Restaurants

We had a fabulous dinner at Prime 44 West at The Greenbrier® – America’s Resort located in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Prime 44 West is an upscale steakhouse named for native West Virginian Jerry West, who played at West Virginia University and also played, and later coached, the Los Angeles Lakers, part of the National Association of Basketball league, where he won a total of 10 championships;  impeccable service matches the high profile cuisine. Sous Chef Meredith Flavin is …

Chef Maria Loi’s restaurant, Loi Estiatorio located at 132 West 58th Street in New York City, focuses on healthy Greek Mediterranean cuisine. Greeks are renowned for their wonderful cuisine and their gracious hospitality, both of which are in abundance at Loi Estiatorio. The food is sumptuous, well-presented, and healthy, the ambience is warm and welcoming, and the service is excellent. We entered as strangers and left as friends.

Enter the door of Chef Brian Lewis’ new restaurant, The Cottage in Westport, Connecticut and the first thing that you notice is that the space is at once intimate and cozy, stylish yet comfortable, like the charming shoreline town of Westport founded in 1835 where it resides. A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, Chef Brian Lewis focuses on inspired classical cuisine interspersed with exotic ingredients and picture perfect presentations to dazzle the eye as well as the palate.

NoMa Social located in the Radisson New Rochelle in New Rochelle, New York is a stylishly cool and contemporary restaurant and lounge where Executive Chef Bill Rosenberg focuses on Mediterranean cuisine. The menu features a diverse selection of tapas as well as large plates, and cocktail fans will appreciate the interesting cocktails. Located one-half mile from the New Rochelle Train Station, the restaurant is a mere 35-minute train ride on Metro North from Grand Central in New York City making …

Ben and Jack’s Steak House in New York City owned by brothers and cousins, Ben, Jack, Russ, and Harry Sinanaj is a classic steakhouse, where the signature dish is a 44-ounce Dry Aged Porterhouse Steak; however, they also offer a wide selection of seafood, poultry, and pasta dishes on the menu to appeal to diverse palates. Executive Chef Admir Alibasic is the talent in the kitchen.

Aragosta Bar + Bistro at Battery Wharf Hotel in Boston, Massachusetts celebrates the shellfish of Boston and the New England region with its Mediterranean and seafood inspired menu featuring Executive Chef Joseph Adamo and Sous Chef Donna Spina as the talents in the kitchen.

The award-winning Charlie B’s Pub & Restaurant at Stoweflake Mountain Resort & Spa located in Stowe, Vermont offers a delicious taste of Vermont as a member of the Vermont Fresh Network where the focus is on using as many locally grown and New England produced products as possible. Executive Chef Mitch Jones is the creative talent in the kitchen where in addition to the regular menu he creates an inspired daily menu as well.

TS Steakhouse at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York features panoramic penthouse views to complement the delicious culinary fare created by Chef de Cuisine Steve Batur the talent in the kitchen. Attentive service and cuisine that pushes the traditional steakhouse fare to new levels, makes TS Steakhouse a winner.

Wildflowers the AAA-rated four diamond restaurant at The Lodge at Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona, New York is one that you can easily dine at over several evenings and still find one more item that you want to try. The most difficult part of dining there is selecting only one starter, one entrée, and one dessert each, and although difficult, we did manage, and it was a nice problem to have. Chef de Cuisine Dustin Tuthill is the talent …

Winston restaurant located in Mt. Kisco, New York launched in late September 2014 and is already making its mark on the restaurant scene with Executive Chef Michael Williams as the talent in the kitchen, and General Manager Paul Neagu, as the creative force behind the restaurant’s impressive wine list and specialty cocktails. The ambience is lively, the service is attentive, and the cuisine is well worth the drive to Mt. Kisco, New York.