On our way out to the Boar’s Head Inn for a relaxing spa weekend (O.K., so we actually spent the weekend at home, eating Pringles and watching “Arrested Development” on DVD. Happy now?), we stopped by Ivy Road’s own wrap joint, Zazus. The Thai chicken wrap was comfortingly stuffed with rice, carrot and chicken, with […]
On our way out to the Boar’s Head Inn for a relaxing spa weekend (O.K., so we actually spent the weekend at home, eating Pringles and watching “Arrested Development” on DVD. Happy now?), we stopped by Ivy Road’s own wrap joint, Zazus. The Thai chicken wrap was comfortingly stuffed with rice, carrot and chicken, with […]
Little, moreLately, Restaurantarama has noticed a growing interest in the smaller plate. Waning is the era when you’d dig into a platter piled with a pound or more of one entreé. Now—at least at your more trend-conscious eateries—it’s more likely that you’ll order at least two dishes, maybe more, and that they’ll be served in […]
Everyone’s got their favorite time of year. In fact, I’d go so far as to say that one’s favorite season is as defining a characteristic as, say, one’s astrological sign, favorite color, or whether one prefers dogs or cats. Me, I live for fall: the crisp air, the colorful leaves, Thanksgiving, and, sartorially speaking, getting […]
Achtung! Todd Debarba, Alexander Hans Radziwill Debarba and Nicole Radziwill took top honors for their getups at Ludwig’s on Saturday. When Restaurantarama picked up our copy of C-VILLE last week, we were shocked. Apparently, some other “writers” in this office think they have the right to “cover” food and drink. We refer, of course, to […]
Every now and then I like to take a step back from the HTS syllabus and make sure that my readers have a good background in the classics. I’m constantly depressed about the fact that I went all the way through high school and college—majoring in English, no less—without ever cracking open Moby Dick. Thus, […]
It was chilly and cloudy. We were feeling pouty. We needed some Italy, and fast! The daily ready-made sandwiches at Feast!, folded in crisp white paper with just a hint of fresh lettuce and crusty baguette peaking out, beckoned like an oasis. And though Feast! offers plenty of lunch options, its gourmet Italian Hoagie gets […]
The gourmet lunch spot and wine shop Ciboulette has always had a mixed reputation: great food, erratic service. (Both these qualities were widely attributed to the shop’s owner, Jose De Brito, who is described on one local blog as having “kind of a tart personality.”) Now the prominent Main Street Market space will start with […]
Martha’s Café faces some stiff competition in its tucked-away location on Elliewood Avenue, off the Corner—it’s across the street from sorority girl-cum-Wahoo bar crawl mainstays Take It Away, the Biltmore Grill, and Buddhist Biker Bar—but it holds it own as a purveyor of reasonable meals just like Mom used to make, but with an exotic […]
There is a spot in New York City, on Greene Street, in the heart of Soho, where a special light shines down from heaven and into a certain store. The light is simple, golden, minimal and, like the Wise Men did that holy Star, design geeks from around the world drag their tired feet toward […]
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