Last month, a friend and I dropped in at the bar at Grappa 72 for a bite to eat. It was a Tuesday night and they appeared to be a bit busy, but I got the impression it was more a function of inadequate staffing rather than a glut of patrons. The bar is a … Continue reading 72 = a C
Category: Restaurants
Check payable: Mario Batali
I've written before about Lupa and its status as my favorite place to eat, specifically their bar, when I'm in NYC. It would be misleading though to deny my absolute love for pretty much all Mario Batali does, food wise, in New York City. A recent overnight trip illustrates why I have often joked that … Continue reading Check payable: Mario Batali
Lunch at Union Square Cafe
There are a few places I return to again and again when I'm in NYC and Union Square Cafe is one of them. The location is really convenient (just off of Union Square Park) the bar is comfortable and the food is always solid. Restauranteur Danny Meyer has a well-deserved reputation as being masterful at … Continue reading Lunch at Union Square Cafe
Roadtrip Rendezvous – Kingston
Classic self-timer shotOver the years, the girls and I have met in many Hudson Valley towns. Woodstock, Saugerties, Rhinebeck, New Paltz and Kingston come immediately to mind as locations which have witnessed our antics as we attempt to squeeze in all we wish to share - thoughts, experiences, illicit indulgences, a meal...whatever. It would be … Continue reading Roadtrip Rendezvous – Kingston
Valente’s
I headed to Valente's in Watervliet recently to take advantage of a gift certificate and treat myself to a dinner prepared by someone other than myself. The place was unexpectedly busy, seemed like for the staff as well as for me. After a couple of moments, I was greeted and seated, comfortably in a booth. … Continue reading Valente’s
Welcome!
image: downrangereport.blogspot.comI wrote an awesomely bitchy note on my iPad earlier. My intent was to work it into a blog post but, as I was polishing it, it somehow disappeared. Poof! Gone. It was a verbose piece. I used lots of big words, inspired perhaps by my stay last night at the Saratoga Hilton, formerly … Continue reading Welcome!
Dining Out for Life
image:http://blog.timesunion.com/tablehoppingAfter an inexcusable length of time, I finally got to Mingle last week. The stars aligned and I was unexpectedly free and there was a seat available at All Over Albany's table - perfect! I've been inside the restaurant since it became this more recent incarnation, but hadn't seen things going full throttle. It was … Continue reading Dining Out for Life
