AM At Brunch: Little Owl
The commenters at Citysearch have really bludgeoned this place, but American Madness Team Brunch had a very good meal, and thought the service was quite accommodating.
We didn’t see any of the aloofness that a few have cited in their reviews, though we did see many people turned away while we were eating.
The place is small! [...]
AM at Dinner: The Modern
The Modern
9 West 53rd Street
New York, NY 10019
212.333.1220
I ate at the Modern in mid November, but just never got around to writing it up. More even than the food, I recall the peacefulness of the room and the perfection and unobtrusiveness of the service. It’s a very civilized place to eat, especially if you get [...]
AM At Brunch: Rayuela
Rayuela
165 Allen Street
New York, NY 10002
212-253-8840
The cast of the American Madness Show took its Sunday brunch this week at Rayuela, a recently opened and vaguely* Latin American modernist monstrosity on Allen Street in the Lower East Side
I say monstrosity in only the most loving way, but it is hard to escape all the effort that [...]
This Is Why I Started Blogging
I have found that when a topic interests me I have the tendency to talk with multiple people about it in various circles of friends. Sure, it drives my wife crazy since she feels like I am always repeating myself, but for the most part the people hearing what I am talking about are hearing [...]
Mighty Leaf Tea
A while ago, I wrote about Revolution Tea. I thought it was incredible tea with really impressive packaging. Then I met a representative for Mighty Leaf “Artisan-Crafted Whole Leaf Tea Pouches.” Admittedly, their packaging is pretty ho-hum. Nothing too impressive and pretty typical for tea packaging. The tea bags (or, as they call them, “pouches”) [...]
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