the ATMs of New York City
I’ve been in New York City. It’s a fascinating place, and very strange. I’ve found it far more different and foreign than London. In many ways it seems not like the largest economy in the world and an...
View Articleeating in the Lower East Side, Manhattan
One of the revelations of my trip to New York City has been how much seafood is loved here. At the newly opened Lobster Joint in the Lower East Side we ate two types of lobster roll (from the top...
View Articleeating in Chelsea, Manhattan
Breakfast one day was at one of the best rated doughnut places in New York City, Doughnut Plant, where we had orange, peanut butter and banana, rose, and chocolate doughnuts. Dinner one day was at a...
View Articleeating in Greenwich Village, Manhattan
Healthy hummus and sides at the Hummus Place. All this for about $20 – a bargain feast for two. Mixed seafood cebiche with corn and sweet potato at the Peruvian restaurant Panca. The service was...
View Articleeating in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, Brooklyn
We had lunch at a tiny Polish restaurant in Greenpoint called Lomzynianka that has only 9 tables. It looks unremarkable from the outside, and it was an amazingly delicious bargain. First, a mug of...
View Articlehotels in New York City
We did lots of research and asked many friends for recommendations to arrive at the following choice of hotels: the Americano in Chelsea and the Jane on the border of Meatpacking and the West...
View Articlebest meals in New York City
In addition to the meals I have previously written about in my 2013 visit to New York City, these meals are worthy of separate reviews. Apart from one, all were moderately priced places. More often...
View Articlefood hygiene in New York City
I’ve been writing about food hygiene for several years now and have attempted to increase transparency for consumers by publishing information about Fitzroy restaurants. Unfortunately local and state...
View Articlecultural highlights of New York City
In my two weeks in New York City I was fortunate to experience many cultural events. Theatre Our first event was Inflatable Frankenstein, experimental theatre from the group Radiohole. It was heavily...
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