Grits in the City - discounts and faves
Hope you enjoy all these as much as I do!
I’ve heard the other locations aren’t massive spaces, so I was surprised to see just how far back the UWS location extends. There’s a counter on the right as you enter where you can get sandwiches and other items to go and the bar runs along the left-hand side of the restaurant’s entrance. [Read more…]
We had a 9PM reservation but they ended up being able to seat us earlier around 8PM, a welcome start to the meal. They surprised us with a pre-dinner toast since it was our anniversary – champagne for T and some local sourced sparkling grape juice for me. I was worried that my more limited pregnancy diet would mean no chef’s tasting for me, but they were absolutely amazing and willing to accommodate my restrictions (and food allergies) – substituting in some items from their three-course menu as necessary to complete the line-up. [Read more…]
I’ll admit that living in Manhattan, a trip to anywhere beyond the immediate PATH Station area is typically something I don’t do. I was surprised how easy it really is to get out there. We took an Uber from Grove Street, but we found out you can actually take the PATH to Pavonia/Newport or Exchange Place and transfer to the Hudson-Bergen Light Rail to go directly there. Good to know for future visits. [Read more…]
There are very few times I’ve intentionally headed down to Chinatown for a meal, but the majority of those times have hands down been to go to Shanghai Cafe Deluxe. Sometimes I feel like I’ve cheated. I came here on a recommendation from friends years ago and have admittedly never embraced exploring other places. Why risk trying a new place when you know one that’s so good and reasonably priced? [Read more…]
A quick trip out of New York City that doesn’t involve long times on a bus or train feels like a real treat. Instead, you find yourself situated in someone’s personal car, bound for somewhere new or exciting. We were lucky enough to be doing just that over this Memorial Day weekend.
We woke up earlier than we cared to think about on Saturday to have plenty of time to take Dixie over to board for the night. She was so tired by the time we made it there that she didn’t even have the energy to fully freak out on us. We were already off to a great start! [Read more…]
Several friends told me that the food for brunch/breakfast would be just as good as dinner, without all of the drama of trying to get a reasonable dinnertime reservation and the evening crowds. Going to the Lower East Side pre-brunch crowd was definitely a different feel than I’m used to. Most of the streets were very quiet, with only an occasional family with a stroller going by. [Read more…]