To promote the second season of the hit streaming TV show the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amazon recreated the now-defunct New York icon: the Carnegie Deli. This popup restaurant was designed to look like the original 1950s version of the deli, complete with actors playing the part of the waiters! They had old-timey cars parked out side, every… Continue reading Adventures in New York: Carnegie Deli Popup
Our final day in Iceland before heading back on the evening flight to New York was spent exploring Reykjavik. I wish I had more time to explore this capital city, but we managed to do a lot in just one day. There are many different street art murals and touristy gift shops lining the streets.… Continue reading Adventures in Iceland: Part V
Located on the 60th floor of a Financial District building is one of Danny Meyer’s newest restaurants. Manhatta offers a three-course prix-fix hospitality-included menu with stunning panorama views of the city. The meal started with a quick vegetable amuse bouche along with bread for the table. For my first course, I had the foie gras.… Continue reading Restaurant Review: Manhatta
After our first night in the capital city of Reykjavik, our next road adventure was the Golden Circle Day trip. These are some of the most famous sights in Iceland given their nearby location, ease of accessibility, and historic significance. Heading out of the city, there was snow on ground even in early October. The… Continue reading Adventures in Iceland: Part IV
A few weekends ago, former ADA Jared Mogil and I were in Austin, Texas for a wedding. As our Saturday evening did not have any wedding festivities, we decided to head out to Rainey Street to explore the city. What is really neat about this area of town is that all of the bars and… Continue reading Adventures in Austin: Emmer & Rye
On the third day of our Icelandic adventure, we returned to Jökulsárlón glacial lake in order to see it in the bright sunlight. With brighter light, the blue color of the iceberg glaciers is even more stunning. With global warming, the start of the glaciers can be seen receding more and more every year. After… Continue reading Adventures in Iceland: Part III
One of the great things about living in Brooklyn is all of the new, exciting restaurants that open. A few weeks ago, I went to try Po’Mi, a new sandwich shop in Bed-Stuy. They have two distinct sandwich menus, “Po’ Style” (Po Boys) and “Mi Style” (Bahn Mi)…hence the name Po’Mi! I recommend going with… Continue reading Restaurant Review: Po’Mi
