Pyramida

Some days I feel like my mom with the coupons. But here we are in 2011, and one of the hottest dining trends is the restaurant coupon. So it was that Pyramida captured my interest. Not only is it near home, but it offered up a half-price certificate on Groupon and, well, it lured me in. I walked over one Saturday night (the picture above is from last weekend), dining companion in tow, to take advantage of the free money and see what was in store. This used to be a KFC, and the closest fast food to my apartment; [...]

Tuesdays with TT: ilili

To wrap up the fantastic birthday meals we had at Jean-Georges and Marea, my parents invited us along with Aunt B out for dinner. Since they usually come to me for recommendations in the area, I suggested ilili. CT and I went for brunch a couple of months ago and have been meaning to return for dinner. I believe her parents have eaten there a number of times and their approval of any restaurant is good enough for me. (Yes, I know how to kiss up to the GF’s parents.) The restaurant normally has a $42 prix fixe dinner Sunday [...]

ILILI

Before I left for Peru, ILILI began offering brunch in their spacious (I mean huge – I think the place holds 250 people?!) restaurant, and invited bloggers to come sample their brunch menu.  Despite brunch’s ill reputation as a service most kitchens hate to offer and as one of those things that many people just love saying “I’d rather make my own brunch at home and get exactly what I want without sitting on top of other people, I actually enjoy brunch out quite a bit.  It’s true that at the end of the day, what is so unique about brunch [...]

Tuesdays with TT: BONUS: Nanoosh Preview

One of the perks of becoming a blogger is the invites you get as a result.  I heard about Nanoosh, a hummus/Mediterranean restaurant,  opening up in Murray Hill, but had never been to their other locations.  It was a nice treat to get invited to the preview day.  The location is a little outside my lunch zone, but for free, it was worth it.  I don’t generally go to new places on their grand opening, nothing is worth the hype, but a preview day is an exception. When I go there, there was already a line out the door.  Uh [...]

Naya Mezze & Grill

Almost a month ago (sad face – is this post relevant anymore?), HB, StB, SpB and I all went out for dinner.  I didn’t realize when the restaurant names were being thrown around - I didn’t offer an opinion since I didn’t have one – that Naya was just opening.  In fact, we went on Day 2.  Does this give me the right to cast my opinion?  Well, maybe I should discount the weird service then – you can read about it here.  So I’m just going to throw it out there, the pictures of what we ate, the companion post [...]

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