Jerry Thomas: The Jupiter of Olympus Bar
When you walk into a bar and place an order for your favorite cocktail, do you ever stop to think who is to be thanked for the few minutes of pleasure you get? Who thought up these amazing creations, mixing one drink with another, garnishing it with a slice of lime and adding that snazzy pink umbrellas that ladies like so much? If you feel the inclination to raise a prayer of thanks to the man who started it all, you may want to keep this name in mind – Jerry Thomas – also nicknamed “Professor” Jerry Thomas. (more…)
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GoodBurger makes Menu Changes to give you Heftier Burgers
Tom Galis might not be a name familiar to all New Yorkers but goodburger is not a name that can escape the average burger-cruncher’s notice. After all when you have a place that is called goodbuger and strives to do just that – serve good, reasonably priced, and amazingly tasty burgers to the ever hungry population of Manhattan – there’s no way you can stop a success story from being written. And written it was in bold letters, much to the delight of Tom Galis – the brain behind goodburger. Now, try and remember that name, will you? (more…)
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Fancy Food Courts for the Food-Hungry Souls in New York City
Indoor markets have been around for long in New York City, but food emporiums are a different breed of indoor markets altogether. If you are out shopping for luscious foodstuffs and mouthwatering pre-prepared dishes, these are just the places for you. And now, with the holiday season upon us the crowds are descending into these markets located in megamalls looking for cheeses, fresh meats, and produce. Alternatively, you could always stop by these places for a quick bite and a glass of wine on one of your afternoon shopping sprees. Here are a few food courts you must check out as soon as possible, if you are a true blue epicure. (more…)
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The Restaurant with the “Crappy” Theme
When you go for a dining restaurant, you never think of the final resting place of all that food – in your toilet bowl and flushed down the drain! How about if you had to sit on a Western Commode, eat over tables styled like sink, and stare at a décor that reminded you of tiles in a toilet? Would that kill your appetite? You would think so, but the popularity of the Modern Toilet restaurant in Taipei, Taiwan has quite a different story to tell.
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The Dans le Noir Restaurant – Offering a Sensory Experience of a Different Kind
Dining is a sensory experience at several different levels. It begins when a divine aroma comes floating from the kitchen, invades your nostrils, tickles the taste-buds in there (trust me, there are taste buds in your nostrils, no matter what scientists say!) and makes the food come to life in your mind, even before you have seen it.
Then it seduces your visual senses when a plate of appetizingly decorated food is placed in front of you. The texture of the food, the consistency of the sauces, the richness of the color, and the freshness of the ingredients send your salivary glands into overdrive and you literally drool at the prospect of tasting the first morsel of something that looks and smells so obviously great. Your palette is the last in line to actually experience the taste of the food. (more…)
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