Often when a question arises as to what to eat for dinner, I think of Indian food. I am a very happy gal with chicken makhani, basmati rice, an onion kulcha or a nan laid out in front of me. I have heard some very good things about Indian Accent, a relatively new restaurant in midtown Manhattan, adjacent to the Parker Hotel. The décor here is unlike most Indian restaurants I have visited; no boldly colored fabrics, beautiful tapestries, intricately carved wood, or lanterns. Indian Accent restaurant looks like something that Daniel Boulud would envision. There are about fifteen wooden tables and a few small booths, fabric covered modern chairs, a lit bar with glass shelves and golden accents throughout, and large glass vases filled with flowering branches. The menu is complicated, however, our terrific waiter took his time and explained each dish and even made some wonderful suggestions. Actually, everyone at the restaurant was really professiona...
It's been a year since Supermoon Bakehouse opened its doors, so I figured that the time has come to taste those much lauded baked goodies. Frankly, I wanted to let the crowds die out a bit, let the hype settle, since I was not going to stand on a long line to buy a croissant. The only time that I did not mind standing patiently (for an hour) to buy pastry was in Paris, but that was for pastry made by Cedric Grolet who was voted The Best Pastry Chef in the World. Supermoon Bakehouse, a hip looking shop located on the Lower East Side, steps away from the Essex Street Market, does not look like your average bakery. The pastries are displayed on a long slab of pink marble; the iridescent boxes are stacked against the wall opposite a pink neon Bite Me NYC sign. A glass wall divides the shop and the working area allowing us to observe the bakers do their magic. Banana Split Sundae croissant. Since it was brutally hot, we decided to cool down with their ...