I was suspicious of Animae (969 Pacific Highway, Downtown). The cross-cultural Asian fusion concept seemed so very 20 years ago, and not necessarily in a good way. We’d been there before, as had Brian Malarkey with Burlap. Did we really need to do go there again? Then I took one … [Read more...]
WORLD FARE: A blast from the past at PL Bagels
I was working in the Helmsley Building, a 35-story Beaux-Arts building towering over Grand Central Station. Every morning I’d get off the subway, head straight to the bagel shop for a cinnamon-raisin bagel (with butter) and eat it at my desk with a cup of bad coffee. So, when I … [Read more...]