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Mile End Deli: A Bit of Montreal in Brooklyn

Tucked away in the neighborhood of Boerum Hill, not too far from the busy hub of Flatbush on Hoyt Street, Mile End Deli brings a very unique food experience to Brooklyn: Montreal-style deli. French Canadian meets Jewish deli. You won’t find too many French-style options, but you will find comfort food staples that could give the world-famous Katz’s Deli...

Mile End Deli: A Bit of Montreal in Brooklyn

Delicatessens are as much a part of New York City as the subways, taxis, and the New York Knicks struggling to have a winning season.  There’s Katz’s Deli in the Lower East Side, 2nd Avenue Deli on the east side, and Ben’s Deli in midtown.  For a taste of deli, however, that is off the beaten path but very delicious, head to Mile End Delicatessen in...

Chicken Fight! Blue Ribbon VS Hill Country

In one corner, hailing from the corner of 2nd avenue and 1st street on the Lower East Side of NYC, just a short walk from Katz’s Deli and the Landmark Sunshine Cinema on Houston Street, is the Blue Ribbon Fried Chicken.  In the other corner, hailing from the corner of 25th Street and Broadway in the Flatiron district, just a stone’s throw from the iconic...

Rowdy Hall: East Hampton’s Best Bar

Rowdy Hall: East Hampton’s Best Bar

The Hamptons often conjures up images of Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous with a pastoral, beach setting adjacent.  Beyond the upscale boutiques and marinas, you’ll find scores of neighborhood bars and bistros that cater to anyone.  Whether you just came from the Hamptons Classic horse show or you’re vacationing for the weekend at a nearby motel...

Lincoln Center: Food for the Soul and Music for the Ears

Lincoln Center: Food for the Soul and Music for the Ears

The stars are out.  The curtain is about to draw.  The orchestra has fine-tuned their instruments.  The mincing and fopping is about to commence up in the box seats.  It’s showtime at Lincoln Center in New York City.  There is nothing more exquisite or, dare I say, romantic, than a night at the Metropolitan Opera House.  Remember that scene in Moonstruck where...

Top Ten Destinations of 2015

Top Ten Destinations of 2015

And so, 2015 hath come to a sudden if not abrupt end.  This year just flew by, did it not?  And in the time it did came another year of exciting adventures to many wonderful places; some near and some far.  Before this year expires and we transition into 2016, let us recount the top ten highlights of 2015 and all the most memorable moments, shall we? 10)  Amagansett...

Crif’s Dogs: Williamsburg’s Hippest Hot Dogs!

Crif’s Dogs: Williamsburg’s Hippest Hot Dogs!

You know what one of my favorite words in the English language is: Serendipity.  It is the art of finding simple pleasures and happiness when you least expect it.  That is the case whenever I set out on the open road and explore new places.  Or in this case, hop on the subway and head into Brooklyn.  That was the case for me just last weekend when I traveled into the...

The Clam Bar: Last Chance Seafood in Napeague

The Clam Bar: Last Chance Seafood in Napeague

The Hamptons is already synonymous with some of the freshest and tastiest seafood around.  And in spite of the fancy aesthetic that the Hamptons is known for, sometimes the best food is the one served in a place that lacks sophistication.  But what that place lacks in sophistication, it definitely makes up for in taste!  And one place that does such that is the Clam...

Brooklyn Farmacy: The Best Jerks in Brooklyn!

Brooklyn Farmacy: The Best Jerks in Brooklyn!

You step through the doors.  You hear The Big Bopper and Fats Domino playing back-to-back.  You see big scoops of ice cream dripping from steel bowls sliding across a marble countertop.  And no, this isn’t about some retro diner from the Eisenhower administration or that diner from 1955 in Back to the Future.  This is the Brooklyn Farmacy Soda Fountain and Ice...

Schatzie’s: Meet the Meat Man of Manhattan

Schatzie’s: Meet the Meat Man of Manhattan

Back in the day, the neighborhood butcher was a honorable profession.  Dozens and dozens of customers would line up around the place and out the door for the finest cuts of meat done with an expert cleaver.  Granted, I may not be from the “good ol’ days”, but at the risk of waxing nostalgic, I kinda miss the days when butchers wore suits, shined...