankfurt, October 1987. Sent to the Frankfurt Book Fair as a young editor, I promptly entered into a romance with an editor from Chicago. Every day at lunchtime we slipped
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