manhattan
Kefi
Jess & Garrett sampled the Greek fare at the tiny restaurant Kefi. Click the quote to read their write-up.
Kefi, a Greek restaurant on the Upper West Side, only takes cash, does not accept reservations, serves wines that non-Adriatic folks have never heard of… and can seat fewer people than our apartment. So why, when [...]
Dirt Candy
When I first heard about Dirt Candy, a new vegetarian restaurant in the East Village, I was skeptical. But then I read an article over at the Feedbag in which Amanda Cohen, chef and proprietor at Dirt Candy, mentioned that she, like me, does not like most vegetarian restaurants in NYC. I [...]
Tofu Haiku
As a vegetarian I’ve had a lot of tofu in my life. Some of it has been very good, some of it has been very bad, but it’s hard to tell how tofu is going to be until you eat it. When I saw that SeriousEats was giving away a pair of tickets [...]
Cambodian Comfort Food at Kampuchea
A few months ago I started hearing about Kampuchea, a Cambodian place on the Lower East Side. I don’t know how many Cambodian restaurants there are here, but the Village Voice recently voted it the best Cambodian restaurant in the city. I checked out the menu on line, and was happily surprised to [...]
More Than Cheese at Murray’s
I was walking around the West Village the other day when I found myself in front of Murray’s Cheese. Strange as it may sound, I had never been to Murray’s, though I had heard a lot of great things about it.
To my delight, Murray’s sells much more than cheese (although they have plenty of [...]
Amazing 66
Jess & Garrett were not wowed by Amazing 66 in Chinatown, despite the name of the restaurant. Click the quote for the full write-up.
It didn’t live up to its name — or our memories of meals at Hunan Gourmet and Panda Garden — but we’d still go back.
