Lifted from their website, “The Slur is an opportunity to meet, chat, discuss, and share happy hour with other Slow-minded folks at Slow bars & restaurants. “Slur” is not an acronym for anything, just a statement about conditions afterward (sometimes). Almond offers their continued commitment to farm-to-table bistro food, friendly familial-like service, and warm atmosphere [...]

This is what Danial Boulud is calling his annual Citymeals-on-Wheels benefit this year.  He’s got a wonderful line up for the evening – black truffles in at least two dishes, exquisite burgundies to boot, and a live and silent auction in which one lucky winner will get two weeks of The Dish’s Dish.  All this [...]

I had a fantastic meal last night with an old friend at Mercadito Cantina. I had been to the outpost across the street years back as well as the location on Grove Street in the west village, but somehow this third branch escaped my radar. Maybe it opened after I moved to Brooklyn and was [...]

Last night I ate at Shang, the chinese resto in the LES Thompson Hotel.  Each dish, as well as the space and waitstaff, was gorgeous, meticulous, and very ornamental.  Each dish is meant to be shared and so began the parade of nine dishes we split between the three of us. White snapper soup, Beijing [...]

After living on the edge of Williamsburg and Greenpoint for over a year now, I am almost convinced that my “new” stomping grounds rival my old (West Village and Soho). I’ve compiled a list of my favorite places…from the walk to my apartment from the Graham Ave L-stop.  Not bad!! And, this isn’t including my [...]

Last night, I had a very interesting meal at Graffiti, a four-table yet somehow 25-ish seat restaurant.  The place was crammed like a little bohemian coffee shop – a mishmash of colors and patterns strewn from floor to ceiling.  There’s Eastern artwork, chandeliers, mirrors and over-sized cabinets as well as foreign newspapers at place mats.  [...]

In Japan, they’ve made a roll in the form of Obama.

With all the hubbub about Mitzy’s macarons lately, I wanted to revisit my favorite as of The Dish’s Dish official 2007 taste test, Madeleine on 23rd Street. Since conducting the taste test, they’ve moved locations into a cozier spot just up the road a bit.  The macarons are just as good, if not better.  Vanilla, [...]

Last night I had dinner at Cabrito, the Zac Pelaccio joint in the West Village.  There were some hits and misses with our meal as well as with service. But it was an overall pleasant experience. It is an excellent Mexican option in this part of town in which seasonal American (Blue Ribbon, Market Table, [...]

Last week, one of the Culinistas, Amanda Elliot, came to cook at our headquarters.  Amanda has been working for The Dish’s Dish since it’s founding year.  Prior to DISH, she worked at Mas, Craftbar, and assisted at the James Beard House.  She is a peach! I knew we’d be in for a treat when I [...]