There was an article in Newsday describing the growth in reservation fees for restaurants. Basically, the article explains that more and more restaurants are requiring a reservation fees in order to book a table which is refundable if you show up or cancel 3 or more days beforehand. Restaurants feel the need to impose these […]
Yesterday, I went to La Piazza for dinner and thought it was very good. After we finished dinner, we were talking about whether we would be coming back soon. Even though we enjoyed it (even more so than our traditional place), we concluded that we would probably not be coming back soon. The decision was […]
We tried La Piazza, a new opened restaurant in Westbury. The pizza was crisp and tasting. My mistake was not ordering the Sicilian slice since it looked much better. We also ordered the Penne Melenzane, which is a fancy way of saying penne with eggplant in tomato sauce, the Veal Pizzaiola and Linguini Bolognese. All […]
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 threw a party for a bunch of friends and we wanted the best caterer. We hired Nader Gebrin, formerly of Bravo Nader. Nader refers to service as exquisite food from extraordinaire talent. I have to agree that this is an apt description because he delivered on an extra special evening and dinner. When you […]
We decided to visit Centro Cucina this past weekend for a simple Italian meal. This is a classic neighborhood restaurant. The owner and his father always comes over to greet us with bear hugs. The ambiance is very casual with friendly staff. The main attraction at this restaurant is the food. We ordered a Greek […]
I went to a local diner and ordered an omelette and a blueberry muffin. The omelette was fine but the muffin tasted aweful. Something was definitely off with the muffin. Since i was running late, I did not bring it up with the waiter. When I went to pay the bill, the manager asked me […]
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 […]
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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 […]