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10/27/2009
Can you believe it? French Cuisine in Brooklyn!
Belleville Restaurant
332 5th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 832-9777
www.bellevillebistro.com
The Scene –
Open for dinner 7 nights a week, this French Bistro has both family night and date night written all over it. Located in Park Slope Brooklyn, you will enjoy the ambiance, service, people and yes…the food. Seated at a quaint table for two or a boisterous table for 5, you will sway to the sounds of great music playing while you sip on your favorite drink and take in the view of what I feel to be Brooklyn’s trendiest and friendliest street.
The Food –
Now, what do you think of when you hear “French Restaurant”?...right off the back, I thought of caviar and escargot. At Belleville, though they may have them both, the chef has his way of infusing that acquired taste to blend with your taste buds. To get a little bit of everything, I had the “5 Course Tasting Menu” and let me tell you, “decadent” would be the word to described the meal…I was pleased. Starting with a fresh and crisp calamari salad and ending in light warm apples with ice cream for dessert…I was left full and happy. For this lovely dinner with all the amenities, your wallet won’t be disappointed. Prices varied up to $30…Bon Appetit!
-- Ruthie D.
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10/27/2009
Soul Food in Harlem
BILLIE’S BLACK
271 West 119th Street
New York, NY
between St. Nicholas Ave. & Frederick Douglass Blvd.
Call: 212-280-2248
http://www.billiesblack.com/home.html
There are three words to describe this place…MMMM MMMM GOOD! Billie’s Black blends the flavors of soul, Creole and Caribbean food together so delightfully I could not stop thinking about just how good everything was. The restaurant is a cute and cozy place with genuine and authentic Harlem décor…great for a Girls Night Out on the town, or a somewhere to take a hot date? Not to mention the daily themed events they have from jazz, poetry and open mic nights along with happy hour and after work specials. Not only does the cuisine touch your taste buds, it taps on your soul and I must say my faves were the salmon cake and catfish fingers (and I’m not even a lover of catfish…but deelish!). The menu…extensive! The variety…perfect! The price…reasonable! The entrees range from about $14-$24 and the service was worth every dime. I will definitely keep Billie’s Black on my places to return list and give this Restaurant DIVA dining experience 4 Stars!
-- SweetTart
LET’S JUST START BY SAYING I AM SOLD…The décor is very posh and comfortable and very relaxing…Billie’s Black is very live with a delightful neo-soul vibe. The blissful flavors of the south and the Caribbean food immediately sparked satisfaction to my hunger…Billie’s Black is indeed one of the smaller joint’s, but make no mistake, the menu is enormous and delicious with a wonderful variety of food. It was so hard to choose…luckily I was able to endure a compilation of appetizers, everything was delicious, but if I must choose…No you’ll just have to go see for yourself... This joint is a definite girl’s night out or date night ...
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10/27/2009
Authentic Italian cooking and hospitality in Brooklyn!
Marco Polo
345 Court St
Brooklyn, NY
(718) 852-5015
http://www.marcopoloristorante.com/
Fellow Foodies, I am here! Does the name look somewhat familiar? Think about it and it might come to you! Anyway, Beauty & the Cook is here to give you the real deal review on some of your favorite and soon to be favorite restaurants in NYC. I’ll be honest: I’m totally picky about what I eat so this is very new for me but together (and I DO mean together -we’ll discuss the CHALLENGE later), I think this will be very exciting! So let’s begin! First stop: Marco Polo Ristorante (345 Court St., Brooklyn NY).
As soon as we walked in, Marco Polo gave me the complete feeling of Italy. From the paintings of Old Italy on one side of the wall to the mini wine selection on the other (it was just to give you an idea of what they had but not at all the FULL selection), it just felt very comfortable. The restaurant manager, Mike, gave us a tour of the restaurant first and then it was time for the feast to begin! First, we had a sample appetizer of the very fresh pizza from their sister restaurant next door, Enoteca! Delicious, oh my goodness! I'm telling you, if this is what the pizza in Italy tastes like, please book me on the next flight. Okay, let's get serious now: the first appetizer we had from Marco Polo was the Octopus Carpaccio. Yes, Octopus. Now since I said I’m picky, you can imagine this isn't on my list I've things I’ve ever eaten. But being a Restaurant Diva is all about trying the new and let me tell you: it was GOOD! It was thinly sliced with no tentacles and over it was ...
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9/29/2009
Comedian Capone welcomes us to the Bronx!
C& G SOUL FOOD
3000 Eastchester Road.
Bronx, NY
347-346-5252
The Scene –
Open for Lunch and Breakfast, C&G Soul Food is a quaint soul food restaurant located on Eastchester road in the Bronx. This restaurant gives you a living room scene feel as you walk in and when you are seated you feel as though you are in one of your family member’s home. Dinner and flatware are straight out of an urban home’s kitchen and who is in the back whipping up your meal...Capone himself. This is a great place for getting together for dinner with your friends or lunch after Sunday service.
The Food –
When you think of soul food, you get exactly that at C&G…good old fashion soul food. While cruising the menu, you get a basket of cornbread (which was renamed to “crack- bread”) you can sit there all day eating that cornbread and not realize you have not ordered your main dish yet. Getting down to the entrée’s, you have a choice between barbeque chicken, turkey wings, salmon cakes and much, much more…oh, and don’t forget Barbeque Ribs! There is also a vegetable plate entrée for the non-meat eaters.
Ok--so now that the Restaurant Diva's have given you our opnion of C&G's, why don't you go check it out for yourself and let us know what you think!
-- Ruthie D. --
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