Manhattan

Ever think that a real ‘mom & pop’ business could exist in NYC? 
Meet JoeDoe, the ‘modern day mom & pop’ restaurant in the East Village. JoeDoe opened in September 2008 and is owned and operated by Chef Joe Dobias and Jill Schulster. JoeDoe restaurant is 26 seats with an open-air kitchen. Joe and Jill built JoeDoe with their own two hands and adorned the dining room with 19th century antiques and silverware collected from their parent’s houses.

The Simple Kitchen is an all natural and organic farm to table restaurant in Chelsea, NYC. Focusing on seasonal and sustainable food paired with a selection of local and organic wine and beer. Usin local ingredients and thier own farm, The Simple Kitchen Gardens, is located less than 100 miles away in Bethlehem, CT. 

212.924.0600
361 W 17th Street
New York, NY 10011

Greg Moore, after 20 years as sommelier and general manager of Philadelphia’s famed Le Bec-Fin, knows a thing or two about wine. In 1996, Greg left Le Bec-Fin to share his wisdom at his first store outside of Philly; he and brother David are on their third store now, and happily for us, it’s in NYC.

The beautifully art deco Bemelmans is high up on my short list of the best bars in the world (let alone New York City). The cocktails, prepared with the best ingredients by veteran barmen, are classic: great and generous Martinis and seasonal, historically significant Old Cubans, Gin-Gin Mules, Tom and Jerrys, and... the list goes on. All this and live piano covers of Cole Porter tunes and whimsical, occasionally naughty murals painted during the 1930's by artist and author Ludwig Bemelmans, creator of the "Madeline" stories, deliver a quintessentially New York experience.