Patsy’s Pizzeria in Harlem is famous for its coal fired oven and thin crust. Open till 11:30pm every day, you can count on the line of double-parked cars waiting for one of their $16 pies or $3.50 slices. Next door is Patsy’s Italian Restaurant, one of the best in the city, serving classic Italian dishes. […]
Finding a reasonably quick and not too expensive place to eat before a show on Broadway can be tricky. Several years ago, I found Schnipper’s. It’s fast food where everythig is made to order, so not so fast. I found it during a taping of “Beat Bobby Flay”, where Bobby was making his own spicy […]
For my first birthday dinner of the year, mom took me to L’Incontro by Rocco on the Upper East Side — a lovely Italian spot in my old neighborhood. After zero wait, we were led to a table in the back of the very crowded restaurant. Our appetizer was the calamari, and this was one […]
Katz’s Delicatessen is famous for its massive, hand-carved pastrami sandwiches, its enduring legacy as New York’s oldest operating deli (established 1888), and its iconic feature in the 1989 film When Harry Met Sally.
Well, this post is gonna change in tone from the one I’d planned. So, to start, I found this marvelous little Southeast Asian food hall in midtown, about 1/2 block from Radio City, called Urban Hawker. Stall after stall of wonderful foods and drinks at reasonable prices. We stopped by last weekend before seeing a […]
After seeing a play recently, we were looking for a spot to eat a late-ish dinner in Hell’s Kitchen that we hadn’t tried before. We’ve passed Lovely’s Old Fashioned many times, and that night was the night to try it. It’s a small place with a counter and a brisk to-go business. Walking inside, the […]
After leaving the celebration of the Knicks championship, we headed into Chinatown to have a nice lunch at Wo Hop. Sadly, we were not the only ones with this idea. I’ve been to Wo Hop many times so I can figure out how long the wait is and the wait yesterday was way longer way […]