BY CAROLYN ONOFREY
Má Pêche
15 West 56th Street
Midtown West
212-757-5878/www.momofuku.com/ma-peche
After rave reviews from a coworker (an avid David Chang fan) of David Chang’s newest restaurant creation, Má Pêche I decided I had to make a reservation and try it out for myself.
7:30 on a Thursday night and the place was crowded but not packed. The clientele, at [...]
BY CAROLYN ONOFREY
Empire Coffee and Tea
568 9th Avenue
Hell’s Kitchen
212-268-1220/empirecoffeetea.com
Walking into Empire Coffee and Tea is like being engulfed in a delicious waterfall of coffee. The scent smacks you in the face as soon as you cross the threshold into the store, an aromatic candyland of coffee beans ranging from flavored blends like Kahlua Creme to [...]
BY CAROLYN ONOFREY
Swizz
310 West 53rd Street
Theater District
212-810-4444/1291swizz.com
Although I had experienced fondue a few times at friends’ parties, and certainly enjoyed a chocolate fondue fountain or two at various weddings, eating at Swizz was my first encounter with fondue at a restaurant. I had mostly shyed away in the past because it can get very [...]
BY BETH KAISERMAN
Sarabeth’s Central Park South
40 Central Park South
Midtown West
212-826-5959/sarabeth.com
After hearing about Sarabeth’s scrumptious lemon ricotta pancakes from various sources for the past year, I had some reasonably built up expectations. They weren’t quite as moist (or as lemony) as the hype would have warranted.
For my meal, I picked the pumpkin waffle, sprinkled with [...]
BY CAROLYN ONOFREY
Esposito’s Pork Shop
354 West 38th Street
Garment District
212-868-4124/espositosausage.com
In the seemingly desolate area that the backside of The Port Authority Bus Terminal occupies, lie but a few hidden gems. One of them, a long standing (since 1933 to be exact) butcher shop specializing in homemade pork sausages of all kinds.
The exterior of the establishment, [...]
BY SARAH IP
Bonchon Chicken
207 W 38th St
(between 7th Ave & 8th Ave)
Koreatown / New York, New York
(212) 221-3339
www.bonchon.com/eng/index.php
I love KFC. That’s Korean Fried Chicken (and not that other, Colonel Sanders-style chicken). No, this isn’t Southern fried chicken with grits and collard greens on the side. You’d more likely find it [...]
BY CAROLYN ONOFREY
Burger Joint at Le Parker Meridien
119 W 56th Street
Midtown West
212-708-7414/parkermeridien.com
Nestled down a short, unsuspecting hallway in the lobby of the Le Parker Meridien; identified only by a neon sign depicting a hamburger, stood Burger Joint. Walking into the place for the first time, I really didn’t know what to expect. In fact, [...]
