I haven't updated the blog in a while -- but I wanted to list a few new favorites and will try to review them soon.
Our new favorite is Regional -- on 98th and Broadway. It's called Regional for its replication of the cuisines of the various regions in Italy. Soft jazz plays in the background. The restaurant is quiet enough for conversation. And the food is delicious. After more than a half dozen visits in the last few months, we have yet to be disappointed. Love the short rib appetizer -- fall-off-the-bone tender beef covered by a rich, deep-red, reduced sauce. Love the garganelli al ragu di vitello from the Emelia Romagna region for its curly, quill shape covered in a ground veal sauce; love the spaghetti in lamb ragu from the Abruzzi region; love the wide rigatoni smothered in a tomato-eggplant sauce and dry ricotta cheese from the Silcilian region. We also love the salad with fried artichokes -- and all the desserts.
We've been back a few times to Symposium on 113th between Broadway and Amsterdam. We like the Greek salad with its chunks of fresh cucumber, tomato and feta. We like the combination plate that gives you a chance to sample everything -- yummy mousaka, pastitsio, and Greek meatballs -- served with sides of potato chunks and green beans. We also enjoy the salad combination -- for the chance to taste everything and especially enjoyed the various dips including a fish roe dip, an eggplant dip, and a potato-garlic dip. And the desserts: rice pudding, baklava, and that incredible Greek delight -- Galaktobourito -- a phylo encrusted custard.
We ate once at Max Soho on Amsterdam at 123rd -- very good, fairly inexpensive Italian -- which we'd return to more often if it weren't a 15 block walk.
Two Boots has recently opened an UWS location on Broadway at 97th -- which is perfect for grabbing a slice of fabulous pizza (crunchy crust, ample cheese, rich tomato sauce) before an event at Symphony Space. I remember going often to their original location in the East Village when my niece and nephew were 2 and 6 and we'd order the pizza with the smiley face. They're now 18 and 22. :)
We tried Massawa -- an Eritrean restaurant on Amsterdam at 122nd -- and enjoyed the unusually spiced meats and vinegary vegetarian entrees you sop up with the never-ending offering of spongey bread.
And there are others: Sura for very good pad thai (101st and Broadway), The Mill for Korean bimbim bop and garlicky, vinegary chimchi (114th and Broadway), A Cafe and Wine Room for creative French-Jamaican fare (byob) and next door, LaBelle for eclectic nouveau cuisine (byob) on Columbus at 108th.
Our new favorite is Regional -- on 98th and Broadway. It's called Regional for its replication of the cuisines of the various regions in Italy. Soft jazz plays in the background. The restaurant is quiet enough for conversation. And the food is delicious. After more than a half dozen visits in the last few months, we have yet to be disappointed. Love the short rib appetizer -- fall-off-the-bone tender beef covered by a rich, deep-red, reduced sauce. Love the garganelli al ragu di vitello from the Emelia Romagna region for its curly, quill shape covered in a ground veal sauce; love the spaghetti in lamb ragu from the Abruzzi region; love the wide rigatoni smothered in a tomato-eggplant sauce and dry ricotta cheese from the Silcilian region. We also love the salad with fried artichokes -- and all the desserts.
We've been back a few times to Symposium on 113th between Broadway and Amsterdam. We like the Greek salad with its chunks of fresh cucumber, tomato and feta. We like the combination plate that gives you a chance to sample everything -- yummy mousaka, pastitsio, and Greek meatballs -- served with sides of potato chunks and green beans. We also enjoy the salad combination -- for the chance to taste everything and especially enjoyed the various dips including a fish roe dip, an eggplant dip, and a potato-garlic dip. And the desserts: rice pudding, baklava, and that incredible Greek delight -- Galaktobourito -- a phylo encrusted custard.
We ate once at Max Soho on Amsterdam at 123rd -- very good, fairly inexpensive Italian -- which we'd return to more often if it weren't a 15 block walk.
Two Boots has recently opened an UWS location on Broadway at 97th -- which is perfect for grabbing a slice of fabulous pizza (crunchy crust, ample cheese, rich tomato sauce) before an event at Symphony Space. I remember going often to their original location in the East Village when my niece and nephew were 2 and 6 and we'd order the pizza with the smiley face. They're now 18 and 22. :)
We tried Massawa -- an Eritrean restaurant on Amsterdam at 122nd -- and enjoyed the unusually spiced meats and vinegary vegetarian entrees you sop up with the never-ending offering of spongey bread.
And there are others: Sura for very good pad thai (101st and Broadway), The Mill for Korean bimbim bop and garlicky, vinegary chimchi (114th and Broadway), A Cafe and Wine Room for creative French-Jamaican fare (byob) and next door, LaBelle for eclectic nouveau cuisine (byob) on Columbus at 108th.
