Big Daddy’s Diner – Another Day, Another NYC Breakfast

Big Daddy’s Diner on the upper west side of Manhattan is one of those diners with a big shiny sign that is hard to avoid. I kind of knew that I was going to be selling myself out a little bit when we walked though the doors, but I chose to rise above that and just roll with…

Manhattan Diner – Time for breakfast?

The Manhattan Diner located on the upper west side in Manhattan at 95th St and Broadway pretty close to the subway station at 96th Street. This was one place that we eat at quite a lot when we are in New York as it is pretty close to our hotel of choice (The Belnord), it is very reasonable price…

Katz’s Deli and The Pastrami and Rye of my Dreams

Katz’s Deli is a New York Institution and almost untouchable when one thinks of getting a ‘pastrami on rye’. When we finally made it here to sample one of their sandwiches I was kind of awestruck, it is like a mecca, a beacon of shining meat light, and so iconic in mine and many other’s…

Breakfast at Penn Station NYC

Some of my most loved breakfasts in New York have been a relatively simple affair with just a simple Egg Breakfast Sandwich. This particular breakfast spot is at Penn Station at 34th Street in the concourse running between the ACE and the 123 subways and where you get the LIRR and the Trains from to all over the country….

Cochon Butcher – Brisket Sliders and Mac n Cheese….awesome

Cochon Butcher on Tchoupitoulas Street is right next door to the acclaimed Cochon in the Warehouse District. I felt the need to make a special trip to find it while we were visiting New Orleans. I didn’t quite have the cash float to pay for a meal at Cochon so I was hoping to get…

Persiana – Recipes from the Middle East and Beyond – does Broad Beans

“Persiana” by Sabrina Ghayour is a most beautiful cookbook full of amazing recipes and fantastically mouth watering photographs of food. It’s subtitle is “Recipes from the Middle East and Beyond”. The Author ‘Sabrina’; ‘Private Chef, Supper Club Host, Cookery Teacher & Writer’ tells us that “Food is a staple of life and every day should be…

The Big Soup – Hairy Dieters ‘Eat for Life’

Hairy Dieters Eat for Life Book by Si King and Dave Myers is the second one of their weight control series. Self designated on the cover as “The Hairy Dieters Eat for Life How to Love Food, Lose Weight and Keep it Off for Good!” you would be forgiven for thinking it is just another…