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Bowling and the City

By Caryn, on January 18, 2011, 6:41 am

Every so often I get the itch to go bowling and I find it’s a particularly good double date activity. My bowling alley of choice is Frames (formerly known as Leisure Time Bowl) in Port Authority. Since I usually opt for bowling on a Friday or Saturday night, I find the deals at Frames [...]

All I Want(ed) For Christmas Was Dinner at Bugatti

By Laura, on January 3, 2011, 7:14 am

Leftovers of my pesto pasta!

A couple weeks back, my boyfriend and I were walking through Astoria, when I noticed a new little Italian restaurant that opened on the corner of 34th St and 31st Ave. The restaurant was cute and had an intimate atmosphere and once I read a review on Why [...]

Cheap and Delicious Mexican Food on the Upper East Side

By Caryn, on December 23, 2010, 7:07 am

Photo Courtesy of Yelp

There are a couple of Mexican restaurants within a three block radius of my apartment and I still need to check them out, but so far Sabor A Mexico has won my heart (there’s also an East Village location). I went a few Fridays ago and was surprised that my [...]

Cucina Di Pesca’s Happy Hour Delights!

By Caryn, on December 15, 2010, 7:06 am

This past weekend my boyfriend and I used a LivingSocial voucher to try out the Italian restaurant Cucina Di Pesca in the East Village. We had some time to kill before our reservation and I remembered reading about a happy hour on the website, so we decided to see what it entailed.

Grabbing a [...]

DiWine is the Perfect Date Spot

By Laura, on December 14, 2010, 7:20 am

Photo Courtesy of Yelp

If you are in Astoria and looking for a date spot, look no further than DiWine. I went to DiWine last Monday, and this wine bar was pretty quiet (I’ve heard it gets busier especially towards the weekend). The cool thing about it being kind of empty was that [...]

Saucy BBQ at Hill Country

By Caryn, on November 11, 2010, 6:59 am

I love barbecued meats and I prefer the saucy, Texas variety, not vinegar-based barbecue or dry rubs. While there aren’t a ton of great barbecue options in the city, Hill Country, Blue Smoke and Dinosaur Bar B Que certainly generate a lot of buzz, but I’m always apprehensive that it will be too dry [...]

Bison, Elk or Ostrich Burgers? Oh My!

By Laura, on October 25, 2010, 7:20 am

One of my go-to restaurants in Astoria is Bareburger. Now before you roll your eyes and think this is another Astoria review, Bareburger also just launched a location in Greenwich Village.

Now as you can probably tell, Bareburger is a burger joint. The Astoria location is always packed, so best if you have a [...]

Tenzan Sushi Earns a 10 in My Book

By Caryn, on October 14, 2010, 7:26 am

When I moved to the Upper East Side, I knew I had to scout out a few staples: my new pizzeria, bagel shop, Thai restaurant and sushi restaurant. Those are my “must haves.” While it took a few tries for me to find my new Thai spot (posts on that journey to come), I [...]

A Classic Manhattan Mexican Restaurant

By Laura, on September 21, 2010, 7:43 am

Last night my roommate and I headed to El Parador Cafe, which is right by our apartment on 34th between 1st and 2nd. El Parador is the oldest Mexican restaurant in NYC and in fact, my roommate’s parents dined there 35 years ago. We were starving after a day of moving, so we [...]

An Italian Surprise in Midtown Manhattan

By Caryn, on August 31, 2010, 7:36 am

Recently two of my favorite coworkers (actually, we’ve all since given our two weeks notice, so now they’re simply two of my favorite friends), decided to have a ladies-only dinner to catch up. Since two of the three (myself included) quit our jobs to go back school (hello poverty!), we let price dictate our [...]

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