, to make it look like an old-time speakeasy.

I am a huge fan of Bill’s Gay 90s, right near your hotel on 57 East 54th Street between Park and Madison. It’s very old-school NY (it used to be a speakeasy) and very friendly. You won’t get anything superfancy,...

by the same people and has moroccan small plates and good tails. Esca (42nd and 9th) - mario batali’s italian seafood joint. decent. La Locanda(50th and 9th)... solid Italian with good wine list – good for pre-theater....

No surprise, unfortunately. The extension of the parkway into Quincy Center is going to doom a good-sized chunk of the area. I just hope that Little Q (as well as the other businesses that will close) will find a new home.

auditorium Theater which can have all sorts of wonderful music and dance. Not too far from the Harris Theater. Get a Time Out chicago.

We are meeting in RWC tonight for dinner-I am going to have a car so I don’t have to stay near work-I am right behind sequoia station near the fox theater. Not really in the mood for Indian, Chinese or Mexican...kind of...

There’s a branch of the local Peppino’s there. Rather good Italian. It’s at Town Center Drive, North of Bake Parkway, near the movie theaters. This is a local chain that does a consistantly good job at...

no fewer than 4 times — not obtrusively, we engaged with him rather than the other way around, but NOTHING that was happening in the dining room escaped him. Unanimous decision that we’d return. 138 Mass Ave in...

are not). Iridium on Broadway in the theater district and the Blue Note in the Village generally get the biggest names. They are also the highest priced clubs and can be a bit unpleasant, with Iridium’s policy of seating...

the super intense spiciness of the other sichuan dishes. I had the cold lung with beef slices appetizer, mostly because Yan wanted to torture me. It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t good. Anyhow, this place is on Shelard...

. Their is a good italian speakeasy joint, open 247 on LVB south, called bootlegger bistro, good food, prices, gaming, and drinks.

Re Parkway Theater - Wednesdays are 2 for 1. Their food isn’t terrific, but the place is comfortable (sofas and chairs to sit on) and fun and they show almost first run movies.

)Is an excellent New American Continental place at which I ate for the first time recently. The menu is focused on organic products and everything seems well prepared. 1212 N. State Parkway. 312-951-1212 Avenues in the Peninsula...

I think that before Robert Moses and his peeps built the Gowanus Expressway (originally known as the Gowanus Parkway), the area in question was generally referred to as Red Hook. And to bring this back to food talk, grill your...

, formerly a speak-easy (sp?) from prohibition times. Cool interior bar and good food. In an old farmhouse. Any of these places offers entrees in the 17-25 dollar range.