Pipa Tapas y Mas – Flatiron
Spanish tapas in a furniture store? Why not. Whether it’s dates or birthdays or bachelorette parties, Pipa Tapas y Mas has become Flatiron’s go-to tapas bar for those long and lingering suppers,...
View ArticlePatiala – Flatiron
Somehow I managed to order some of the most unappetizing-looking food on the menu for this review. Ever since I’ve avoided ordering anything resembling meat on a stick for Serious Eats. No odd camera...
View ArticleAlewife Queens – Long Island City
The pub masters behind neighborhood bars Lord Hobo in Cambridge, Mass., and the original Alewife in Baltimore have opened their latest venture, Alewife Queens, located in the residential recesses of...
View ArticleThe Caulfield – Flatiron
I’m not totally sure I understand this bar. Though named after the famed protagonist in The Catcher in the Rye, The Caulfield’s menus don’t necessarily translate to classic 1950s New York—not even a...
View ArticleVault at Pfaff’s – NoHo
The basement space at the corner of Broadway and Bleecker has taken many forms throughout its existence, but perhaps none as interesting as its original: a mid-19th century hangout for America’s...
View Article169 Bar – Lower East Side
If you make it to this remote corner of the Lower East Side, it’s worth stopping in at the kitschy 169 Bar, which serves up some seriously great blue crab legs for just $6. If anything, it’s worth...
View ArticleSons of Essex – Lower East Side
Is it a restaurant or a nightclub? Although I normally try to avoid this identity-crisis bars, I begrudgingly admit that Sons of Essex surprised me with at least a few good dishes. Their hen and...
View ArticleFort Defiance – Red Hook
I’m not sure what possessed me to pitch a bar in Red Hook in the first place — it would mean I would actually have to get my ass down to that remote neighborhood inconveniently located away from any...
View ArticleThe Saint Austere – Williamsburg
Hands down, this is one of my favorite places in my neighborhood — and I don’t take that label lightly. Velvety polenta hand-whisked for five hours and topped with a spicy sausage ragu… ah, that’s...
View ArticlePera Soho – Soho
I’m a sucker for good baba ganoush, and Pera Soho happens to do a modern twist on it, mixing the smoked eggplant with a garlicky yogurt. And they’re not shy with bread, either. (Pet peeve of mine:...
View ArticleThe Mysterious Man of Kowloon Walled City Park
Humidity enveloped my clothing in a blanket of sweat as I trudged from the subway stop, taking great care to follow the path delineated in my Kowloon walking tour map. Halfway through a week in Hong...
View ArticleExploring Kowloon: Chi Lin Nunnery & Nan Lian Garden
If you find yourself doing a little cultural tour of Kowloon, Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian Garden are quick and easy stops within short walking distance of each other. The two are located off the...
View ArticleTian Tan Buddha
Lantau Island, the largest island in Hong Kong, is a relatively undeveloped area but what developments exist on it are new, modern and almost comically exaggerated. Located next to the reclaimed...
View ArticleGastrolusting: Yung Kee’s Roast Goose
It’s hard to imagine how a massive restaurant like Yung Kee, with its two floors of dining rooms packed nightly to the brim, consistently serves such amazing eats. But it’s famous roast goose is...
View ArticleHong Kong Travel Guide
Hong Kong is one of the most dynamic places that I have ever visited, a city you can spend your whole life in and still not fully grasp. The cosmopolitan area most frequently broadcast to the world is...
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