Ways in which I have been embarrassed by reservationists when calling restaurants: Daniel Reservationist: Thank you for calling dan-YELL. Me: dan-YELL? That’s hilarious; I’ve been pronouncing it in my head as DAN-yule all this time. Reservationist: [clears throat] Degustation Reservationist: Good afternoon. How may I help you? Me: Do you have any reservations for two […]
This is my best friend, Tracey, very sexily enjoying a pickle at Cozy Soup ‘n’ Burger on Broadway in the West Village, my absolute favourite burger joint in the entire world. Or pretending to enjoy it, at least. That’s because Cozy, like most other New York City diners, serves half-sour pickles. These are pickles that […]
Right before I left for Christmas break, my boyfriend and I watched a Food Network show about a company known for its pre-decorated gingerbread houses, and all we could talk about was how badly we wanted to rip the roof off of one of those things and go to town on it with our teeth. […]
On Friday night, my boyfriend and I had reservations at 21 Club. Despite the fact that their Restaurant Week menu was fairly hum-drum and of course didn’t include their $30 burger–which is really the whole point in going–we decided to give it a shot simply because it’s one of those classic New York City restaurants […]
I’m writing pizzeria reviews as Examiner.com’s Manhattan Pizza Examiner. I know it shows that I have the palate of a 5-year-old, but pizza’s easily my favourite food, so you can count on me for plenty of fangirling over crust and sauce in these articles. The basic feeling in Brooklyn is that there’s already a pizza […]
