Steve Hunter

LIRR’s New Grand Central Terminal to Long Island

After taking the LIRR out of their new Grand Central location, for anyone living on the Eastside this new terminal is a game changer. Unless you live on the West side, commute from (or need to get …

Yara‘s Healthy Lebanese Cuisine

As of late between between friends, family and clients I’ve been getting more requests for restaurants that offer more than two options on the entire menu for vegetarians. Though you would think in…

Bondi Sushi Happy Hour

Spicy Crab Roll I needed a little something before I jumped on the ferry home. Though I love a slice of pizza I was craving something more nutritious and maybe a cocktail. Bondi Sushi just added a …

Zou Zou and Chez Zou at The Pendry

As of late I’ve been in the relatively new Manhattan West section of the Hudson Yards complex for biz meetings and entertaining. My current fave for lunch or happy hour is Zou Zou in The Pendry tha…

Chez Zou Rooftop Cocktails in Manhattan West

Looking for a rooftop bar in Manhattan West I noticed an awning flapping in the wind above Zou Zou (forthcoming blog on my new lunch spot for entertaining). We went up the elevator and found a swee…

Sushi 35 West

While the neighborhood by Penn Station has improved dramatically food wise…its still a little lite when it comes to Sushi joints. I recently heard about a new place up the stairs from a Smoke Shop …

Cowgirl Seahorse Tasty Tacos

Fish Tacos I had some time in FiDi before some meetings and decided to go by the Old Seaport area. I’d heard of Cowgirl Seahorse before and decided to give it a try. It’s a as you can tell by the n…

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Selene Prix Fixe Stars n the Moon

Salmon w Pistachio Pesto As much as I love a good steak or Gastropub grub… I was getting a little tired of eating it all the time when in the southern end of Fidi. Thus when I saw that a Greek rest…

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Hunter Roberts (@shroberts) • Instagram photo

Romano Pizza of Kips Bay

Pizza There was a time when pretty much all Pizza joints were owned by Italian families and it was which were better than the others based upon their grandma’s sauce, quality of toppings, did they …

Hummus Market – Israeli Bento Boxes

I was in Williamsburg on the other side of the BQE hitting some of my old school Italian spots and butchers for provisions around lunch time. Hungry and looking for somewhere new…at least to me, I …

Maxette Cafe’ of Kips Bay

My “special friend” said I should open a cafe that starts with coffee and ends with cocktails. Well until I get around to doing that…the owners of newly opened Maxette in Kips Bay stepped up and di…

Mama Fina’s Filipino Cuisine

I was taking to a friend about Filipino cuisine recently which gave me a craving for it. My go to however I found out to my dismay closed down…but I did remember passing by a spot in Alphabet City …

Milady’s A Little Cheeky

Milady’s on the corner of Prince and Thompson opened a good 80+ years ago and thrived as a dive bar till it closed in 2014. It recently reopened by nightlife legend Julie Reiner (remember Pegu?) an…

K’far’s Pistachio Sticky Buns

Pistachio Sticky Bun Pistachio’s are having an in vogue moment. They have always been my fave nut and one of my favorite flavors since I was a kid. As of late I’ve noticed more and more Pistachio t…

Hunter Roberts (@shroberts) • Instagram photo

Hunter Roberts (@shroberts) • Instagram photo

Hunter Roberts (@shroberts) • Instagram photo