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    As a person who spends a considerable amount of time and $$$ on the NYC restaurant scene and I do mean considerable, I’m not just looking for delish eats, I’m looking for a full on experience meaning food, ambiance, drinks, service, and fun interactionsn with the folks that work at the restaurant.    What does all of this mean exactly?    Well let me explain, there’s many restaurants out here that have the food part of the business down packed, but unfortunately lack in every other area that for me makes spending my money in their establishment worthwhile, no matter how badly I want to share with the readers which restaurants I’m referring    I’ll be classy and not do it :-/ My offices are in Time Square so co-workers and I are always looking for a great place to have lunch together or if we have client or partner meetings, a great place to bring them.       Almost a year ago I discovered what I call my own “Cheers” in...

Yesterday while I was at my "day job", I received a bottle of wine from a wonderful lady named Maria Helm Sinskey . I have met Mrs. Helm Sinskey a few times before, and knew she was in the wine business, but I had never taken the time to research her vineyards.  She very generously gave me a bottle of Pinot Noir , and I could see the pride in her eyes. I couldn't wait to find out more and get home to open this bottle. In the meantime, I looked up the vineyards online and got to know how Mrs. Helm Sinskey and her husband Robert Sinskey ended up making wine, and could tell why Mrs. Helm Sinskey would have so much pride in her bottle.  Now that I have tasted the wine, I totally get it. What a great bottle! It is robust but still delicate. A little fruity, but still a tiny bit spicy too. (I am so bad at describing wine and I hope I am doing this Pinot justice.) Mrs. Helm Sinskey also told me she was the chef at the Robert Sinskey Vineyards , and when I was on the webs...

A couple of nights ago we had a few friends over for dinner, and while shopping for the food I hit the liquor store for some wine. Once I got the the shop I realized that maybe a nice pre-dinner cocktail was in order. The friends that were coming by hadn't been by in a while and I wanted to make them something special so instead of wine, I headed over to the liquors. I instantly saw a bottle Crop Harvest Cucumber Vodka and decided I wanted a martini made with this. I was in Chelsea Market so I ran over to  Manhattan Fruit Exchange to get a English Cucumber and some mint. They didn't have any mint so I went with Basil instead. When I got home a did some experimenting. I muddled the cucumber and basil together and added the vodka. It was nice, but had a little too much kick. P2 suggested tossing in some blueberries we had on hand to sweeten the mixture up and it worked. It also gave the drink a nice color. I also added a splash of lemon aid we had, and it was perfecti...

I met Alex a few years ago, and although we have only actually hung out a few times, we have always maintained our friendship via email, Facebook, Twitter and text. He has been a great friend who has had my back no matter what was going on in my life. He was especially supportive when I decided to start writing this blog. Since the first post he always commented about how he liked it, and even went to far as to offer to send it over to his contacts at Food Network. As time has passed, my friend has developed into a guy with quite the food obsession. Always Tweeting about where he is and what he is eating, and of course I love to follow along on his culinary adventures. From time to time Alex has even come to me with food questions or recipe ideas. No matter what I throw at him he is always able to pull it off, so I love to be able to help. Today I woke up to a surprise email. I had asked Alex to do a small write up about his favorite restaurant in NYC called Ember Room , and to my...

Again, this morning, us New Yorkers, woke up a gloomy, depressing day. Not quite the day for a smoothy and a quick run by the water, but more like the feed your face on the couch and hope no friends stop by and find you with your shirt covered in crumbs kind of day. It's also a nice day to braise some lunch! I was craving one of those warm meaty dishes that cook in a big pot for a long time, and fill your whole body up, not just your stomach. So that is exactly what I made. The best part of these kind of recipes is that you can use so many different ingredient, so you don't have to be too ridged with your grocery list. I bundled up and went to the store without even thinking about what I was going to actually do. I let the food come to me!  (so to speak) I got a pack of 6 chicken thighs. To be healthier you can get breasts or skinless thighs. A package of button mushrooms. (I quartered them) One bunch of Kale ( I cleaned and roughly chopped) A medium onion (or 2 small...

    So as you guys know from a previous post I LOVE Il Bagatto restaurant in New York City. For 10 years I have been going there with friends and family, and I have never been disappointed. As time went on over the years I got to know the owners Julio and Beatrice, and have come to consider them friends. This past September I got married to P2 in a small ceremony held in the lower level of Il Bagatto, and if it wasn't for the enormous generosity of Julio and Beatrice it would not been half as amazing as it was.  Shortly after our ceremony we hosted a brunch which was served family style, and the star of the show  was the Uova in Trippa. It's like pasta made from an omelet and tossed in tomato sauce.  I have been craving this lately so I decided to share with you guys the video of the beautiful Beatrice making this spectacular dish! Enjoy the video and if you can get to Alphabet City in Manhattan get your ass to Il Bagatto .  (My fa...

Earlier this month P2 and I had the pleasure of being invited to Logo's 2012 NewNowNext Awards in Hollywood, CA, and it was a crazy night! We got to hang with some of the ladies from RuPaul's Drag Race, Rye Rye , Kerli , and even the stunning super model Andrej Pejic . I even got to sit next to the very hansom Chef Stuart O'keefe ! After walking the carpet P2 , and I headed to the pre-party. That is code for the open bar prior to show time. We ordered a drink, clinked glasses to praise the fun night ahead, and kissed. Just then, in a sultry voice we heard "you guys are hot.." I looked over and it was no other than the GORGEOUS Nadia G from her hit show on Cooking Channel " Bitchen Kitchen ". I was taken back by how beautiful she was and how amazing her dress was. (Her 5 pound dress to be exact. She let us know as we were inspecting it!) She introduced us to her friend and Social Media Manager /Goddess Anqelique, (who is AMAZBALLS too)  and ...