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Finally, reviewing one of the great breakfasts in New York City: Clinton Street Bakery As a full-time entrepreneur, and soon to be student, I now have some time to try restaurants that I normally would not have the opportunity.  I revisited Clinton Street Bakery, a part of the upper-echelon’s of breakfast dining in NYC.  Only…

“I do not like broccoli. And I haven’t liked it since I was a little kid and my mother made me eat it. And I’m President of the United States and I’m not going to eat any more broccoli.” – Former President George Bush It is always a pleasure to dine with someone else who…

In New York, like in many world-class cities, sometimes accidentally stumbling into a restaurant or bar off the beaten path can be a fortuitous experience.  My accidental wandering into Lazzara’s pizza was not. I happened to walk by the place one evening.  It looked interesting enough, as it had the makings of a diamond in…

Some meals do not require much explanation.  I had the opportunity to have lunch at Marea. Excellent.  My meal was as follows: PASSERA long island fluke, parsley, rosewater SEPPIA cuttlefish tagliatelle, sorito crudo, bottarga di muggine DENTICE pacific snapper, orange, pistachio, carrot vinaigrette CANNOLICCHI marinated razor clams, fennel, pepperoncino SGOMBRO pacific jack mackerel, wild mushroom…

It has been many years since I last visited IHOP.  In fact, I cannot even recall the last time I was there.  As I headed over to the International House of Pancakes just before midnight on a Thursday night, I remember what Jonas Blane says to Bob Brown on the first episode of The Unit,…

I was pleasantly surprised by Birdbath Bakery in the East Village. I stumbled in one night as I was in the neighborhood. I proceeded to have one of the finest chocolate chip cookies I have had in ages.  Truly a delight. Top 1% of chocolate chip cookies.

Junoon was without a doubt the best Indian food I have ever had, but I approached the meal from a very unrefined Indian food palate.  Indian food in the states, unfortunately, tends to be almost uniform and identical in nature.  The same limited dishes tend to be pervasive amongst Indian restaurants – the same marsalas,…

Truly transcendent French toast is illusive.  French toast is, by nature, a delicious item.  A piece of bread with egg, cinnamon, sugar and milk, fried in a pan is hard to screw up.  But rare is it the piece of French toast that is just far superior to other pieces.  A bad piece of French…

Before delving into a proper review of the place, I want to discuss its location.  The NoMad is a hotel/restaurant combination located on Broadway at 28th Street aka NoMan’s land.  The strip of Broadway between 23rd street and 34th street is unquestionably the worst segment of street in New York.  It is filled with run…

I have had the opportunity to eat numerous great meals in my life.  I am currently on a Michelin-star restaurant trend in New York City.  Having had 1-, 2- and 3-star meals, my favorite meal in New York City – and the world – is not at an expensive restaurant. It’s a fast food restaurant.…