In June, every year, my dad goes on a fishing trip and my mom and I go out for a nice dinner to celebrate Father’s Day and let him pay for it. It’s a tradition that we’ve tried to maintain, even after I’ve gotten married and moved out. This year was no different, and we were excited to try a new local place that we’d heard a little bit about… Sofra Bar and Grill. …
The Return to Charleston
This is a journal of our recent trip to Charleston, South Carlolina. If you’re thinking of venturing into this city, take a minute to look at where we ate… what you must try, and what’s worth skipping! …
Review of the Obstinate Daughter in Charleston, South Carolina
Jason and I have made our much anticipated return to Charleston, South Carolina. Last year, around the same time (President’s week), we came for a quick visit and were overwhelmed by the history, weather, magnificent architecture, and (of course) endless food and cocktail offerings. Upon our return we created a list of new places we needed to try, and a list of places we needed to revisit. The Obstinate Daughter was at the tippy top of the list. …
Review of Oro in Long Island City, New York
A few weeks ago, Jason and I received a generous invitation from restaurant owner Mike Celic, welcoming us for a meal at his newly opened Oro in Long Island City. We set it up for last night, a Saturday, at 6:00. I’ll admit, the idea of “Seasonal Italian Cuisine” did not excite me very much – I am from Staten Island, after all. However, I was instantly and consistently impressed throughout the meal, and I owe Mike an apology for my initial doubts… My hope is that this review inspires more people to give this place a try, because it is most definitely worthy. …
Review of Avlee Greek Kitchen in Brooklyn, New York
Recently, Jason and I were very generously invited for a press meal at Avlee Greek Kitchen. It turned out to be a little gem right off of the main strip in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, at 349 Smith Street. I am pretty excited to tell you about this meal, not only because of the food but because of the entire experience we had there. …
Review for Flaming Kitchen in NYC
A few weeks back, I tried out Bite of Hong Kong and fell in love with authentic Cantonese food. So I was delighted when Chris, the manager from Flaming Kitchen, invited me for a meal. …
Review of Atlas Steakhouse in Brooklyn
I’ve been meaning to get to more steakhouses, lately, so when I received an invitation for a meal at Atlas Steakhouse, I was pretty excited to check them out. I looked up their website (Atlas Steakhouse) and was interested to find that they call themselves, “the best Brooklyn Steak House”… that’s a pretty bold statement, if you ask me. Jason and I headed over last Friday night for our meal.
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Update for Bin 5 in Staten Island, New York
With a new executive chef, Stephen Lee, running the kitchen at Bin 5, we had to get in to check out the new menu. That, plus we were long overdue for some perfectly crafted cocktails by my favorite bartender (not to mention the owner of the restaurant), Danny Ippolito. …
Review of Bite of Hong Kong, NYC
Baconboozer is expanding. And with that, I have been receiving more outreach from restaurants requesting reviews in exchange for meals. I feel an obligation to be utterly and completely honest with my readers: I love eating, and I am not made of money. …
Review of Capizzi in Staten Island, New York
Jason and I have been frequenting this new restaurant on Hylan Boulevard, and encouraging all of our friends to do the same. So far, everyone I’ve sent has come back very happy. A formal review of Capizzi is long overdue, so here you have it.
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Review of Maysville in New York City
Jason and I had tickets to see Avenue Q in Manhattan yesterday afternoon. We decided to do brunch before the show… being a little bit tipsy seemed like the only way to go see an inappropriate puppet play. We decided on Maysville in Manhattan, the sister restaurant of the recently closed down Char No. 4 in Brooklyn. …
Review of Patrizia’s in Staten Island, New York
Jason and I have driven past Patricia’s of Brooklyn‘s Staten Island location about a million times, since they opened three years ago. I don’t know. How many Italian places does one island need? But, alas, we finally made our way there last night. And, I’ll admit, there were a few moments of glory for this popular spot. …
A Little Update
As you all can see, I haven’t posted very much over the last couple of months. Things have been a little hectic and I figured I owe all of you loyal readers a bit of an explanation and an outline of my plan, going forward……