Treasured Tables: The Back-To-Work Special
Bzzzz (your Blackberry / iPhone)… read work emails that arrived overnight, eyes half open… Wait in long line for lousy latte (shudder)… Work, work, work. Work. Work. Grab a bite and wolf it down at New York’s most quintessentially “treasured table” – i.e., your office desk. Work – work – work some more… Coffee break? [...]
Bi-Weekly Bottle: Fleeting Spirit Of Summer
Folks, I think we need something a little stronger this weekend to help us celebrate the long weekend – and help us forget that it’s just about time to say goodbye to the Hamptons and hang up our white jeans until next May! Meet the Jewel of Russia (1L for $35 “red label” or $95 [...]
Yasuda: Sushi Supremacy–Service Not Included
We’re in violent agreement with NYC’s top critics that Yasuda is currently serving the finest sushi in New York (save for maybe the outrageously expensive $500+ per person proposition at Masa). The service; however, is abominable. To go… or not to go? (Never take sushi to-go, but that’s another story…) I defer to [...]
Entre Deux Mers – Weekend Wine Pick by Astor Wines & Spirits
Used York City has the perfect wine for your hot summer weekend thanks to our friends at Astor Wines & Spirits, one of NYC’s best places to find the perfect drink! Astor’s head wine buyer Lorena Ascencios suggests that you pick up a bottle of Entre Deux Mers (“between two oceans”) by Château Haut Reygnac [...]
Despaña: A Love Letter from Spain to NYC
Greetings from sunny, succulent Barcelona – the very best place to eat – ever. The food culture is simply amazing here. I had breakfast this morning (as we do every morning in Barcelona) at my friend Juanito Bayen’s counter in the Boqueria market – one of my favorite things to do in the world. The [...]
Corkbuzz: NYC’s Oasis For Oenophiles
Do you know the difference between a Rioja and Ribera del Duero? …that you shouldn’t spend much more than $25 on a bottle from Rias Baixas? …that Spain is perhaps THE most up-and-coming wine region in the world? You asked for suggestions on wine classes in NYC – Used York City delivered! …We learned all this [...]
Hakkasan Is To Cantonese Cuisine As Hermès Is To Haute Couture
“Quand on déguste ses plats, c’est de l’érotisme; mais quand on regarde ses prix, c’est la pornographie.” -Romain Gary Foodie that I am, this is of course one of my favorite lines in French literature, which roughly translates to: “the taste of his food is erotic, but the prices on his menu look pornographic!” Hakkasan [...]
A Celebratory Rose For July 4th Weekend
This “Bi-weekly Bottle” is a throwback to the good old days when one of New York foremost oenophiles broadcasted creative wine picks each and every day with a unique energy in a way that only he could (ok, the greater NY region which includes New Jersey – you know, in the same way that Canada [...]
Al Mayass (Huh?)
It’s unquestionably the best Lebanese food outside of the Middle East, Europe or Montreal. But the name… how dumb can they be? Reminds me of a story that Colin Peter Field, bartender of the legendary Hemingway Bar at the Ritz in Paris, likes to tell about his friend at the Crillon. Field has [...]
The New Foodie Fridays
Fellow Foodies, We had so much fun eating and drinking at Aldea last week that we almost forgot Foodie Fridays should be as much about wonderful wines as they already are about fabulous foods. Drinking, after all, is an essential element of life in the city that never sleeps! Used York City promises to bring you the best of New York [...]
