Restaurants

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.

Owner Joseph DeCristofaro brings a delectable taste of The Hamptons to Manhattan with his new restaurant, Old Stove Pub located at 10761 1st Avenue between 59th and 60th Streets. As the Old Stove Pub in Sagaponack, New York has been a Hamptons favorite for locals and visitors alike since it was established in 1967, Owner Joseph DeCristofaro decided it was the perfect time to bring its cuisine and gracious hospitality to Manhattan by opening a second Old Stove Pub in…

Westport, Connecticut has a very tasty restaurant addition with the opening of Gabriele’s of Westport where their culinary focus is Italian Steakhouse cuisine. Chef Dagobeto Turcio-Cruz is the talent in the kitchen at this elegantly attractive restaurant located next door to the Westport Country Playhouse.

Chef/Owner Brian Lewis has a new "baby" – The Cottage – Greenwich located in Greenwich, Connecticut. The Cottage – Greenwich is the fourth restaurant in his portfolio by the two-time James Beard Foundation Semi Finalist. We attended the opening celebration on March 8, 2022, at the attractive restaurant that is destined to become a culinary gem on prestigious Greenwich Avenue, where luxury abounds.

The French restaurant, Brasserie Mémère located in Closter, New Jersey and owned by Chef Thomas Ciszak is a bijou for traditional French classics. Chef Owner Thomas Ciszak, together with Sommelier Evelyn Ciszak, Executive Chef Kevin Takafuji, and Michael Chin, bring their impeccable culinary pedigrees and excellence to this charming and very attractive restaurant, which opened in December 2019.

We had a wonderful dinner at the Crystal Tavern located in the Grand Cascades Lodge at the Crystal Springs Resort in Hamburg, New Jersey, where Executive Chef Aishling Stevens is the talent in the kitchen. On the night we dined at the restaurant the excellent cuisine was complemented by an outstanding performance by the renowned guitarist/composer and Latin Grammy winner Hernan Romero.

The new restaurant TAO Asian Bistro & Lounge at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut is as visually stunning as the food on the menu. We had a fabulous dinner at the restaurant in late January 2022 where their focus is on Asian-inspired specialties, and Chinese, Japanese, and Thai techniques.