mini guide: chelsea and the high line...

Posted by cherrypatter in manh: below 42nd street, manhattan, mini guides: new york on 06 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment
  mini guide: chelsea and the high line:  now that chelsea, or at least the far west side of chelsea will be dominated by the huge attraction of the high line, i think we will be coming to hang out here more and more often. unfortunately, much of the recent development that has gone on, particularly...
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vinegar hill: so hard to live up to that...

Posted by cherrypatter in american, brooklyn, brunch, dumbo, food, outdoor dining on 06 1st, 2009 | 1 Comment
before we ventured over to vinegar hill house, we had never been to vinegar hill the neighborhood and boy is that a treat.   one of what feels like the few spots in new york that have been untouched (at least too much) from all the crazy development that has gone on over the last few years.   although...
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casellula: a cheesy end to theater...

Posted by cherrypatter in american, cheese, clinton, food, manhattan, snacks on 05 28th, 2009 | 1 Comment
i am constantly wracking my brain for good places to suggest for pre or post theater dining.  usually i just come up with either all these super fancy restaurants or some on the super low end (see here), but nothing really seems to fill that need for a great in between spot.  i want something casual,...
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mini guide: west village at 6th avenue a...

Posted by cherrypatter in manh: below 42nd street, manhattan, mini guides: new york on 05 22nd, 2009 | No Comments
the ifc center, located at the intersection of 6th avenue and west 3rd street is kind of in the middle of the west village just bordering on what i think of as the “central” village — the grungier, super touristy part of the village.  the actual location of the theater is villagequite...
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prune: a consistently classic brunch...

Posted by cherrypatter in american, brunch, east village, food, manhattan on 05 19th, 2009 | 1 Comment
sometimes we’re in the mood for a classic, perfectly prepared brunch, and when we’re in that mindset the place we really want to go is prune.   so many restaurants treat brunch as a second class citizen —  the eggs are either too runny or too hard, the hollandaise sauce is thick...
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la superior: the yummiest mexican food a...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, cheap, food, latin american, mexican, williamsburg on 05 5th, 2009 | 1 Comment
la superior was really a  treat that will keep on giving.  i am so glad i finally went to this mexican street food spot after reading all the hype here and here and here since it opened last fall.  the restaurant itself is nothing to look at it, and from what i’ve read the service and...
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tabla bread bar: indian in style...

Posted by cherrypatter in food, indian, madison square park/union square, manhattan, outdoor dining on 04 13th, 2009 | No Comments
well, tabla’s bread bar has been around for more than ten years, and so it’s probably not the place to take your  celebrity friends, but it has continued to be a really excellent place for delicious and interesting indian food in a great setting.  now it’s not the indian food...
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kefi: more room for that lamb shank...

Posted by cherrypatter in food, greek, manhattan, upper west side on 03 26th, 2009 | No Comments
of course it was shear coincidence that frank bruni decided to write about kefi the day before I set foot in it.  l and i had tried the original incarnation of michael psilakis and donatella arpaia’s greek sensation on west 79th street and had loved it despite the indeterminable wait for a table...
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char no. 4: plenty of whiskey and fine m...

Posted by cherrypatter in american, beer and wine, brooklyn, brunch, carroll gardens, food on 03 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
char no. 4 is one of those places that we cannot believe we waited this long to try it (it opened in the fall of last year) especially given how much positive press they have gotten.  the space has a great vibe, service is warm and friendly and the clientele is oozing brooklyness with so many of...
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sheep station: no need for the barbie he...

Posted by cherrypatter in brooklyn, food, park slope, sandwiches, take out on 03 12th, 2009 | 2 Comments
cherrypatter has definitely not been a one banana show. i have needed all the help i can get from j. he has given me lots of time to glue my eyes to my tiny computer screen while tending to two needy but loving children (breakfast, talk to dad; read a book, talk to the big poppa; spend mindless minutes...
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