Vanguard Wine Bar – Midtown West April 7, 2020Ah, the wine bar. The prime Midtown backlash to the Irish pub and beer joint. Discernibly feminine in...
Cookshop September 7, 2006The stomach flu is a bitch. It can turn what is a perfectly pleasant meal into a study...
Wolfgang’s Steakhouse – Park Avenue January 20, 2004Its unassuming exterior belies the super-cool tiled ceilings, soft lighting and dark wood found when you step inside...
Maple Leaf Diner February 10, 2022Nope, it ain’t Canadian. Though you’d think from the name they’d serve… Man, we were just in Canada...
Bello’s Pub & Grill March 23, 2024I don’t generally make a habit of hanging out in Newark. I’ve been called for jury duty there...
Hot Bagels Abroad Montclair October 31, 2023If you’ve ever been to a bagel joint in New Jersey, you kind of know what you’re in...
Cocktail Courier March 21, 2023This was a very sweet gift from Ms. Hipster. And conceptually a decent idea. Though in practice, sending...
Pocono Lake, PA July 25, 2024I will admit that prior to this trip — and being berated by Ms. Hipster — that I couldn’t tell...
Bonnie Prince Billy: I See a Darkness August 24, 2008Welcome aboard the sadness train. This maudlin ode to death and dust is like the slowest of Sebadoh’s...