Category Archives: EPIC PICKS

12
Jul

Amanyara – Turks & Caicos

AMANYARA – TURKS & CAICOS Northwest Point, Providenciales Date Dined: May 2014 Rating: 9.6 Located in one of the more secluded parts of Providenciales, Amanyara is a spectacular resort that we saved for the last night of our vacation as … Read more..

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02
Apr

Levain Bakery – UWS

LEVAIN BAKERY – UPPER WEST SIDE 167 W 74th St, New York, NY 10023 Rating: 9.5 Date Dined: March 2014 In 1994 friends Connie McDonald and Pam Weekes began their mission to bake the world’s most perfect chocolate chip cookie. Anyone … Read more..

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07
Jan

La Grenouille – NYC

LA GRENOUILLE – NYC 3 East 52 Street New York, NY 10022 Date Dined: December 2013 Rating: 9.7 Restaurant Website: www.la-grenouille.com On my mother’s 16th birthday (sometime in the 1970’s) she arose from her table in the main dining room … Read more..

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15
Dec

Peter Luger’s – Brooklyn

PETER LUGER’S – WILLIAMSBURG 178 Broadway, New York, NY 11211 Date Dined: November 2013 Rating: 9.0 When it comes to burgers, one of Brooklyn’s best kept secrets, which is actually no longer a secret at all, is Peter Luger’s burger. … Read more..

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06
Dec

Hotel De Russie – Rome

HOTEL DE RUSSIE – ROME Via del Babuino, 9, 00187 Rome, Italy Date Visited: September 2013, July 2009 Rating: 9.0 A few years ago when I visited Italy for the first time I immediately fell in love. We visited a … Read more..

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30
Nov

Lo Scoglio – Amalfi Coast

LO SCOGLIO DA TOMASSO – ITALY Piazza Delle Sirene, 15  80061 Massa Lubrense Province of Naples, Italy Rating: 9.7 By far the best day of our entire European adventure was our full day boat trip around the Amalfi Coast. We spent … Read more..

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08
Feb

Brooklyn Fare- Chef’s Table

BROOKLYN FARE CHEF’S TABLE – BROOKLYN 200 Schermerhorn Street  Brooklyn, NY 11201 Rating: 9.7 Brooklyn Fare easily ranks in my top 3 meals of all time.  The brilliant chef César Ramirez’s eighteen-seat tasting restaurant is extremely unique for several reasons. First, it is … Read more..

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12
Oct

Takashi – NYC

TAKASHI – NYC 456 Hudson street, (btwn Morton and Barrow) New York, NY 10011 Rating: 9.2 Takashi is a name you may have heard primarily because it is rated a Zagat 27 which is pretty high up there. Especially for … Read more..

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06
Oct

Dieci – NYC

DIECI – NYC 228 E 10th St  New York, NY 10003 Rating: 9.0 Dieci is a very unusual concept when it comes to genre- it is Japanese and Italian. The recommendation came from my friend Emily, who’s birthday we were celebrating, via a … Read more..

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04
Oct

Ksar Char-Bagh

KSAR CHAR-BAGH – MARRAKECH, MOROCCO Djnan Abiad, La Palmeraie B.P. 2449, 40000 Rating: 9.2 The Ksar Char-Bagh is a tiny hotel in the Palmeraie and belongs to the Relais & Châteaux collection. With only 13 rooms on an awe inspiring … Read more..

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