Bar Americain: Expensive but Yummy

4 Apr

I had a great time at Bar Americain. The food was delicious – I do love the flavors Bobby Flay puts together. The ambiance and location was perfect for a pre-theater dinner and the service was on point.

photo credit: baramericain.com

photo credit: baramericain.com

Having said all that, it is exactly what you would expect from a famous chef’s restaurant: overpriced. I think once you accept the fact that this is for an experience therefore, you will pay a premium on that, it’s totally fine.

I ordered the shrimp tomatillo for appetizer, which was totally satisfying ($17), snapper for entree ($35) and no drinks. The total with tax/tip cost me about $62. But, I was full for the rest of the night! I wish I had remembered to take pictures of the deliciousness.

My verdict: Go! Have a great time, just don’t expect to make it a regular pit stop.

Yummy Eatings!

Bar Americain | 152 W. 52nd Street, New York, NY 10019 | 212.265.9700 |

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Zen Palate Ruined My Palate

5 May

For years I’ve been hearing how amazing Zen Palate is for vegetarians. Seeing that my best friend is vegetarian, I even considered taking him for his birthday over the last many years. But after today’s accidental encounter at the Union Square location, THANK GOD I never did! The menu (which is extensive) looked wonderful from the outside, not to mention the Daily News article (from 2010) plastered on the window as a means of enticement. I think we barely glanced at the menu for a few seconds before walking in. The place is a dump (but fine, we got past that). After looking over the menu, I ordered the Vegetable (Rice) Noodle Soup (I wasn’t very hungry and wanted something small) and my friend ordered the Celestial Tofu (fried tofu with broccoli, served with a side of brown rice). Continue reading →

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I’ll Take the Asian Noodles Please

27 Feb

I happen to be one of those people that enjoy plane food and I’m not sure that it has a whole lot to do with the actual taste of the food as it does with the concept of eating on a plane. I know, it sounds ridiculous but I haven’t quite figured out how to categorize my what most would refer to as “weirdness”. Let me clarify however, that majority of the time this only applies to International flights because I think its a big waste of money to purchase food on domestic flights. Continue reading →

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Veneiro’s, Best Pastry Shop in NYC

21 Aug

When you walk into a pastry shop that’s buzzing with locals, you know you’ve come to a good spot! That’s what you see when you enter Veneiro’s in New York City’s East Village. Established in 1894, Veneiro’s is an Italian pastry shop that will have you going gaga over the plethora of dessert options. From cheesecakes, layered cakes, cookies, canolis, chocolate covered strawberries, tarts, and all things in between, there is something for every taste buds! And it doesn’t stop at pastries, they have a whole gelato menu & a nice selection of alcoholic and non alcoholic beverages. Continue reading →

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Best Cupcake… in Pennsylvania?

16 May

I know, I keep yapping about cupcakes lately. But I just tried a new cupcake today and it was FABULOUS! Who would’ve thought in the midst of Pennsylvania in a little town called Newtown. I was introduced to Felix’s Caketeria today and the store was just closing and we were greeted by two very flaky teenagers (hey, calling it like I see it) who insisted on giving away a box of chocolate salty caramel & carrot cake cupcakes. After some confusion (and stupidity on their parts), we walked away with 18 cupcakes for $25 — yea, it was a steal! Don’t get overly excited. In reality, each cupcake costs $3. They had a menu of about 10 different flavors, but with them closing down (two hours early.. we’re assuming its because they sold out of their popular flavors), we didn’t get to try any of the other ones. Continue reading →

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Best Pizza… EVER!

14 May

Small town. Dark. Gray. Cloudy. Medieval. Cobblestones. Quiet. Secluded. Historic. No English. These are the words that describe the little town of Kutna Hora in Czech Republic. It was quite an interesting January Tuesday when Dad and I ventured off from the capital of Prague to visit the Bohemian town of Kutna Hora. I knew it was going to be a dark town, but I guess I didn’t really know what more to expect. Certainly didn’t know that we’d be having the BEST pizza we’ve ever had HERE of all places! After some vague direction from a non English speaking local, stumbling upon a fluent English speaking lady and the help of a map I finally got from the information center, we walked all around the little town. Eventually (with a loss of time) we were starving and being on a budget meant no stopping at a sit down fancy restaurant, though to be honest, nothing could really qualify as fancy in Kutna Hora. Down an alley towards St. James church off of the central square we stumbled on a little pizza shop, Mini Pizzeria Vita.  Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day with Red Velvet Cupcakes

8 May

In honor of Mother’s Day, I decided I needed to bake, but I wasn’t sure what to bake. Thanks to my recent cupcake disappointment, I thought baking red velvet cupcakes would be perfect! So here it is… it’s a barefoot contessa recipe! Continue reading →

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Dear Crumbs, I’m Over You

7 May

Crumbs cupcakes was a discovery of mine a few years ago (alright so the rest of the world had probably already discovered them prior to). I have purchased cupcakes from there many a times, once even a birthday cupcake costing me a whopping $75 to feed 5. My favorite was the chunky monkey cupcake (I might be wrong in its exact wording but the the word “monkey” was definitely in there). Since then they’ve discontinued that flavor, go figure! It’s been awhile since I tried them recently (about a year or so) so I took my friend (after having bragged about how amazing it was) there yesterday. Well we got to eating a cupcake, a brownie & I got to eat my words too! Wow, it sucked!!! I had the Blackbottom Cheesecake Brownie cupcake, what a total fail!  Continue reading →

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Burger Bar, I LOVE YOU!

23 Apr

I intend to write a letter to Burger Bar letting them know that they have sparked a love for burgers in me! Generally not big on burgers (I indulge in them when craving calls), I’ve eaten at 2 of the 3 Burger Bar locations (Las Vegas & St. Louis); thoroughly satisfied on both occasions! San Francisco is the 3rd location and I’ll have knocked that off the list too by the end of the year! It’s incredibly filling, versatile, scrumptious, oh and wee bit pricey! Continue reading →

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Thai Thai – Nice Ambiance, Hit or Miss Food

23 Apr

A new Thai place to try in New Jersey? YES PLEASE! So far I’ve tried 5 Thai restaurants in NJ and have my favorite but am hoping to find one that will top it (no luck yet). This particular restaurant, Thai Thai, was a little ways out of the way nestled in Stirling, NJ so I was really hoping it would be GOOD! It was neither here nor there. Here are the specifics. Please note, I know my Thai food! Thus my recommendations when it comes to the same are pretty solid. Continue reading →

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