Fette Sau

30. April 2008 American, Brooklyn 0
354 Metropolitan Avenue near Havemeyer Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 718/963.3404 about $60 for four, with a gallon of beer, without tip ♥ ♥ In case it hasn’t been obvious, I love pork. I was having a bad day and all I wanted was to get a couple of drinks where I can sit outside and enjoy ...

Esca

16. April 2008 Italian, Midtown 0
402 West 43rd Street off Ninth Avenue 212/564-7272 about $190 for two, with drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ I remember my first time in Esca as if it happened just last week. The $700 bill was split in four, my purse let out a small cry and I hoped that the next time my friends ...

Ippudo

03. April 2008 East Village, Japanese 1
65 Fourth Avenue between 9th and 10th Streets 212/388.0088 about $40 for two, with drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ Shigemi Kawahara became Japan’s Ramen King after winning three consecutive years in a TV program against other ramen chefs. After twenty years in business, people still line up outside his Ippudo branches in Japan. This East ...

Freemans

25. March 2008 American, East Village 3
End of Freeman Alley, off Rivington Street between the Bowery and Chrystie Street 212/420.0012 about $80 for two, with drinks, with tip ♥ Package something well and watch the people come. This seems to be Freemans’ motto and it works. First, the location that still confuses people who do not hang-out in the area: where ...

Crave Ceviche Bar

18. March 2008 American, Midtown, Upper East Side 0
946 2nd Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets 212/355.6565 about $120 for two, with five drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ Depending on whom you ask, ceviche may have originated from Peru or Ecuador. Wherever your allegiance lies, it’s seafood marinated in a citrus-based concoction to “cook” the meat without heat. Crave Ceviche Bar doesn’t want ...