Courtesy of dear friends Alan and Linda who generously invited us to share their 46th anniversary celebration, we ate one of the best meals ever and for a very reasonable price (considering that you are eating haute cuisine); that would be $26/pp for two courses and $34/pp for three. What’s nice about this is that…
I have always steered clear of this slightly mushy, slightly chewy mollusc, but on a recent trip to Cape Cod, where they were very cheap, I learned to eat and love them. Now, I can indulge this love at a low price. Lately, on the Upper West Side and in all five boroughs, (one article…
I had enjoyed Maison Kayser’s East Side location and was delighted when I learned they had added a store on Broadway at 76th. Just recently, Millefeuille had opened on the same block bringing joy and buttery pastries to our shores. Could the UWS sustain two French bakeries? Only our taste test could determine the answer…
Most of us know of and shop at Fairway; (Source: newyorksocialdiary.com) we go to the one on Broadway at 74th Street to get fresh organic fruits, vegetables and meat. (Source: fairway.com) It took us a while, however, to actually eat in the upstairs cafe but now that we’ve found our way there, it has become…
You of course know that Mille Feuille is French for what we call the Napoleon–a many layered confection of puff pastry and creme patissiere with just a tad of powdered sugar or icing on the top–that many of us are addicted to. (www.facebook.com) Ever since the late lamented Dumas Patisserie on Madison Avenue closed (come…
