New Orleans: Top Food Picks
Updated as of September 2019
The Big Easy. When Dave & I first went there in 2014, we fell in love and have been back two more times since
Four Days in Nashville
Dave and I decided to take a short summer trip, and we snagged some cheap flights to Nashville. The evening before we left, we looked at the weather and knew we would bracing ourselves for some fierce heat- the temperatures would be close to 100F
Restaurant Week Dinner Review: Riverpark
I’m really not sure how I’ve managed to not hear about Tom Colicchio’s Riverpark
Hug Esan: Bold Thai Food in Queens
Among the small strip of Thai restaurants that are on Woodside avenue along 76-77th streets in Jackson Heights Queens, Hug Esan is a very unassuming little spot that is fantastic
Flushing – Super Cheap Eats
Eat cheap and eat well! Here are Eat and Wanderlust’s top picks in the culinary gem of the borough of Queens! Cheap and delicious
Burmese in a Bowl – Asian Bowl
Have you sampled Burmese cuisine before? Chances are that it won’t be as foreign as one may think. The food of Burma is heavily influenced by its neighboring countries. The acidity of Thailand, the complexity of China and spices of India.
Surprisingly, you can sample Burmese food in Forest Hills, Queens. Asian
Restaurant Week Dinner Review: Rafele
One of the best restaurant week menu choices on the nycgo.com website was definitely Rafele.
Restaurant Review: Rezdora
I love pasta, and a good Italian restaurant is hard to come by in NYC, believe it or not. It’s still hot enough that its super difficult to get a reservation on Resy. A couple of weeks ago, some friends of ours scored one and we couldn’t be more excited. The head chef, Stefano Secchi, is from Modena, Emilia Romagna, and Rezdora serves up traditional Modenese cooking – lots of handmade pasta, and rustic ragus
NYC Restaurant Week Summer 2019 Picks
NYC Restaurant Week is back, from July 22 – August 16! With so many delicious offerings to sift through, it might be impossible to make a decision. So here’s a shortlist (I tried to keep it short but that was difficult) of the places that look like the menu has special or decadent items that give you the best bang for your buck on your $26/lunch or $42/dinner (before taxes). Thank me later
Celebrating Local Produce at the Forest Hills Greenmarket
Dave and I have now been residents of Forest Hills, NY since September 2017. For those of you not familiar, Forest Hills is a part of Queens, NYC. Ever since we’ve been here, we’ve discovered that our closest supermarkets lacked the variety of produce we craved.