Drago’s Charbroiled Oysters
Headed back to New Orleans after our fishing trip in Lafitte. What else to do but drink. We became real tourist down on Bourbon St. It was only around 5pm and it was already starting to get stupid. Then Sally a...
Franky and Johnny’s Boiled Crawfish!
Met up with our dear friend Jay at Franky & Johnny's to revisit the boiled crawfish we had a couple years back. Last time, we had 1lb each and I was stuffed. That was my first stab at the little mudbugs and...
Totto Ramen
Met up with Yoshie, Sam and Rob at the new Totto Ramen a few weeks ago in Midtown. It's a tiny little place and therefore long waits. Yoshie gave up our table a few times because we were late. Then as I got an ...
The Vanderbilt
Ryan and Meghan came back to visit NY. We started off at happy hour at Hot Bird, then walked over to the Vanderbilt for some fancy small plates. I saw Sarah and Albertina already eating and went over to say hel...
Ramen and Friends: Taqueria Coatzingo in Jackson Heights
Out to Jackson Heights for some good Mexican food in the latest Ramen and Friends adventure. I like how the menu has pictures of the dishes. It's just like Denny's. I ordered the biggest platter, the Steak Nort...
Restaurant PYZA – Polish in Greenpoint
I came across this Polish restaurant on Google Maps when I was looking for something to eat near the new rehearsal space (Rock It Music) we were trying out. It led me to this only review on Zagat: "The food her...
Spice Market
My sister was in town and took me out to dinner of my choice. Since her hotel was in the Meatpacking District, I was thinking of The Spotted Pig or Bill's Burger. Somehow I went with Spice Market. I always assu...
Shonali’s Birthday at Mitali East
Shonali had a small get-together for her birthday at Mitali East while her mother was in town. I split a vegetarian & non-vegetarian combination platter with Mia. I almost thought they were both the same th...