Restaurants

When it comes to romance, Apropos Restaurant & Bar located at The Abbey Inn & Spa in Peekskill, New York, knows its way to enchant your heart. Chef Danielle L. Ceruzzi, Sous Chef Luis Hernandez, and Sous Chef Adrian Glaza are the talents in the kitchen where the restaurant’s beautiful ambience and its farm to table focus is evident in the locally sourced ingredients used to create their spectacular dishes. We had dinner at the restaurant on Friday, September 22, …

The Table at 3 Acres in Jersey City, New Jersey has an impressive and very talented trio at the helm of this gorgeous new restaurant that opened the first week in July 2023 with restaurant veterans Chef Dan Latham as the talent in the kitchen, General Manager Jefferson Barragan, and Beverage Manager Paul Lemonier. Located on the street level of the luxury apartment building 3 Acres, there is ample and convenient parking in the lot opposite the restaurant making parking …

For the last 5 years, Tony’s at The J House, helmed by Tony Capasso, has attracted a dedicated clientele looking for exceptional cuisine in a beautiful setting. Located in Greenwich, Connecticut inside the luxury boutique hotel, The J House Greenwich, the restaurant offers diners the opportunity to dine indoors in the more formal dining room, or outside in their garden room with its hanging glass bottle lights and its retractable roof. Our dinner at the restaurant began with well-crafted cocktails …

Café Allegre is a delightful, warm, and welcoming Italian restaurant located in downtown Madison, Connecticut. Proudly celebrating over 25 years in business, Café Allegre was founded by Chef Silvio Suppa. His son, Chef Ilario Suppa, continues the family’s culinary legacy as the talent in the kitchen. We had an excellent dinner at Café Allegre on a Friday night when the restaurant hummed with activity with locals, including one of Madison’s own, Chef Jacques Pepin, and visiting guests as well.

We had an elegant and romantic dinner at La Foresta Restaurant & Wine Bar in Killingworth, Connecticut, a gourmand’s and oenophile’s dream of a restaurant with exceptional cuisine and a wine list of over 1,600 selections and more than 16,000 bottles. Owner Francesco Lulaj opened his stunning fine dining Italian restaurant in July 2014 and has been attracting attention ever since. A beautiful setting, gracious hospitality, outstanding cuisine and wine, and service are the hallmarks of an excellent restaurant, to …

We brought on the romance and had a luscious lunch with a view at The Wharf Restaurant located inside the Madison Beach Hotel, Curio Collection by Hilton, in Madison, Connecticut where Chef Brian Warmingham is the talent in the kitchen, and the stunning views of Long Island Sound are the perfect complement to the cuisine. As the day was gorgeous and sunny, we had lunch on their expansive wraparound deck with views of Long Island Sound. If we were any …

Medi Bistro owned by restaurateur Par Shakiban and Kelly Murati, opened in the heart of White Plains, New York in March 2023, where this stylish newcomer’s focus is on Mediterranean and Persian cuisine. The restaurant is gorgeous, the cocktails are well-crafted and inspired, and the cuisine is excellent; we felt like we had taken our palates on a memorable journey with their deft use of spices that are both traditional and modern. The ambience is at once sophisticated and welcoming, …

The Big Apple just got a little tastier with the opening of Benny John’s Bar and Grill, located at 8 East 48th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenues). Restaurateur Mirso Lekic, owner of Tudor City Steakhouse opened his new steakhouse restaurant, Benny John’s Bar and Grill in March 2023. Located steps away from the glamour of Fifth Avenue shopping, Rockefeller Center, and a short stroll from Central Park, this stylish restaurant has a welcoming ambience and a diverse menu to …

Il Tinello East is in an intimate 75-seat restaurant located at 244 East 46th Street in New York City. The restaurant’s name translates from Italian to English as "the Dining Room" and the culinary focus is upscale Italian cuisine. Owned by Benny G. Bello, Il Tinello East opened on September 14, 2022, and is the stylish younger sister of Il Tinello West located at 16 West 56th Street, which opened in 1984. Exquisite Italian cuisine, an attractive and welcoming ambience, …

The New Haven restaurant scene just got a whole lot tastier with Chef/Owner Vincent Chirico’s new restaurant, The Luke Brasserie * Bar * Café where the culinary focus is contemporary Mediterranean. Located in the Taft Building, next door to the Shubert Theatre, across from College Street Music Hall, and down the street from Yale University, the restaurant is perfectly positioned to become a New Haven favorite.