geendatz's Profile
ISO excellent non-chain ice cream, anywhere in Westchester
Try the gelato at Tarry Market.
Best Pasta Dish of 2012
OK,so it's a small meal,but the buttermilk pappardelle with smoked goat at Fatty Cue is one of the most delicious pastas that I've had,ever...order 2.
Joe Bastianich's book: Restaurant Man
Oh phooey,I've worked in restaurants for years,and save cussing for really effective moments.Constant f-ing makes people sound dumber than they really are,as it does in this interesting,but often spiteful,book.
Where has all the Fresh Fish Gone?
Randazzo's is heaven,if you love a good variety of fish.Fish vendors at the greenmarkets and the Lobster Place at Chelsea Mkt. are other options.
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The Lobster Place
75 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011
Gem Cuisines of China, former Hunan Village in Yonkers... Paul is Back!
Wow you all were lucky.Shared a meal with 3 people yesterday,and with the exception of the chicken with vinegar,this was on overpriced,lo-fan meal.Gloppy sauces,stingy portions,and amateurish service.We felt robbed,and will never set foot in this place again.
Puntarelle in Manhattan
I purchased some at the veg market in Chelsea Market a few days ago.
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Manhattan Fruit Exchange
75 9th Ave, New York, NY 10011
Spiga (Central Ave Scarsdale)... did it close?
My last visit to Spiga a few years back was so horrid that I wrote them a letter about it...Huge servings of insultingly bad Italian food .
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Spiga
718 Central Park Ave, Scarsdale, NY 10583
Johnny Iuzzini is leaving Jean Georges
He's lucky enough to have made extra cash doing tv shows,and celebrity demos.The situation of reaching the salary cap and nowhere to go unless you are crazy enough to open a dessert retail business is not uncommon...
Backup for Torrisi
Osteria Morini,Peasant.
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Peasant
194 Elizabeth Street, New York, NY 10012
Osteria Morini
218 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10012
Chapulines and Other Insect Dishes in Manhattan
Perhaps we can persuade some of our eat local restaurants to start sourcing...just think of the possibilities.
Nice Surprise at Morandi New York
The food at Morandi is often underestimated.The supply of loudmouthed 20-30 somethings at Manhattan restaurants seems to be unlimited.
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Morandi
211 Waverly Pl, New York, NY 10014
Fig and Olive opening in Scarsdale!
Depends on your level of sophistication about food....the whole olive oil presentation thing was silly,'cause they weren't anything that special,and the prices were Steep,for ok food.The waitstaff were nice,but didn't know all that much...eh...
jaded chefs coming in for a quick visit
ABC Kitchen is good for late lunch bites...if you want a real[mob] scene the Dutch is opening at 11pm on Tuesday night,and then into the week.
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ABC Kitchen
35 E 18th St, New York, NY 10003
The Dutch
131 Sullivan St, New York, NY 10012
Does anyone remember La Focacceria on 1st Avenue?
Remembered,but long gone...my first vastedi experience was at that shop.Things change,but Bar Veloce on 1st Ave. near 7th St. makes a very good sfincione,the only place that serves it.[in Manhattan,anyhow...]
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Veloce Pizzeria
103 1st Avenue, New York, NY 10003
Baccala
I love well made baccala mantecato[the Italian version of brandade]...more olive oil,no cream.The best versions,for my taste,are at Hearth/Terrior and AlDiLa.It's not easy to find good dried baccala,and some restaurants salt their own codfish.
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Hearth
403 East 12th Street, New York, NY 10009
Terroir
413 E 12th St, New York, NY 10009
Terroir
24 Harrison St, New York, NY 10013
yatagan shut down, any good alternatives?
Oof,that closure was well deserved,it went way downhill,in many ways,over the past ten years...What kind of sheep has a leg that huge?Sadly though,I can't offer a decent substitute,downtown anyhows....
Recommendations for a bottomless BRUNCH place for 15-20 people
Do tell...what is a bottomless brunch?
Best olive oil to buy in Manhattan?
Two olive oils that I like a lot are Trapittu,from Trapani,sold at Eataly,and Corte Olias,from Sardinia,available at Fairway.Both have a strong round 'green' flavor,but are not peppery.
Knuckleheads Tavern in Pelham
Funny how we see things....and no,I've never been there.Every time that I've waited at the traffic light on Route 1,I think,'that looks like a place for serious drinking up the Friday paycheck for people working in the small factories in the area,and not much else'.
Pepe's Pizza Yonkers Location
I gave this place a try yesterday,and see no need to return.The white clam pie was watery,with tasteless canned clams and no other ingredients on the pie to redeem it.Sausage pie was good for the slices of fennel sausage and little else.The crust was nothing special to me...So far,Tarry Lodge rates as the best pizza in Westchester,and Keste in Manhattan is my numero uno.
Best Italian for my NY Foodie trip
Personal favorites;Al Di La,I Sodi,Hearth,Lupa and Gottino for Italian wine bar bites
Dinner/Breakfast in Saratoga Springs
Mrs. London's has some of the best French/American pastries that I've tasted anywhere in New York state-if that's your style for breakfast,don't pass them by.
Keste or Motorino for special dinner (Grom for Gelato)
Hello there,it's Meredith...The term gelato can mean any frozen ,aerated ice cream,in Italian....as far as I know there is no official 'gelato board' that defines butterfat limits for gelato in the U.S.There is a lot of discrepancy in what the butterfat content should be.When I learned gelato making in Italy,I was given 12%-22% as the window.I stay within that window and I make what I make;love it or don't....
Champagne Grape Pizza at Grandaisy
It's the bomb with some Monte Enebro and a glass of Verdejo too...
Jamba Juice coming to Bronxville
Another mediocre chain store[sigh]...who else can afford to take on the rent anymore.I'm not going there...
The Cookery in Dobbs Ferry
I dined there recently,and was happy to enjoy good greenmarket driven Italian food prepared by a talented chef in this neck of the woods.The menu is ambitious,the wine list well priced.My Guess is that they took over a relatively inexpensive space as was/is-not an ideal room;noisy,not much parking,and please lose the tv sets...but the chef is talented,and maybe it'll be a good stepping stone for him,hopefully remaining in lower Westchester which is starved for dining options like this.
Dugan's Cupcakes
Yes,I grew up in Mt. Vernon,and he stopped by on our little dead end street;I looked forward to the assorted cupcakes....second only to the Good Humor Man when he had chocolate covered black raspberry bars.
Fleetwood News
The problem for any small business opening on the main streets of Fleetwood is parking.People don't seem to want to park in that nasty,dark public lot...and that cigar store...?I'm convinced that anyone opening a store like this is[1]totally clueless[2]a front or money laundering operation.Yoshino?IMHO,do not trust any restaurant using the term 'Asian Fusion'..
Your 10 favorite Manhattan restaurants?
No Order;Pearl Oyster Bar /Lupa/Locanda Verde/Minetta Tavern/Inoteca/Grand Sichuan 9th Ave/Gottino/Casa Mono/Txcito/Marea$$[ouch]/and Katz';s
