I am an avid New York Magazine reader and have been since my mother got her weekly subscription while I was in High School (1992). I would rush home from school on Monday in hopes of getting the mail first so I could fill in the crossword puzzle before she did.Then I would faithfully read the magazine from back to front. Since I have moved away from home I no longer receive the magazine weekly but am able to read it when "borrowed" from my mother or when my landlord/employer/friend is kind enough to leave her back copies for me on my hallway landing. Although I still read the entire magazine from back to front, I can honestly say the best part, for me at least, is the Grub Street reviews.
Recently, when the cover story was a compilation of Adam Platt's selection of the 101 best Restaurants of NYC (click here for complete list) I could not resist immediately surveying his selections. What I realized after reading through the list was that I had only been to 7 (see below for the 7) of the 101 restaurants and this was over the course of 12 years. How could I, a 33 year old native New Yorker who has been in the hospitality industry since I was 18 years old, have only been to 7???? I was the girl who was always put in charge of planning birthdays and dinner dates for my friends and peers because everyone always assumed I was in the know and this list proved the exact opposite. I was apparently a day late and dollar short when it came to the what the city had to offer, at least in Mr Platt's eyes. Embarrassed could not even begin to describe how I felt. I was mortified, humiliated...determined.
Recently, when the cover story was a compilation of Adam Platt's selection of the 101 best Restaurants of NYC (click here for complete list) I could not resist immediately surveying his selections. What I realized after reading through the list was that I had only been to 7 (see below for the 7) of the 101 restaurants and this was over the course of 12 years. How could I, a 33 year old native New Yorker who has been in the hospitality industry since I was 18 years old, have only been to 7???? I was the girl who was always put in charge of planning birthdays and dinner dates for my friends and peers because everyone always assumed I was in the know and this list proved the exact opposite. I was apparently a day late and dollar short when it came to the what the city had to offer, at least in Mr Platt's eyes. Embarrassed could not even begin to describe how I felt. I was mortified, humiliated...determined.
So begins my journey... to eat at the 94 restaurants I had never been to over the course of 365 days. My journey began on Sunday, January 15, 2012 and it will end on January 14, 2013. I will try to be as diligent as possible about keeping everyone up to date about my dining adventures. I will not necessarily be reviewing each of these restaurants but rather letting you know about MY experience at each establishment, whether good or bad.
Please join me on my dining adventure, and maybe one day we can dine together!
The 7 I have previously dined at are:
The Four Seasons 2000
The Standard 2011
The Waverly Inn 2006
Otto 2004
Sushi Gari 2011
The Dutch 2011
Franny's 2004, 2008
-The journey is part of the experience - an expression of the seriousness of one's intent. One doesn't take the A train to Mecca.” Anthony Bourdain
