Better-on-paper brunch: overcrowded and underwhelmed at Cookshop

February 1, 2009

NEW YORK, USA – Yesterday I went to Cookshop in Chelsea for brunch before an afternoon of wedding dress shopping (not for me). My friend (the bride) and I decided to check this place out, and fortunately she had the brilliant foresight to book a last minute table on OpenTable.com. As… (more)

These bombolinis are the bomb: pre-brunching at Falai Panetteria

December 29, 2008

NEW YORK, USA – It was a wet, miserable Sunday for most in New York, but as I had my galoshes on, I was loving every puddle I met as I sloshed my way through the Lower East Side to get to brunch. The original destination was the Clinton Street… (more)

Potato waffles and other delights out of Sarabeth’s Kitchen

November 22, 2008

MANHATTAN, USA – For the second delicious breakfast in a two-week span, my husband and I traveled to the Upper West Side location of Sarabeth’s Kitchen early this morning. Early is a must, because the lines at this weekend morning favorite get very long very fast. We arrived around 8:45am… (more)