My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

Danny Meyer Movie Screening to be Held

In case you haven’t had your fill of restaurateur Danny Meyer (with Shake Shacks sprouting on virtually every corner, I personally, am close to the saturation point), MOMA is screening the new movie about the restaurant mogul March 22.  The film, open to the invited press (see below) follows Meyer as he launches 11 Madison [...]

Want Great Oatmeal? Try Metro Diner on the Upper West Side

For great oatmeal, stop by Metro Diner on the Upper West Side. You can make this at home too.

Restaurants for Valentine’s Day on the Upper West Side and Elsewhere in New York

Especially in this down economy, restaurants are hungering for your business on Valentine’s Day. On the Upper West Side, there’s a bumper crop of places to go.
I personally would rather skip the whole hyped-up Valentine’s Day eating out thing and prepare a cozy dinner at home. Why brave the mobs at the restaurants, the often [...]

5 Napkin Burger: A Second Taste at the Upper West Side Locale

Even though New York magazine says burgers are out and sandwiches are in (isn’t a burger a sandwich???), we had a yen for a really good hamburger tonight. Opting for local, as in the Upper West Side, we settled with some trepidation on 5 Napkin Burger on Broadway.
As is typical of many Upper West Side [...]

Which Restaurants Are Open Christmas Day on the Upper West Side and Elsewhere in New York

By j.o.h.n. walker via Flickr.
Your Aunt Tilly doesn’t feel like cooking her usual Christmas feast. And you don’t relish the stress of pulling it all together. For one, there’s the shopping marathon. Then there’s the need to cater to a variety of food allergies and sensitivities. This one doesn’t eat dairy. That one is gluten [...]