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Juice Generation!
I woke up this morning from my usual recurring dream of an acai bowl, but today I was in New York City and my dreams were about to come true. I went straight to Juice Generation to get a “picnic...
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Sunday Brunch at The Smith
Today is the big day for my little sis – she’s moving into her dorm at the School of American Ballet for the summer training intensive! That calls for some bacon. We enjoyed brunch together at The...
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Dim Sum at RedFarm
From the street, RedFarm appeared as only a brightly illuminated window elevated above the sidewalk. But after climbing the stairs I was surprised to find myself being crowded out of the doorway to the...
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The Standard Grill Sets the Standard
Step out of the cab onto the sidewalk in front of The Standard Grill, located in NYC’s hip Meat Packing District, and feel the vibe. The stylish upscale dining room, adorned with penny-inlaid floors,...
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Neighborhood Services
I don’t often go for chicken at upscale restaurants, but for some reason I just can’t resist the roast chicken at Neighborhood Services, named the #1 restaurant in Dallas by D Magazine. Maybe it’s the...
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Chicken Scratch
The menu at Chicken Scratch in Oak Cliff basically revolves around one brilliantly simple concept: chicken, with an emphasis on fried. Click to read my review!
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At the Chef’s Table at Kostas Cafe
Tucked along Greenville Avenue in Dallas is a humble abode with colorful facade of faded blue, white and red paint and curlicue-lettered windows. There’s a sign towering above it that reads, in all...
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A Delicious New Year
I spent Christmas in Miami visiting my sister, who dances with the Miami City Ballet. As a company apprentice, she basically needed to eat as much food as humanly possible to survive her daily life for...
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Lower Greenville Grub Crawl
Lower Greenville is Dallas’ hippest pocket of alternative culture and cuisine. Dallas has one of the best food scenes in the country city-wide, and this is one of the most diverse and tightly populated...
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Like a Blind Taste Test
After a very, let’s call it efficient run through Central Park, I was starved when I arrived at Seva, a cozy Indian restaurant on 30th Ave in Astoria, Queens. It was a night when I knew I was going to...
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Coffee Bender in Seattle
Starbucks Roastery Wednesday, 4:oo p.m. 1124 Pike St, Seattle, is not to be underestimated. The brand presence is like a burnt caramel aftertaste, one that sticks to your tongue despite the...
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Meanwhile in Texas: Sissy’s Southern Kitchen Review
Scenes from my childhood bedroom: an old cowboy hat tacked onto the wall. The white wooden bookshelf and dresser – “rustic” and “distressed” are words my mother would use to describe them –...
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Citizen of Seattle
You need a good breakfast place. You need a good cup of coffee, not a bad one. You need a little walk. You need Citizen. If Seattle is one big cozy sweater, Citizen cafe fits snugly in the Lower Queen...
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What to Eat in: Downtown McKinney, TX
Chestnut Square Farmers Market Probably the cutest farmer’s market ever, period. Set among original civil war-era buildings preserved and reconstructed as McKinney’s historic Chestnut Square, the...
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Mezze for Days
The simple blue-and-white, Grecian-esque atmosphere at The Little Greek in Carrollton, Texas, is clean and inviting, and the staff attentive. A cheery server took a few minutes to tell us his story of...
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Knox Henderson’s Hidden Gem(ma) – Dallas
Eat Sleep Eat Rating: Dining options in Dallas are many and varied, from Tex-Mex to Southern to modern American. If you want tacos, there are at least 10 places I can think of immediately to get them...
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Mesero is Dallas’ Taco Restaurant on Every Corner
When people ask me if I want to go out for tacos, I always hesitate. Not because I don’t want tacos – because I’m having a moment of silence for the tacos at Mr. Mesero. Dallas restauranteur Mico...
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Best Meal of 2016: Blue Hill at Stone Barns
It’s a humid, sweaty day at the Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture. I’m The Public, here to learn about sustainable agriculture, and to pet a few baby goats. There I am, on my knees and...
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Toasted Coffee + Kitchen – Toast or Triumph?
Literally and figuratively, it seems to be the former. Eat Sleep Eat Rating: A slice of toasted bread and butter may sound like a gratuitously ironic choice of cuisine for a restaurant, but the dish –...
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