04 Nov, 2009
I’m not sure what gave rise to this, but the past year or two has really seen the renaissance of pork or anything porcine in nature. When the magazine Time Out New York issued its annual “100 Best Things We Ate And Drank This Year” in December 2008, and this $9 sandwich from…
11 Oct, 2009
As is often the case on Sundays, we wanted to have lunch out, but were bored with all the potential prospects… So when friends suggested we try Jozu Kin at Fort Bonifacio, written up today in Margaux Salcedo’s article in the Sunday Inquirer Magazine, we said we were game for that. Margaux’s…
25 Sep, 2009
My sister and niece are fans of Mario Batali’s tapas bar called Casa Mono and next door sibling, Bar Jamon. Rated the best Spanish restaurant in New York City soon after it opened several years ago, it is a relatively small, almost always packed, neighborhood hang out. Sister and niece have dined…
05 Jul, 2006
If you are one of those readers who have “elitist issues” or just don’t want to read about “over the top meals,” skip this post. While most of our recent European trip was what one might consider more of a “budget” adventure, the three meals I describe here definitely do not fall into…