I get asked pretty frequently, “What’s an interesting bottle of I can get on a date?”. This is always difficult to answer for every restaurant has a different wine list, but thankfully, there is usually a genre that I recommend based on the restaurant. Just this past weekend, a friend was taking a date […]

Best Overall Table – Pernod Ricard’s Sparkling Table with the witty and fun Sarah pouring Jacob’s Creek, Mumm, Mumm Joyesse, Mumm Cordon Rouge, Perrier Joiet, Perrier Joiet Fleur De Champagne. Every bottle at this table was a winner in its tier.
Best Water (Yes, I drank lots of water too) – Tie: Voss and Panna. […]

Cheers to the Olympics
Today’s New York Newsday has an interesting story on the food and wine of Piedmont, the site of this Olympiad. If you are the type of Olympic fan who dresses in snowpants and ski goggles to watch the Super G, there are a few ways to incorporate local culture into your […]

In an effort to avoid the ever-rising markups on a bottle of wine, I’ve started calling restaurants before I go and asking if they have a BYOB or a corkage policy. Though this may sound “tacky” or you might not like paying someone else to uncork your personal wine, I’ve been finding that I’m enjoying […]

Forbes has released its World’s Most Expensive Restaruant list. First, you will notice that there are no two restaurants from the same city. It seems the methodology was to choose a set of metropolitan centers in various countries and find the most expensive restaurant in each of those cities. The methodology excludes all American […]

Tomorrow, the famed French Michelin guide for restaurants will introduce its first New York guide. Ever since Michelin announced that it would publish a New York guide, foodies around the world (or around Manhattan, at least) have anticipated the results. Is New York the greatest food city in the world? Or, do New […]

New York’s Eater blog recently reported that Bette, the uber-hyped restaurant by New York social director, Amy Sacco, is now open for lunch. Lacking the fortitude for a multi-month wait for reservations but wanting to be in the restaurtant know, a lunch date seemed to be a great compromise.
Every review starts with praise for […]

I just had a decadent meal with my good friend, Melissa. We began at the bar with the house Riesling. Unfortunately, I never heard the name or saw the menu. The bar service was certainly rushed, but the bartenders were polite.
After being seated by a formal and professional host, our server took […]

The stars must have been aligned yesterday. Two friends and I decided to enjoy dinner a bit earlier than usual. Heading out around 6:45, we were immediately seated at one of the sidewalk tables at Bar Pitti, along 6th Avenue in the West Village. The weather was perfect, a temperate 70 degrees. […]

‘inoteca is one of those hidden gems that are not so hidden anymore. Its an Italian restaurant and wine bar down on Rivington in the Lower East Side (LES) of Manhattan. Due to its LES hip location, Rivington and Ludlow, this is a great place to sit outside, - at one of only […]