Restaurant Review: Missy Robbins’s Lowest Key Pasta Paradiso

[ad_1] Despite the dozen or so shapes of pasta available in the to-go case, Misipasta offers only two pastas on the dine-in menu, but two is enough. The spaghetti, subtle and nourishing, is cooked just to the stern side of al dente, then tossed with garlicky butter emulsified with the starchy pasta cooking water, and… Continue reading Restaurant Review: Missy Robbins’s Lowest Key Pasta Paradiso

Restaurant Review: Café Carmellini Is Fine Dining That Knows a Good Time

[ad_1] The other night at Café Carmellini, Andrew Carmellini’s swanky new restaurant in the Fifth Avenue Hotel in NoMad, I was reminded of the allure of unlimited breadsticks. Despite its indelible association with a certain chain restaurant, or maybe thanks to it, the all-you-can-eat breadstick is one of those dining gimmicks that can’t help but… Continue reading Restaurant Review: Café Carmellini Is Fine Dining That Knows a Good Time

Kingston Rossdale performs at Blake Shelton’s restaurant

[ad_1] Blake Shelton’s days on “The Voice” came to an end months ago, but the country star is still platforming rising talent — this time it’s his stepson, Kingston Rossdale. Kingston, the 17-year-old son of singer Gwen Stefani and musician Gavin Rossdale, made his live singing debut Friday at Blake’s Ole Red restaurant and bar… Continue reading Kingston Rossdale performs at Blake Shelton’s restaurant

What Mystery Restaurant Got Caught Up in RHONY Reboot Beef?

[ad_1] The premiere episode of the 14th season of The Real Housewives of New York City may be sporting an entirely new cast, but they are up to the same old petty drama we’ve come to expect. Yes, the biggest fight in the premiere is about a restaurant. Well, actually, it’s about cheese, but there is ancillary restaurant drama attached to… Continue reading What Mystery Restaurant Got Caught Up in RHONY Reboot Beef?

A New Italian Restaurant Pairs Serious Cooking with a Sense of Humor

[ad_1] Humor might be the hardest thing in the world for a restaurant to get away with. Plenty of attempts can be found in the city’s dining rooms, especially at the billionaire-bait tasting-menu spots, where caviar presented in an ice-cream cone is hailed as the pinnacle of whimsy, and at restaurants embracing the new school… Continue reading A New Italian Restaurant Pairs Serious Cooking with a Sense of Humor