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Minetta Tavern – Friday Dinner Series

January 31, 2014 by TheBetterHalf 8 Comments

Minetta Tavern in New York City is a great spot to have a celebratory dinner, sit for a drink at the bar, or grab one of the best burgers in the city.

Another Friday, another look at one of our favorite restaurants in New York. Minetta Tavern is located in Greenwich Village, a few blocks south of Washington Square. The restaurant dates back to the 1930s but it recently underwent a facelift when it was taken over by restauranteur Keith McNally. It maintains a good deal of old school charm – dim lighting, red leather booths, and a classic cocktail bar – and has a menu full of updated takes on traditional dishes. Minetta Tavern is perhaps most famous for their signature burger (and for good reason), but there’s plenty more to this restaurant….

Carrot Coconut Soup

January 26, 2014 by Cate 34 Comments

This Carrot Coconut Soup combines fresh carrots and coconut milk with sambal oelek to create a soup that is so full of flavor and such a gorgeous color!

I feel like I’m cheating with this post. Why? Because I didn’t make it! Yep ladies and gentlemen – TheBetterHalf made this whole thing, from start to finish. I didn’t even help him! Ok, he might have asked a question or two (he’s still not quite sure what an immersion blender is). But still, I’m impressed. I could get used to this – homemade soup is one of my favorite things to eat, and somehow it tastes better when someone else makes it! Take note, TheBetterHalf.

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Sfoglia – Friday Dinner Series

January 24, 2014 by TheBetterHalf 3 Comments

This week on Friday Dinner Series we’re featuring our favorite Italian restaurant in New York City, Sfoglia! Located in the upper Upper East Side (92nd and Lexington), Sfoglia is a neighborhood spot that feels like a hip, downtown restaurant. The food is universally excellent, especially their homemade pasta. The restaurant has a cool, rustic decor and the staff is very personable. It’s definitely a great date spot and worth the trek uptown….

Gramercy Tavern – Friday Dinner Series

January 10, 2014 by TheBetterHalf 7 Comments

As you may have noticed, 2014 is shaping up to be a big year at ChezCateyLou. In addition to making some aesthetic changes to the site, we’re going to be posting a weekly restaurant review. New York City is home to some of the best restaurants in the world and Cate and I try to get to as many of them as possible. We’re going to post a review each Friday to give our readers some dining suggestions for the weekend. First up in our Friday Dinner Series is one of our absolute NYC favorites – Gramercy Tavern (Tavern Room). …

Top 5 Recipes of 2013

January 1, 2014 by Cate 9 Comments

Happy New Year everybody! 2013 was a great year for TheBetterHalf and me. In addition to taking some amazing trips, we launched ChezCateyLou.com! It has been so much fun to master new recipes, learn about photography, and get to know the blogging world – and to share it all with you, my amazing readers! Blogging sure is a lot of work, but we have loved every second of it. The past few weeks have been exciting for us – we are now self-hosted and I’m looking forward to making some improvements to the blog in the upcoming weeks. I predict good things in 2014 🙂

Before we get settled into 2014, I want to take a look back at my top 5 favorite recipes of 2013. I can’t even tell you how hard it was to pick only five. It is like picking your favorite child! I’m still debating if I picked the right ones (let me know yours in the comments!), but here goes:…

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