It had been on my culinary bucket list for a long time, but I never quite managed to eat there. So when I found myself with 24 hours to myself in NYC, staying in the Flatiron District, & wandering the streets looking for dinner, I knew where I was headed when I peaked my head…
Restaurant Review
Restaurant Review: Momo’s Pizza as Big as Your Head
It was divey-er than I remembered & much more crowded. Packed with ‘Noles fans who had just baked for four hours in the Florida sun & smelled of sweat, sunscreen, beer & cigarettes. We communicated via hand gestures & text messages across the room as B held two bar stools for us while I waited…
St. Michaels, MD: Lunch, Dinner & a Snack
St. Michaels, Maryland is a tiny town of about 1,200 people on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay. Located about two hours from Washington, D.C., it’s the perfect weekend getaway for urbanites sick of traffic, chain restaurants & electronic devices. Luckily, when they get there, there are plenty of good eats awaiting them.Based on our…
Restaurant Review: the Continental Restaurant; Philadelphia, PA
We arrived at the front desk of the Four Seasons Philadelphia exhausted & hungry: it was almost 10pm & we hadn’t eaten dinner yet. The woman behind the front desk smiled when we said that we were looking for something fun, local & authentic for our first Philadelphia meal. She pulled out a map &…
Washington, D.C.: non-fancy pants dining in Old Town Alexandria
One of my favorite things about living in the Old Town area of Alexandria (located about nine miles south of D.C. in Virginia) is the great number of restaurants. Fancy places. Less fancy places. Not fancy at all places. Today, I thought I’d share with you some of our favorite casual dining places. The kind…