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 [...]

Alfanoose

I recently met up with a long lost friend for lunch, who chose Alfanoose as our dining destination.  Long ago, I read about Alfanoose and how delicious it was, so I was keen on giving it a try.

My friend’s chicken something platter with hummus and a bulghur side with tomato.  While this was generally enjoyed, I believe the chicken was dry, but the sauce and hummus surely took care of that.

I really wanted to try the falafel sandwich, because that’s what I’d heard Alfanoose was known for.  But I also wanted to try kofta, because as I’ve mentioned a [...]

"Stalking" Downtown Lunch: Sam’s Falafel

Further stalking of Downtown Lunch found me at Sam’s Falafel on Friday, despite the momentary torrential downpour.  To be honest, I’d read about Sam’s Falafel a short while earlier in Time Out NY, and had wanted to try Sam’s.  With Downtown Lunch’s positive review being the final push, I made my way over to Sam’s this past Friday. 
I guess the mini-downpour scared away the crowds Daniel encountered on his trip, since there was no one when I walked up and as I walked away to snap the above photo, only one person appeared.  This was at 1:15 pm. 

For $5, [...]

City Shuffle: Cola’s

One muggy Friday afternoon – the Friday afternoon, actually, where Delgado hit a grand slam right before my very eyes, and in total, scored 9 RBIs – COUNT THEM THAT IS 9 RBIs!!! – while my boyfriend and I sat on the field at Yankees Stadium for the very last [regular season] Subway Series game ever to be played at the current Yankees Stadium – sorry I know this is a food blog but it was a simply amazing game!!! – anyway, after the game, we headed down to Chelsea to take care of some business, but found ourselves hungry [...]

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