"Even my Diet Coke was awful." [Photos: Robyn Lee] At Serious Eats, we eat an awful lot of meals we don't tell you about. And usually, if there's nothing to recommend, we keep our mouths shut. Why review an unremarkable...
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Momofuku's Tien Ho may be the best chef in New York that you've never heard of. That's going to change with Má Pêche, the company's first foray into Midtown. Chomping at the bit, waiting for the dining room renovations to be completed, Ho serving lunch in a sort of makeshift restaurant in the mezzanine lounge of the hotel last Thursday. And we liked what we tasted.
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In the latest installment of our Chocolate Chip Cookie Championship, we taste around the middle of Manhattan. And our winner may shock you.
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[Photos: Joe DiStefano] Back when I worked in Midtown Manhattan it was a culinary wasteland with just one Sichuan restaurant: the venerable Wu Liang Ye on 46th Street. Today one can choose from three: Wu Liang Ye, the much...
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FIRST COURSE Celery Root, Chestnut & Apple Soup Sage-Foie Gras Crouton Wild Mushroom Risotto / Mushroom Cappuccino Add Alba White Truffles 1/4 oz $150 Aged Goat Cheese Beignet & Duck Confit Salad Watercress / Hampton Honey Mustard Dressing SECOND COURSE...
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] I had a meeting scheduled at Macaron Cafe the other afternoon. After a breakfast and lunch consisting of too many sugary desserts, the thought of macarons had me queasy. But I discovered in Macaron Cafe's Chocolate...
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[Photos: Robyn Lee] 'Tis the season for sweets, and no one does them like Bouchon Bakery. This year, Thomas Keller's bakeries are packing in the pumpkin, with breakfast pastries, cookies, and more. A few of the goodies, after the...
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[Photos: Nick Solares] At acclaimed NYC seafood restaurant Marea, chef Michael White crafts a crudo-and-pasta tasting menu, available at Marea's crudo bar. "The pasta station gets slammed every night," White told me when asked what inspired him to create...
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[Photograph: Kathy YL Chan] Petrossian's croissants are quickly moving up my list of favorite croissants in New York City. The plain croissants are wonderful, but later in the morning I often crave something a notch sweeter and a bit...
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I'm sure you've all had Ferrero Rocher at one point in your life or another. They were my favorite "fancy" chocolates growing up, and those gold foil-wrapped orbs still hold a very fond place in my chocolate repertoire. Pictured...
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