Asian food is having its moment. In the U.S. for years, Asian food often meant little more than General Cho chicken, dumplings and pad thai. Now however there is a proliferation of a new breed of restauranteurs offering the actual food that is eaten in Asia. That’s not surprising given that in New York City alone, there are more… Read More Chop Chop to Chomp Chomp

What’s more exciting than seeing West Side Story at Lincoln Center? Nothing. And I’m not exaggerating. As part of the opening of the Summer HD Festival, the Metropolitan Opera and the Film Society of Lincoln Center screened West Side Story at the Lincoln Center Plaza. Not only is the 1961 film a classic with an all-star… Read More Tonight, tonight…

Whenever friends are in town, they would always ask for a meal at a Mario Batali restaurant. The Italian chef has gained much fame in Hong Kong, with his outpost Lupa, in Central. One foodie friend specifically asked for Batali establishments in New York because he thought the Lupa in Hong Kong isn’t the real deal. I haven’t been to the… Read More Batali, please

With over 2,300 restaurants in Manhattan alone, New York is not an ideal place for culinary monogamy. But once in a while, we find ourselves frequenting one establishment more than the others, either because of the location or the hospitality. Txikito, in Chelsea, is what I would call “my local”, despite living a hundred blocks… Read More Basque in New York… Txikito

I would do this blog a great disservice if I don’t start with where it all began: Indie food and wine. Snugged under the Michelin-starred Lincoln Ristorante, Indie is the open secret that doesn’t get enough hype in New York. That is fine with me, as nothing beats arriving after work at one of the… Read More The Beginning.. at Indie