by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Jul 31, 2014
Even though we only live across the river, it’s rare the bf and I get many visits from our friends and family in New Jersey, so you can imagine how excited we got when my cousins came into the city a couple of weekends ago to spend the whole day with us. What I...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Dec 8, 2013
Not too long ago, a group of us were craving pancakes and met up for brunch at Café Orlin on St. Marks Place. The lines outside of this place are notoriously long and if there’s one thing I won’t do it’s wait in a long line. (I am very busy and...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Apr 3, 2013
One of my favorite vegan spots, Peacefood Café, has recently opened in the East Village/Union Square area and I am thrilled! There are so many creative savory and sweet options to choose from there, mostly made with meat substitutes like tempeh and seitan,...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Mar 6, 2013
A couple of weeks ago, the bf and I got together with some super fly1 friends (SFF) for dinner at Vynl in Hell’s Kitchen. It’s such a cool and kitschy place and, after having only ever been there once before eons ago, I went back not 6 months before my...
by Dina R. D'Alessandro, RDN | Nov 8, 2009
THIS EVENING: A dinner in three parts. INT: Suba, on the Lower East Side, recently renovated from a late-night club into a painfully chic, contemporary, Spanish restaurant. A couple is seated at one of many tables located on a platform that, they kid you not, appears...
