I give Mary Catherine all the credit for finding this one.  Very good coffee, just the right amount of hipster from the staff (one guy in a biking hat, a […]

Hotel restaurant & bar…’nuff said. (It was a late drive into the city and we both just wanted something close and easy)

First visit with The Antols and we were all pleasantly surprised. Located in the Alphabet City Center, Casellula is a wine and cheese bar with an impressive list of sharable plates […]

Originally from the NY Times Magazine cooking section Ingredients: ¼ cup water ½ teaspoon dried turmeric (or a 1/2-inch piece fresh turmeric, peeled and grated) 1 1/2-inch piece ginger, peeled […]

Ingredients 2 oz. Lillet Rose .5 oz. green Chartreuse Rub 2 or 3 mint leaves inside a julep cup (you can also use an old-fashioned glass).  Add Lillet Rosé and Chartreuse, […]

Ingredients 1.5 oz. Aperol .5 oz. ounce mezcal (something not too smoky) 3 oz. Prosecco 1.5 oz. soda water Fill a large wineglass about three-quarters full with ice.Add ingredients, and garnish with […]

Ingredients 1 oz. blanco tequila or mezcal 1 oz. Cynar 1 oz. Yellow Chartreuse Stir all ingredients with ice to chill and strain into a chilled coupe. Squeeze a piece […]

The successor to e2 Stupid COVID-19 took Whitfield and the bar at the ACE hotel from us but I realized that Black Radish has been that place all along. It’s […]

We finally stopped in after a few Christmas gift exchanges on a cold, snowy night. Service is super friendly and not over bearing.  We were there on a Thursday night […]