Category American

Mushroom risotto at Skylark on the Hudson in Jersey City

It was a bitterly cold day – in fact it was day 1 of the bitterly cold week and not as frigid as day 3/4 of the same week.  The temperature was below 0 Celsius on 5 of the seven days last week .  Days such as these were much the norm in Michigan where […]

A hidden gem – a.cafe – in midtown NYC for excellent brunch on the weekend

The last few posts were about my Not Just Vegetarian eating experiences in Cancun.  Am taking a break from the Cancun series to tell you about my (now) favorite brunch spot.   Will be back to the Cancun series in a few days. Gone are the days when I would have brunch at a leisurely […]

An unexpected surprise – Seasonal vegetable salad at Back Forty West

In a restaurant that calls itself a “burger joint” and is best known on Yelp for its “pork face nuggets”, you wouldn’t necessarily expect to find creative, seasonal, dare I say, inspired vegetarian dishes populating the menu.  But Back Forty West in Soho, the successor restaurant to the former neighborhood gem Savoy, delivers a number of surprises.  […]