NYC Top Restaurants Reviewed at TeresaTastes.com
Visiting or living in New York City, and just not sure where to go out for dinner? New York is a mecca of ethnic and domestic cuisine, and some of the restaurant options are great, and some are well, less than great. Teresa Moore, fashion model and self-proclaimed foodie, has made it her job to sample, document, and subsequently review as many of the NYC top restaurants that she can.
On her blog, TeresaTastes.com, you’ll find complete restaurant information including location, ambiance, best occasion to patronize (date, family, friends, etc.), attire recommendations, must-try dishes, and images of various entrees and the restaurant itself. Fashion may be her business, but food is her passion, and when it comes to food, she prefers sticking as close to a Paleolithic diet as possible. Following an 80/20 rule, whereby 20% of the time it’s okay to “cheat” just a little bit (to maintain sanity), Teresa appreciates when she finds one of the NYC top restaurants serving creative, mouth-watering Paleolithic diet dishes.
One of the NYC top restaurants Teresa favors is Amaranth. Serving high-quality Mediterranean cuisine, Amaranth offers a fusion of original French and Italian food. Some of their recipes include truffles, parmigiano, fresh meat and seafood. Many of their specialty items are imported directly from Italy and France. The ‘must try’s’ at Amaranth include the Baby Artichoke and Avocado Salad, the Grilled Orata Fish, Tuna Tartare, and Steak Tartare. One of the best things about this restaurant is that it’s steps away from Central Park, and you can easily sit outside and people watch to your heart’s content.
Some menu items that might be included on the Paleolithic diet can be found at the classic Italian restaurant, Da Silvano. This restaurant is on the cusp of the West Village and SoHo and boasts delectable dishes like Seasonal Fresh Arugula Salad with Homemade Italian Dressing and Pear, Sautéed Fiddleheads, Grilled Sardines and the Grilled ribeye steak. Da Silvano is one of the NYC top restaurants especially in the summer months when you can sit outside in the large outdoor seating area, and watch the beautiful and diverse people of New York City.