by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Aug 12, 2007
Today, eight of us gals spent a gorgeous, sunny Saturday in the West Village eating and chatting over a delicious brunch at Agave.Smooth adobe walls, spruce-fir-latticed ceilings and flickering candles help create the stylishly relaxed vibe. Sit by the tall front...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Jul 2, 2007
Marc made reservations for our 64th monthiversary last month at Amalia, an 8,000 square foot, bi-level restaurant and lounge which serves “an inventive American cuisine with a Mediterranean flair.” The décor in Amalia is modeled after the ornate Baroque...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Jun 5, 2007
Kudos to M for organizing a kick-butt evening at Karaoke One Seven on W. 17th Street where I sang so loud and so hard that I definitely busted a vocal chord, much to the delight, I am sure, of those who will be interacting with me tomorrow at work. For the majority...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Apr 26, 2007
This weather can bite me. I wish it would make up its frickin’ mind – cold or hot? Which is it already? I can’t keep stashing my cords, boots, and wooly sweaters and then pulling them back out again. When I make a decision, I don’t like to...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Apr 2, 2007
A while back, Marc and I enjoyed a late-night dinner at Vong*, Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s Upper East Side restaurant where the cuisine is an “amalgam of carefully crafted French technique blended with the bold and earthy flavors of the Far East.” I...
