72 West 36th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues 212/947.3636 $130 for two, with drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ To celebrate my getting a new job during these harsh economic times, the Dr. took me to Keens Steakhouse for their legendary mutton chops. I think I might have to keep him around for a ...
243 East 14th Street between Third and Second Avenues 212/253.7670 $222 for four, with drinks, with tip ♥ Update, 2009: My Deathwatch prediction came true after only a month. Oy, I’m putting Mr. Jones Yakitori on a Deathwatch. I don’t know why anyone would open a yakitori restaurant a few blocks away from St. Marks ...
94 East 7th Street between First and Avenue A 212/982.4140 $130 for two, with drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ I’d like to think that kaiseki is Japan’s answer to Spain’s tapas if only a pincho is served in bejeweled bread held together by a hand-carved toothpick. The most basic types of food need to go ...
231 West 40th Street between Seventh and Eighth 212/354.2195 $65 for two, with drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ Inakaya is a good place for two kinds of dates: one, an awkward first date when neither have to nervously talk but still have a good time; two, a long-term couple date when almost anything can slip ...
1 Main Street in DUMBO, Brooklyn 718/222.0666 $45 for two, with a drink, without tip ♥ ♥ We descended on the island of Brooklyn earlier than we would want to be, but Bubby’s was already teeming with young families and baby strollers. We squeezed ourselves past the waiting crowd and told the maitre d’ we ...