We branched out this past week for the start of my birthday week by going to Avra Madison in NYC. Everything was great starting with the Pita Bread and ending with the dessert. The interesting part of the pita bread was that it was crunching as opposed to the soft pita that I am used […]
Avra Madison — The Best Greek Food We branched out this past week for the start of my birthday week by going to Avra Madison in NYC. Everything was great starting with the Pita Bread and ending with the dessert. The interesting part of the pita bread was that it was crunching as opposed to […]
We headed over to the Cheesecake Factory on Saturday. Our wait time was roughly 15 minutes which is not bad considering how crowded the restaurant was. The first thing that hit us was the size of the menu. It took me more than 15 minutes to read through the all options and decide what to […]
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I was out with my wife at dinner at the Tap Room (which you may remember I thought was one of the worst meals I have had in the last decade) and she ordered a glass of chardonnay. It looked like they gave her a really small pour and when asked about it, they said […]
In my never ending search for the best chocolate chip cookie, I visited the Buttercooky Bakery in Manhasset. This was a modern bakery with a warm feeling. I was really encouraged with their emphasis on baking with butter especially since it is in their name. I ordered my standard chocolate chip cookie. I have to […]
There is a common trend among restaurants, especially new ones, to provide a limited menu of just a few items. For example, the North Folk Table and Inn only lists 5 entrees on their menu. It turns out that their food truck (when available) offers a more diverse menu than their restaurant. I understand that […]
We ventured out to the only Panera on Long Island that has a drive thru. Unfortunately, we did not use the drive thru, we only ate in the restaurant. Most of the Panera’s we have tried are in strip malls which lack any character at all. This Panera was a stand alone building with outdoor […]
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Last week, I railed against restaurants shrinking the glasses of wine. In order to save money there has been a trend to reduce wine pours from 6 ounces to 5 ounces thereby allowing restaurants to go from 4 glasses of wine to 5 glasses of wine (basically increasing their profits for each bottle of wine […]