Happy Halloween

Grand (Central) Dining, Indeed

Last night, after a particularly busy evening of saving the world by event planning, we found ourselves in the Grand Central Market in Grand Central. It has been awhile since we strolled through this great little market, plump with the freshest seafood and meats, produce, wines, cheeses, and baked goods. Our eyes bulged, our mouths watered, our wallets opened and after about 10 minutes, we had handfuls of food to take with us for a lovely little evening. We had some fresh bread from Zaros, some amazing antipasti pasta salad from Bella Cucina, a bit of fresh Vermont cheese from Murray’s, some savory chicken from Dishes and the most amazing chocolate truffles from Li-Lac. And when we went home, we topped it all off with a food coma. Now that’s a great evening, and we’re not ashamed to admit it.

A New Home for Lost Luggage

In mid-September, American Airlines officially began to conduct all of its operations out of what is now known as Terminal 8 at JFK airport. The new terminal is approximately 1.58-million-square-feed and includes a new U.S. Customs and Immigration facility that can handle 1,600 travelers per hour, with security checkpoints capable of handling 1,800 travelers per hour, expanded ticketing positions and self-service check-in machines, as well as a state-of-the-art, in-line security baggage system to expedite passenger processing times. Estimates are projecting that the terminal will handle almost 13 million passengers per year.

It's a Zagat-y Wednesday

The 2008 Zagat’s Survey of Restaurants were released today and while our favorite pizza joint did not make the list of hot spots (it’s a conspiracy), we found ourselves drawn to the little red book nonetheless. I’m sure a few restaurateurs’ tongues are wagging this morning at the results. While we like to think that Zagat is a truly democratic survey, we know that it’s really just a collection of people’ few of the highlights:

• Shock of no shocks, Gordon Ramsay at the London NYC topped the list of newcomers.

• Union Square took the best restaurant honors away from Gramercy Tavern, in their never-ending flip flopping game between the top two spots.

• Time Warner’s Restaurant Collection is rocking some top spots – Asiate in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel was listed as best décor, and the Thomas Keller-ific Per Se has best service.


• Overall dining prices dropped by three cents ($39.46 per dinner), but this CLEARLY is only surveying Starbucks and McDonald’s in the city. We can’t remember the last time we spent less than $75 on a meal.

Happy 100th Birthday Plaza Hotel!