NYC Tastes

There's nothing like an amazing piece of sushi that's so fresh and so tender, it almost melts before you can even get it off the plate.   That's exactly what happened with the Chu-Toro from 15 East.  I thought my chop stick was going to slice right through, so I quickly popped it in my mouth where I was able to savor every last fatty morsel.  I could have ordered about ten more of these but then my casual lunch bill would have reached epic proportions so I added on a Hamachi Roll instead. This was wonderful with just a touch too much wasabi for a regular roll but still delicious.  Oh to only eat fresh sushi like this every day... 15 East Restaurant

There seems to be an overabundance of “hidden” cocktails bars popping up all over this city. Our favorite of all time is the old and reliable Angel’s Share but we’ve been frequenting Apotheke and Death & Company as well. Then we received an email from Mr. Trekkers Mom about another one of these new “hidden” places the Raines Law Room. It happened to be pretty close to our apartment so Saturday night we decided to check it out. Raines Law room is on 17th street at the bottom of an unmarked staircase. I wouldn’t have even noticed something was there if it weren’t for the blue winter storm door in front. In order to get inside we had to ring a buzzer and wait patiently until a well dressed man let us in. The room itself was beautiful. There was a low tin ceiling, plush velvet couches and candles all along the walls. Some nice jazz music was playing in the background and it just felt really comfortable Unfortunately my eyes hadn’t quite adjusted to the darkness and I had to...