After attending Cook. Eat. Drink. Live last month, I added a trip to Spanish Harlem to eat at Ricardo Steak House to my to-do list.  So when my roommate Al and I decided that we’d grab a steak dinner as our Christmas gift to each other, we decided to head uptown.
Now, before we went up [...]

Challenge: Find a place that sits 7 girls, takes a reservation on a Sunday at 1 p.m. and offers unlimited drinks.
Answer: Arte Pasta.
With my friend Kristen back in town from Atlanta, a few of my girlfriends and I gathered for brunch last weekend to catch up.  Being sorority sisters, clearly we needed to find [...]

I like Restaurant.com for its regular deals, but I love it when the gift certificates are 70 or even 80% off. A few weeks ago I snatched a bunch of certificates totaling $135 in savings and costing me a grand $19.80. The best part of these certificates is having the ability to try a restaurant [...]

When my dad, Andy, was in town last week, we decided to keep things simple and enjoy a delicious Thai meal.  Andy is always quick to point out that he loves all Asian cuisines, and with the nearest Thai restaurant far away from his home (is there even Thai restaurants in the middle of Connecticut?), [...]

With my parents in town last week, I decided that we’d experience an extended Restaurant Week menu.  My mom and dad have heard about my many meals during various Restaurant Weeks, so I thought it’d be nice for them to try out the infamous three course menu for the first time.
Since we all enjoy seafood, [...]

Several months back, a blogger friend of mine, Mami’s Time Out, shared with me a $50 gift certificate to Bruno Jamais.  I completely forgot about it until I came across it the other day, and saw the expiration date was quickly approaching.  So I invited my friend Dory out for dinner on the Upper East [...]

My dad wanted to take “the girl that writes the blog” out to dinner one night during his vacation, and I was more than happy to set that dinner date up. Laura and I met up with my dad at Murphy’s first for a beer (if you dine with Bill, you need to meet at [...]

The weather on Sunday was absolutely perfect, so I was determined to find an outdoor spot in the late afternoon/early evening for a quick drink and snack with a friend. But while walking down Park Avenue, I noticed a sign at City Crab & Seafood Company: Don’t Be Crabby - Half-Price Happy Hour. Although they [...]

Last Friday, the girls and I went out for a much needed night out.  We decided Serafina would be the spot to update each other on our lives or as Alex likes to call it, “drinks and a love fest”.  With two of the four of us commuting, we decided to hit up the location in [...]

My roommates love Chinese food, and while I prefer Thai, I decided to accompany them for Chinese for my roommate Justin’s birthday at Chef Ho’s.
Chef Ho’s isn’t your typical grungy Chinese takeout place.  Instead it’s a nice looking upscale restaurant with the whole white table clothes and China.  I was a little afraid to open [...]