Monthly Archives: August 2007

It’s great that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is coming up with creative marketing campaigns to attract more tourists – particular foreign tourists – to visit New York City. But can visitors even get here? At Kennedy Airport, the … Continue reading →

A big complaint of Long Island Rail Road commuters is that railroad officials don’t communicate service issues with them in a “timely” fashion. Railroad officials say that isn’t the case. But if the proof is in the pudding — or … Continue reading →

Because of an editing error, a brief report in the Off the Menu column last Wednesday about the opening of Toloache, a Mexican restaurant, misstated its address. It is 251 West 50th Street.

Ratafias, which combine seasonal fruits, vegetables and herbs with wine or vodka, make for fine drinking.

With its beguiling menu, La Tavernetta in Naples, Italy, is the kind of place that separates food lovers from dining aficionados.

After visiting 16 clam shacks and covering more than 625 miles, I found the luscious, plump-bellied beauties of my youth.

Scientists in a handful of labs around the country are coating foods with an invisible film to protect them from mold and pathogens and increase their shelf life.

Reviews of Monkey Bar on East 54th Street, Kyo Ya in the East Village and Caffè Emilia in St. Marks Place.

A beer room at Whole Foods, animal-shaped cookies from England and takeout food from a kosher caterer.

With its beguiling menu, La Tavernetta in Naples, Italy, is the kind of place that separates food lovers from dining aficionados.

Because of an editing error, a brief report in the Off the Menu column last Wednesday about the opening of Toloache, a Mexican restaurant, misstated its address. It is 251 West 50th Street.

Ratafias, which combine seasonal fruits, vegetables and herbs with wine or vodka, make for fine drinking.