With Easter coming up this weekend, many of us will be having house guests and out of town visitors to entertain. Maybe like me, your parents will be visiting, and expecting brunch on Sunday, something that has become practically a religion here. Being the easy-going/slacker daughter that I am, I suggested my parents pick the location and make a reservation for the Holiday meal. Being the procrastinating type of parents they always have been, of course they didn't. So this week I tried to make reservations - and failed miserably. So you don't suffer next year like I did, we thought we'd give you a word of advice to what some of the hardest brunch spots are to get a table on Easter... More»

Living in the fastest paced city in the world, coupled with the fact that New York has some of the BEST restaurants... who can keep up? It seems restaurants change almost daily, each being better than the last, so sometimes it's nice to take a deep-breath, slow down, and go back to basics.

I learned this upon redeeming a gift certificate that I got as an engagement present last year. It was to Asia de Cuba, and to be perfectly frank, I wasn't terribly excited. I had dined at the San Fransisco location years back, and although I was impressed, I couldn't imagine this oldie keeping strong through the changing dining trends. I was wrong. It was still packed full of people! The recipes were fresh and delightful... the contrasting Asian and Latin themes complimented eachother beautifully!

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