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 […]

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 […]

Ingredients: 5 clementines, peeled and roughly chopped 2 tablespoons apricot brandy 2 tablespoons sugar 1 bottle Champagne or sparkling white wine Clementine peel, for garnish In a bowl, place clementines […]

There are so many things to like about Bavettes: It’s off the normal restaurant path It’s not necessarily a “to be seen” place Great interior Good bar (there was a […]

When we planned this trip I made the Aviary reservations right away…then I read some online reviews and started to get a bit nervous.  I read things like “pretentious”, “over […]