Comme Ci Comme Ça Truck

One of the more unique trucks in NYC is the Comme Ci Comme Ça truck which features Moroccan food. Luckily for me it often parks a few blocks from my office. I have been a handful of times and enjoyed the different offerings such as the merguez platter and lemon chicken sandwich very much. I read the Downtown section of Midtown Lunch recently tried the “Basmati Royale,” which offers all of its meats in one platter. It sounded like something right up my alley. On my way, I stopped to take a picture of the Sunrise Grill truck because I [...]

Brewers PicNyc

Last month, Thrillist announced the first food festival of the season on Governors Island would be the Brewers PicNyc over Memorial Day weekend. They also offered a deal for VIP tickets for $55 instead of $85, which included one hour early admission plus all you can eat and drink(beer too). CT and I enjoyed Meatopia and Parked last year(although we ended up in the minority that felt that way), so we were both keen on returning for another festival. Since we are old hands, we know how best to navigate these events. Rule #1 Arrive EARLY! On the way to [...]

Django

480 Lexington Avenue(212) 871-6600websiteReservations Recommended So last night, I finally got to meet someone who’d been subbed to my personal Xanga since May ’02.  We’d chatted and traded comments a bit here and there, and finally the timing just went right so we chose to have dinner together last night, also for Restaurant Week, at Django.  Although I’d made reservations and requested an outside table, the hostess politely informed me that as we were late for our reservation, they’d given our table away to someone else.  We were 5 minutes late, and while it worked out better in the end [...]

Casablanca Tea Room

If you are one of those people who crosses the street to avoid the vendors selling incense, do not go to this place. I am just such a person.  The heavy odor of incense hung in the air around us when we entered.  We were led to the table directly to the right as you entered, which was cozy and private since we’d ascended a flight of stairs to enter, and the window was blocked off.  Three of us sat on a couch with very Moroccan? genie-in-the-lamp-ish cushions, while two of us sat on chairs that I swear were too [...]