Restaurant Review: Eleven Madison Park (no, seriously)

Wait. How can one begin to review the 5th best restaurant in the world? A restaurant with not one, not two, but three Michelin stars. My expectations didn't exist. Zilch. All I ever wanted was to enter New York City's Eleven Madison Park, dash past the host stand into the bar, and maybe grab a couple of bites with a few drinks. Surprisingly, our reality in the end was the best restaurant...

Eating at Eleven Madison Park Without a Reservation

People across the globe will shake in their shoes upon hearing it is possible to eat at New York City's Eleven Madison Park without a reservation. I am on a plane this very second heading to the big, happy apple. This city, filled with humans who never sleep, is about to witness the unthinkable. In exactly one day I will walk into Eleven Madison Park promptly at five o'clock and sit at... the...

Raising the Roof at Uchi Two Days in a Row

After freaking out about a reservation on opening day, Open Table suddenly had none other than an opening. We arrived at 4:45pm, which immediately put a pip in our step. Uchi employees brought food outside for all of the hungry people to eat while waiting. Please do not think Uchi's door opened even one second before five o'clock because the Uchi door did not. The first two people to enter this...

Guide to Eating at Uchi on Opening Day Without a Reservation

This love I have for Uchi is not only painful, but mostly pitiful. It's really not necessary to feel this way. Today is the opening. I do not have a reservation, but I do have a solid plan for being able to eat at Uchi without a reservation. I've been thinking of a few different ideas to conquer this booked restaurant of massive total sushi perfection. The first plan is to sit at the bar. If a...

Missing the Uchi Dallas Walk-Through is Like Living in a Dark Closet Without Food

Talk about a shockingly sad story. What is going on with all of these Uchi Dallas walk-through stories? There are bloggers walking through the unfinished building of Uchi Dallas and I'm not one of them. Just send me to a dark chamber of sadness forever without even  saying goodbye to my family. And then, to make things even more devastating, there are no reservations until around June 10th....