restaurant Archive
18 Sep 2012
Vegetarian At Veselka
Back in July I had lunch with my good friend Peaches, who has been very sick for a very long time; we hadn’t seen each other in a while. We wanted to meet somewhere between the two of us — she coming from Harlem, me coming from Brooklyn. For some reason the first place that
25 Aug 2011
Meatless Monday at Dovetail
It’s become a tradition when my sister is in town that my entire family goes out for “fancy dinner” together. In the past we’ve gone to Babbo and Felidia, to name a few. As the resident New Yorker and food blogger, it usually falls to me to pick the restaurant. A few months ago my
03 May 2011
Ha Noi Comes to Park Slope
Ha Noi is a new Vietnamese restaurant that opened in the old Second Helpings space this weekend. I stopped in yesterday for my first meal, and it was quite good. I was disappointed that they don’t have a vegetarian version of the crispy spring rolls, but the fresh summer rolls were nice and fresh, and
29 Mar 2011
Barcelona Eats: Comerç 24
In addition to tapas, Barcelona is known for “cutting edge” food and cooking. One of the city’s most forward-thinking restaurants is Comerç 24, and it’s one of the few restaurants that my two guidebooks actually agreed on. When my friends Jess & Garrett came back from Barcelona, they told me that the best meal they
21 Dec 2010
Tabla
It was a bitter, cold winter night when I first visited Tabla, but as soon as I entered I felt I had found refuge. The walls flashed bronze and gold; the host invited me to warm my hands at the heater by the door; the fragrant aromas of Indian spices filled the air. Sitting at
04 Nov 2010
Falafel at Maoz
Waaaaay back in 1999 (and I’m just now realizing how long ago that was) I spent five weeks in Israel. I was ostensibly studying film, and I did do a little of that, but I spent more time seeing the sights, traveling the length of the entire country. I went scuba diving in the Red
02 Nov 2010
Donatella Pizza
Note: I know there haven’t been many updates lately, I’ve been having computer problems. Thankfully that’s over, and I will be updating regularly once again. -HW When I wrote about Pulino’s, i wrote that it “[wasn't] a game-changer in the NYC pizza scene.” Having eaten at Donatella, I’m confident that this new pizzeria is the