Review of A Hedonist's Guide to Eat New York (A Hedonist's Guide to...) (Imitation Leather)

Going to New York is a treat for most of us, and when I go, I want to eat at the best places I can find. I've bought several of the Zagat NYC Restaurant Guides in the past, but there's just so many places listed in those and not all of them are even good to start with (by their own ratings).

The Hedonist's Guide to Eat New York takes a different approach. You're one of the best by inclusion. They don't include places to stay away from, and they're not trying to rate every establishment in town. Instead, they pick the best of the best and serve them up for your picking. Each restaurant gets one page, with a photo, cuisine type, reason to go, average price per person, and a review including quotes from why other top NY chefs love that restaurant.

This is the true foodie's guide to New York restaurants. Sure, you'll find the greats like Jean Georges, but you'll also find little neighborhood gems. Be warned though, most of these places are not really "budget traveler friendly".

If you have (or are considering) the Hedonist's Guide to New York, you'll find that there is NOT much overall between the places listed in this restaurant-only guide and the overall guide. I actually bought both, and used both in my recent travels, and would recommend the same to anyone else who really loves to eat -- and to eat well!

Product Description
This is not the typical restaurant guide. Hg2 Eat New York has been compiled from the thoughts of New York's top 150 restaurateurs, chefs, sommeliers, critics, suppliers, and maitre'ds. Each was asked which restaurants were best and where they go to eat when they're not working. Color maps help readers plot each location, while the small size makes it easy to tote and consult.

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Review of The Playbill Broadway Yearbook: June 1, 2004 - May 31, 2005 (Hardcover)

My favorite part of this yearbook is the scrapbook pages from each show with fabulous stories written by cast members about backstage rituals, opening night gifts, favorite lines or moments in the show, celebrity visitors, and exciting photos of the opening night parties, clowning around backstage, actors putting on makeup, etc. Reading the pages makes you feel not just like you've seen the show, but that you've been backstage and been on stage with the cast. On the "42nd Street" page, David Elder, who played Billy Lawlor, wrote his favorite moment in that show is: "Hearing the audience reaction during "We're in the Money" when I would hold the handstand. Also the audience's excited applause when the opening curtain would rise to show what looked like hundreds of tapping feet." From "Wicked:" "Shoshana Bean, the Elphaba with the trucker mouth, walked off the stage and trumpted a curse that would make Joan Rivers blush. As soon as it came out of her mouth, she turned to see (backstage visitor) Garth (Brooks) in his big old cowboy hat and dear Ms. Trish Yearwood with her girls. Elphaba turned a nice shade of green-red and said, gracefully, "Uh...I have to get out of makeup now." And from "Spelling Bee" Jesse Tyler Ferguson's favorite moment: "After I get eliminated from the Bee I give handshakes to each of the actors on stage as I exit. Dan Fogler always says something different to me. On the night of the first preview he said, "Welcome back to Broadway." On a night when the audience was really dead, he said, "You're always the lucky one." Celia always whispers, "I love you." If you love theater like I do, you'll love this yearbook.



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