The Luxe Life

Everyone needs a little (or a lot) of luxury in their life.  Luxury can take many forms, but an excellent meal is a luxury that most people can appreciate.  Grand Lux Cafe in Garden City, Long Island,  attempts to bring a bit of luxe to the masses. Grand Lux is a corporate restaurant whose luxury theme is...

Pierre, Phil and Jim…

As some of you know, I am a licensed New York City tour guide.  However, this past weekend, my focus shifted to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  I went down to see the Philadelphia Museum of Arts’ exhibit on the late works of Renoir.  (yes, I drove about 100 miles to see an art exhibit.. I studied art...

Sam’s Falafel Truck

Let me to introduce you a little known food discovery,  Sammy’s Falafel Truck.   This is one of those eateries that you just have to know when and where to find it because it doesn’t exactly have an address.  It’s a street vendor that normally parks on Liberty Plaza, off of Broadway,...

Dining with the Devil

Carnival celebrations (a.k.a mardi gras) around the world are all unique.   Rome, New Orleans, Rio de Janeiro and Trinidad, all have quite different carnivale traditions.  (They are all  great parties, though!!)  For Catholics, the celebrations were originally intended as a last “hurrah”...

The Burro of Brooklyn

In case you did not know, I am a New Yorker and a Brooklyn Girl.  While I roam the entire city in search of great food, I pay special attention to the eateries located in my home borough, so I was pleased to hear about the opening of a  5 Burro Cafe in Brooklyn.  Earlier this year, I visited the the...

A Lovely Ride on the River

I want to introduce you to my all time favorite and most romantic restaurant… This is the place that I reserve in my head as the spot that I would go to if I had an important occasion, like to celebrate an important milestone, birthday, anniversary, or just wanted a special evening… When I...

Cupcake Cafe

As you have probably noticed, there is a definite cupcake craze.  Cupcakes are everywhere.  I have even read an article about the cupcake “bubble”. There are many theories about where this trend originated.  Everything from Sex in the City to a dieting fad has been credited with starting the...

Practically Perfect

Genius…one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration. ~ Thomas Edison It is quite apparent that a lot of perspiration, serious thought and hard work have been invested into Buttermilk Channel.  As a tribute to the area’s history, the  restaurant  is named for the tidal strait...

Blue Ribbon Sushi Brooklyn

This is probably one of the nicer sushi spots, I have visited.  Staff is very professional; service is quick; selection is big; quality is very good, very clean; and presentation is lovely.  It has been actually worth the wait.  No reservations are taken, but usually the wait is not crazy, even on the...

2 Steps Down

If you ever want soul food in a nice, quiet neighborhood place, try 2 Steps Down in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn.  It is appropriately named because it  is really only two steps down to enter through the garden level. It occupies the first two floors of a quintessential Brooklyn brownstone.   The ambiance is...