Background Belle Reve means ‘sweet dreams’ or ‘beautiful dream’ in French. But also, it is the name of the plantation in Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams. And most notably in recent history, the penitentiary in Suicide Squad. All great … Continue reading →
Closed I just typed CLOSED 30 times. And it made me nostalgic. New York City is an ever-changing landscape of bars and restaurants opening and closing. There was a time when I wanted to get to every hot spot ASAP. … Continue reading →
The Confession It has been 3 years and 4 months since my last post. There is no real reason except perhaps boredom with the food scene. More and more ‘chain’ restaurants and giant restauranteurs continue to expand their kingdoms. My … Continue reading →
Update 10/21/2014 I dined at Ma Peche for about the 4th time tonight and feel compelled to express my massive disappointment with our meal. I took work people thinking it would be cool to go to a famous chef spot … Continue reading →
Yunnan Kitchen has long been on our list of ‘must tries’. We tend to avoid the early feeding frenzy of new openings these days, but we waited so long even missed the original Chef! The new Chef, Doron Wong, certainly … Continue reading →
Wong is New York’s first Farm to Table ‘locavore’ Asian restaurant. The Chef, Simpson Wong, is Malaysian and has a history of restaurants in New York. One, Jefferson, was made famous by the girls of Sex & the City back … Continue reading →
