Tucked away behind a huge wooden door on Thompson Street is an unassuming and lively joint called ZZ’s Clam Bar. Being one of the few Manhattanites that opted to stay in the city on Labor Day weekend, I was lucky enough to snag a coveted resy last night at their tiny twelve seater restaurant that […]
Last night I went to Thailand for $56.47. Well not quite, but my third visit to Uncle Boon’s sure felt like being teleported across the globe and into the kitchen of someone’s hip Thai grandma. From the quirky action movie posters on the wood paneled walls to the lively Thai renditions of James Brown classics […]
Magical. That is the most fitting word to describe the walk through the garden along the cobblestone lined path to River Cafe in Brooklyn. Through the front door I was transported into an enchanting and fragrant room filled floor to ceiling with roses, lilies and arrangements that make a lavish wedding look sparse. To the […]
When I first began the Star Crawl journey a couple of months ago, I never imagined hitting the halfway mark so quickly. I have gotten a lot of questions along the way, but one I get most is “Which restaurant is your favorite?” Since this question is nearly impossible to answer, I have decided to […]
When visiting Michelin star restaurants, servers always ask “are there any dietary restrictions?” to which I always reply, “sea urchin.” Its not that I’m allergic to our spiny little sea friends, I just really don’t like the mealy texture and taste. However, in an effort to fully challenge my palette on the crawl I hesitantly requested sea urchin for […]
With 72 Michelin starred restaurants in NYC, a bit of creativity is required along The Star Crawl for me to avoid breaking the bank. Fortunately I have uncovered affordable “star hacks” at many of the restaurants to make the quest a tad easier on the wallet. Places like Ai Fiori, Café Boulud and Tulsi participate […]
My fascination with Michelin star restaurants began in 2010, when my roommate’s parents took a group of us twenty-somethings to Adour, an Alain Ducasse restaurant in the St. Regis Hotel. It was a far cry from the ramen noodles that had been sustaining me for the past few months and I knew food would never […]