Since I’m allergic to the protein in cow’s milk, I either avoid dairy or go ahead and indulge and suffer the consequences. Once in awhile, I crave a slice of pizza but don’t want to tempt the fates by consuming cow’s milk mozzarella. Even buffalo milk-based cheese doesn’t work for me.
During these times, [...]
If you’re looking for a place to kill an hour in Penn Station, you could do a lot worse than Tracks. It’s pretty well hidden—literally, it’s on the Long Island Railroad level, tucked into one of those long, faceless corridors that’s marked by grim-faced commuters rushing to catch their trains.
I wound up there when [...]
Silly me. I continue to hold out hope—dashed again last night, this time at the Mermaid Inn’s new Upper West Side outpost—that the neighborhood will start to attract more high-quality dining establishments. Yes, there are a few very good restaurants, but a fresh infusion of culinary talent would be welcome.
The Mermaid [...]
Are coffeehouses with quality food and drink on the upswing? Maybe, says New York Magazine’s Underground Gourmet, who enthuses over a new java place in the East Village, called Abraço. It’s got great coffee and hand-crafted sandwiches and pastries, sourced, naturally, from seasonal ingredients.
And there’s an additional selling point for light [...]
When you’re getting together with old high school friends for dinner, you want a place where the food is satisfying but where the dining experience doesn’t compete with all that reminiscing.
That’s the Seventh Street Café in Garden City, Long Island. Tucked away on side street in the affluent community’s shopping district, the eatery [...]
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