LUCKY CHARLIES (coal oven pizza) BUSHWICK 254 Irving Avenue

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CONFIDANT. 127Atlantic AV (Henry St.)

This special oasis features a chefs table show

and a prawn pot pie that when pierced releases an aroma so fragrant your nose will begin to speak...words of gratitude .  THIS WILL BE 

FOLLOWED BY DANCING TASTE BUDS.

                           rigatoni with beef Ragu

 

IL LEONE 158 7th AVE PARK SLOPE....WHERE ONCE THERE WAS TAPAS,NOW THERE IS A CROWD; LOBSTER PIZZA?

HARD TO GET A SEAT HERE, BUT THE NIGHT BEFORE VALENTINE'S DAY THE SEATS

OPENED,

Robbie was more than a waiter. He was adviser/ host. Ben Wexler-Waite is more than an owner...he is pizziola and chef. Apop up wagon/oven near PORTLAND MAINE IS key to the origin story. This spot is the here and now story.

LOBSTER PIZZA FEATURESMaine lobster and great pizza. we know Brooklyn PIZZA. I also know PIZZA BIANCA IN Arizona...so why not MAINE. LOBSTER(ISOLA)PIZZA IS NOT INCONGRUOUS....

IT IS A LOVE STORY1

Reviewers have caution not to miss their other pies.We had the pie which whose fame came from curiosity, twin loves and serendipity. The rest will be there. HOWEVER, the meatballs and fried artichokes (polpette and carciofi) had a duty to wet the appetite. the Rivolta Fiano wine was also a critical player. 

                                                          The Star

Moono 29 east 32 st

 A grand experience. With family and Jason our friend, the waiter. jason and his colleague will describe our good fortune. My son and daughter in law and daughter enjoyed this Korean feast . THANK YOU,COREY.

MASSARA ......913 BROADWAY; FLATIRON FIND.

 I AM ALWAYS panning for food gold. RECENTLY,  I visited the ROY MARINO' stream and mine.

Roy has  been a hard working star in restaurant world for a long time .   "MASSARA,"  he said.

Once in a blue moon I step into a new house of feeding and exclaim to myself," OMG This is it! " It is

not alway "it". This time it was.

From the quiet charmer that helped us plot a menu strategy to the glasses of Montepulciano and Falanghia ...and all the servers who teamed and played seamlessly,

our early nodding was strong though not flamboyant. The pizzetta and squash salad and a pomegranate-

shredded cheese appetizers set off imagined starter guns.  The beef ragu pasta and the pasta with sprinkled

lobster led to Pat and  I  exchanging looks that had captions about believe-ability. We constantly turned toward the open kitchen to see where the magicians were crafting gems.

We walked out on mute til we hit the rainy street. Pause. Umbrellas up.Pause. "OMG?" "YES.OMG!

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FLEUR CAFE ON 5TH AVE IN PARK SLOPE NEAR 7 ST

THE STAFF ARE STARS AND FUTURE STARS.

GREAT BUNS

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 JUST OPENED  BUT  FILLED WITH HAPPY CUSTOMERS MONTHS AFTER OTHER NEW LOCAL CHINESE RESTAURANTS  ARE TRYING TO FILL A TABLE HERE OR THERE....BUT EVEN MORE THIS IS IT.!..... This is the Shanghai Soupy JUICY Dumplings,dim sum rice cake and wow talent place the slope has been waiting for! Winning fine dining Indian got herE first but this is it! Go now or buy a stool to sit on on line when the world finds out.  THE PORK SOUP DUMPLINGS ARE AS GOOD AS ANY OF THE 712 I HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD. I WILL ALWAYS LOVE CHEF TANGS CUCUMBER SALAD AT HWA WAN BUT THE SWEET VINEGAR MIX IS A COMPETETOR.

                                                        TANGERINE SHRIMP

CURRY MEE 369 5TH AV ...PARK SLOPE.......DAY ONE

 I could feel the excitement coming from the team that pulled this together. Looks similar to the now departed Sushi house at this location. I only had time for a few tastes, but what I did taste looked good.

The vibe is also good. I started with a small appetizer of ROTI Canai with a lovely friendly pancake and a curryish soup/sauce. two small  dark chicken golf balls were perfect

The cuisine is Malaysian and so familiar dishes reflected a slight variation on the cuisines we might associate with a dish...like the wonton soup for example and the wontons themselves had a tight wrapped likable density. The veggie dumpling too was substantial but not doughy. 

Every dish was a star. Next time Shrimps ,whose pictures in the menu wearing various garbs look so good  , I believe i Will find them entertaining.

And they are different in another way: They are not closed on Mondays . Not closed on Tuesdays. So

thats a plus. everyone opens on Wednesdays....just not Mee.

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