Monthly Archives: April 2006

You expect great things from a place that has a sandwich called “sausage heaven,” even if it’s insecure enough to trumpet the length of its staple specialties on its menu (WTF?).   But, is Mandler’s, on 17th near Broadway, really great … Continue reading →

Today, I give away my latest lunch secret: Café Español’s caldo gallego.  Café Español, a rather doughty old-timer near the corner of Carmine and Varick, is one of the last remaining Iberian outposts in the West Village.  While the nabe’s Italian outposts … Continue reading →

A friend’s final performance with his band was the excuse to go out last night, but as I was munching on a hamburger, I was more consumed with thinking about how much time I spent in the Bermuda Triangle that … Continue reading →

I’m taking a day or two off.  I apologize for the lack of content on Friday as well.  I hope to be back with you all at midweek.Mike

Tia Pol, unlike most of the restaurants in this space, is THE HOTNESS right now. Seriously – two days ago, Erin of No Parachute waited 90 minutes for a table from 8:30, and I was expecting more of the same … Continue reading →

On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, my girlfriend and I made our way to Sheepshead Bay, for what we thought was to be an interim stop on the way to an afternoon of sun on Manhattan or Brighton Beach.  Our destination was … Continue reading →

Have you ever considered the ramifications of the food you order on dates? I know many people consider kissability and perceived health factors when ordering, say, the side salad with a lemon wedge. Obviously I don’t give a hoot – … Continue reading →

New Bai Wei Gourmet Food Inc., at 51 Division Street (and #17 on the Sietsema list) may or may not exist any longer.  I say “may or may not” because I ate at a restaurant that matched Sietsema’s description of New … Continue reading →

This is an unbelievably brilliant piece of writing, and it had the effect of making me instantly check plane fares while my appetite for beef raged.  I think I have my next long vacation worked out…http://www.idlewords.com/2006/04/argentina_on_two_steaks_a_day.htm

My roommate and I stopped at an Indonesian restaurant formerly called “Padang Raya” on Whitney Ave. in Elmhurst, Queens – it’s just a few doors down from Minangasli, a recent Sietsema review, and, if you have NYTimes select, you can … Continue reading →