Feature on the wonderful - Girasole Restaurant on the UES in NYC

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Peanut Butter Lobster Club Sandwiches?!? WHAT?!?

Yes.  It's true!! At the FORGE - Miami, it may sound crazy but along with Peanut Butter Lobster Club Sandwiches, you can also have a hot dirty martini with bacon stuffed olives!  These are a TREAT, even to the biggest food connoisseur.  As if though the dishes aren't exciting enough to make any night an unforgettable dining experience, they are the one & only restaurant offering patrons the anomatic system, where as you walk around the restaurant, you get to sample every wine from all around the world!

There's a lot more to learn about this system & I strongly advise going to check it out for yourself! 

THE FORGE - MIAMI.  Absolutely a GEM!

THE ALMOND - NOT A NUT FAN? IT DOESNT MATTER...

This is that "morning after a girls night out of not eating so that we don't bloat in our skimpy cute clothing & dancing the night away" type of place.  You walk in and start off with a delicious array of butters made on premises which include Apple butter, Apricot butter, and many other flavors.  They come with a warm, out of the oven biscuit, which helps the melting of the butters. 

From blue fish which garnishes many of their dishes, to their banana french toast with ricotta pancake maple syrup, to their lobster & avocado omelet, you'll be in heaven & calories don't coun't, since it's such an amazing time!

Make a reservation and come in for brunch one day!  You will not be dissapointed!

BRICK RESTAURANT - NYC BITES

When you go for dinner, you often find yourself saying no to the courteous begginer bread basket, that sits on the table until the appetizers come out, and then removed at most times barely touched!  However; BRICK NYC cooks & makes everything to perfection and it all starts with bread made on premises that you may find yourself ordering another basket before even realizing you have yet to look at the menu.

Everything from their Jumbo Shrimp Francaise, to the baby spinach salad, to the braised beef papardelle is out of this world!!  The restaurant which has been recently renovated is stunning, food is stupendous, and staff is fabulous!

What are you waiting for?  On your mark, get set, GO!

Girasole Restaurant - Rated "excellent" by Jill & Bobby Zarin

Girasole - in Italy known as a sunflower - is a hidden gem on the Upper East Side.  With the original owner that has been there since the doors opened in 1989, only having missed one day of being there personally to attend to his clientele, the service is always impeccable!

While being there, I was taken on a private tour, where I learned of a dark mahogany wooded room with a beautiful bar where private dinners are hosted.  This is definitely one of the "must eat at, while in NYC" hidden hotspots.  From the Linguine con Vongole e cozze, to the Costolletta alla Milanese Bizzarra, everything is so delicious & will leave even the upper east side food snobs, with palate fatigue!

Don't miss out on this!!