April 6, 2008 - April 12, 2008
Does anyone miss Escargot?
I yearn for the long lost days when restaurants served Escargot peeking out of their little shells inviting the challenge and theater of using that special little fork to remove and savor them (remember the scene in Pretty Woman?). With the return of true haute French cuisine I hope this classic will return. What long, lost traditions of fine dining do you most miss?
What restaurant would you bring back?
The thread on bringing a restaurant with you got me to thinking about the ones that have already gone away, and that we would like to bring back to life. I have one that I am sure is much better in my memory than it was in real life, but there was a restaurant around me when I was a kid that was like an old-fashinoed diner, where the servers had rollerskates and would even dance and sing on the table tops to certain songs. There was a jukebox and everything. And the food, as I recall, was decent, too. It was just a fun experience that I would really like to have back.
So, what would you like to bring back to life and enjoy again? And if you know, what happened to it? Was it a mom and pop that just wnet out after they got too old? Was it sold out to a larger corporate place?
wellred - Alsatian chef in Leaside?
I know the area and would love to try this to die for place. Where is it? What's it called?
My son turns 21 this June: a special way to celebrate?
My son turns 21 this June and we were thinking about a special way to celebrate. I was thinking about taking him to a really wonderful restaurant that has, perhaps, a tasting menu w/ good wines? (vs going out to a bar w/ his college friends....) We tend to live a modest, UWS-type life but fondly recall attending one party catered by Daniel years ago at which I truly came to understand the difference between the food we eat to live (though tasty) and food that is more than that: art. He has been cooking with his friends at school and think he will appreciate it. Suggestions? Where should we go? How would we arrange it? How much should this cost?
good food near St. Luke's Hospital on West 114th Street, NYC
A friend just had emergency triple bypass surgery at St. Luke's Hospital on West 114th Street and is now complaining about hospital food. Can anyone recommend restaurants near there with good (and healthy) take-out? He remembers from college days forty years ago a good Hungarian restaurant near Wien Hall. Is it still there?
Best Barbecue in Chicago?
please share! No chain restaurants please....
Where can I find a "fat sandwich" in Manhattan?
I just came back from Rutgers and my friends introduced me to the grease trucks. Delicious. Is there any equivalent here in Manhattan?
Take it with you?
We've recently moved to California from the Gulf Coast. The one restaurant we would have taken with us when we moved was this tiny little burger shack called Flamingo Joe's (Panama City Beach, FL.) He uses whole wheat buns, fresh leaf lettuce, makes his own "secret sause" and salsa, the grouper is always fresh, no pre-fab patties, and the best salads anywhere. What about you? What restaurant would you take with you if you had to move far, far away?
Bartender at Louie's Restaurant on Amsterdam Ave, NYC
Does anyone know where Al the bartender at Louie's is working now? We were dismayed to see Louie's close (81st and Amsterdam). It was a good (not great) local restaurant with the best bartender in NY for us older wine-drinking crowd. We often sat at the bar and ordered dinner and had whatever wine he recommended. He knew which kind of wines we liked, and the crowd was more our age then the rest of the bars around.
