Pilot NYC and Grand Banks are floating bars in New York City, with the Pilot Bar commanding amazing views of Manhattan’s Financial District and Grand Banks, offering a sea change for day and night drinking. There once was a time when millions of oysters inhabited the muddy banks of New York City’s East River and Hudson River. Indigenous tribes, Dutch and British...
If you’re a fan of fresh seafood, the Mermaid Inn NYC Oyster Bar really delivers. One of the earliest sites of the Mermaid Inn NYC was in Greenwich Village. It is now only open in Chelsea and the Upper West Side. Mermaid Inn NYC is a refreshing take on seafood. Coming from Australia’s east coast, we were brought up on prawns and tropical and reef fish. Lobsters and...
Quimet? What is it about a hole in the wall outlet in a nondescript El Poble Sec side street that brings celebrity chefs and foodies from all over the world? Why Conde Naste? Why Anthony Bourdain? Why would anyone bring attention to this tiny bottle shop that can’t fit more than 20 people at a time? Why let the secret out? Quimet y Quimet (pronounced Kimmet and...
Brunch and Cake Barcelona brings together brunch treats and delectable cakes and pastries. Brunch and Cake Barcelona: they had us from the moment we heard the name then we saw the place and we were smitten. Brunch is Jess’s favorite meal of the week. If she had a choice we’d be brunching every day. To her, it’s not about bottomless mimosas or Bloody Marys. It’s about...
Discover foodie treasures and fare from another time and place inside Philadelphia’s Reading Terminal Market. Original signage above LUHV Vegan Deli Situated in the heart of downtown Philadelphia, between the Jefferson Station and Chinatown, Reading Terminal is a local favorite for bites on the go and culinary essentials. The indoor market first opened in 1893...
From badlands to burgeoning foodie hot spot, get a taste for Queen City dining at Sartre Cincinnati. Located in the same building as Rheingeist Brewery, Sartre Cincinnati is the new kid on the block of the Cincy food scene. With a hint of sophistication and a twist of French flare, we were anticipating being taken on a culinary journey in a town that is now in the...
Sleepy Bee Cincinnati caters for the early riser with healthy, wholesome meal options from breakfast through brunch. Cincinnati’s vibrant and buzzing food scene isn’t just reserved for dinner. Sleepy Bee Cincinnati proves that and owns its position at the top end of the brunch must-trys. A partnership between locals Dr. John Hutton and Sandra Gross, this labor of...
You can have your fancy fro-yo and candy encrusted sundaes, we’ll be sipping traditional shakes and sodas at Brooklyn Farmacy. We’re too young to have lived through the days of drug store soda fountains, thought the Australian equivalent, the milk bar was still a treat for ice creams and milkshakes in the eighties and nineties. We missed the American Saturday morning...
Everyone’s tried New York pizza, but just a short train ride away in New Haven is a whole new experience – apizza. Wooster Square is home to New Haven’s version of Little Italy, a neighborhood that welcomed early 20th century migrants to the area. With its own town green bearing a statue of Christopher Columbus and Wooster Street providing a central...
Summer in New York City is like no other With the city in winter mode for five months a year, New York comes alive in summer. Get out and explore beyond the obvious attractions and add some of these to your to-do list. Here is our definitive list of all the hot summer action you’ll find in NYC, whether in Manhattan and Brooklyn, or the Bronx and beyond, let us...