The Black Door
Max Brenner:
“Some People think that Love is an overrated emotion”
And the euphoria and feeling produced by love can also be achieved
By consuming large quantities of chocolate.If this is true then I know of the perfect
place where almost everything is made of,
Sweet Tooth- By J. Chase. New York Bakery and Cookie Shops
Do you like Art? Do you like a cocktail before dinner? Stop by the
Art Bar, and enjoy original art, and delicious cocktails
Come to the Black Door, in the center of Chelsea, New York
City. Have a Belgian beer, and pop into Lana Santorelli's Gallery
featuring her new exhibition, "Falling Away".
The Cupping Room Cafe
Aroma Kitchen and Wine Bar
“Italian Food Equals Romance”

Italian food equals romance, and there is nothing more romantic than a
candle-lit Italian restaurant with soft lighting, background music, and
people enjoying delicious meals accompanied by the perfect wines.
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Dining
Slate Restaurant Bar & Billiards

Neighborhood: Flatiron
54 W 21st St
(between 5th Ave & Broadway)
New York, NY 10010

(212) 989-0096
www.slate-ny.com
The interior design of our venue is sleek while
staying true to comfort and functionality. The
PLUS Lounge features restful sofas and oversized
plush chairs, creating a social, living-room
atmosphere. Adjacent to the lounge area stands a
wall-to-wall line of twelve foot doors, which when
opened, expose an intimate VIP lounge and dining
area we call the Studio. When the doors are closed
it appears as a wall with nothing beyond it and
allows the room to enjoy an entirely different feel
for late night reveling.
DEL POSTO
Meatpacking District,
Chelsea 85 10th Ave
(between 15th St & 16th St)
New York, NY 10011
(212) 497-8090
Here is a  selection of some
of our favorite restaurants
and bars in Manhattan that
we believe you will enjoy not
only for the food but for the
atmosphere. 'Bon Apetite'   
Arctica
384 Third Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Bet 27th and 28th Streets
212-725-4477
Bennys Burritos
93 Avenue A corner of
6th Street 212-254-2054
Located in the center of SoHo (off the corner of West Broadway & Broome St)
One of the oldest & more classic restaurant in Soho (est. 1977)
Exposed brick walls, high tin ceiling, pot-belly stove & fresh cut flowers
Serving breakfast (7:30am), lunch & dinner
Open until 2am Friday & Saturday
Full liquor bar (special drink events every night)
Full coffee bar
Live music Wednesdays & Fridays
All desserts, breads & pasta are made daily on premises
All dishes are made to order
Monday and Tuesday Prix-Fix 3 course dinner $18.95
Whiskey Town opened on July 10, 2007 by 2 brothers,
George and Justin Ruotolo. Between them they have 15
years of New York Bar / Restaurant experience. They have
opened, operated or owned: The Vig Bar, Tribe, W8th,
PS450, Vig 27 and Punch and Judy. They ventured out on
their own to open a true East Village Bar, and Whiskey Town
was born.
The Vig's cozy and warm environment
is highlighted by its sleek interior.

Designed by SK Chow Design, this
intimate bar features a classic and timeless
element of style that heralds art deco and is
rich with detail.
Once you set foot into our restaurant You
will be pulled into a world beyond your
imagination...
www.ninjanewyork.com
25 Hudson Street New York, NY 10013
212-274-8500
The other night I was in the city I had tickets for a Broadway show
on 45th off of Ninth avenue and I stopped into the Film Center Café.
Greeted by the beautiful bartender Chelsea I asked her what her
specialty drinks were she made me a Scarlet Ohara which is a Bellini
type drink mixed with blackberry vodka Chambord and
champaign..... Film Center Cafe, 635 ninth Avenue Between 44th and
45th sdtreet NY 10036 212-262-2525
Negril Village
Nu Caribbean Cuisine, 70 W 3rd St.
New York, NY 10012 Bet. Thompson & Lagaurdia T: (212) 477 – 2804

Negril Village, a stylish and chic Jamaican restaurant in the heart of the village, is like
escaping to the sultry and seductive island of Jamaica.  The manager, Clive, a tall and
handsome young man with a sweet combination of accent and manners, brought us to our
table and made us feel like right at home.  
The painted message on the wall when you first walk in to Bhojan bids
you to "Serve, Love, Give, Purify, Meditate and Realise". This message struck a
chord deep in me (and here I thought I was just at another dining review). Well I
was wrong, very wrong.
Fish Tail the newest dining invention by David Burke specializes in a seafood  
based menu that is guaranteed to satisfy all lovers of these crustaceous creatures. My guest
and I showed up at 7:30 and were escorted to the best table in the house. the inviting decor
.with its striking red walls and warm lighting just added to the ambience,
Fish Tail is a seafood paradise on the Upper East Side 135 East 62nd Street,
between Park and Lexington Avenue New York, NY, 10065 212-754-1300.
Omen
Kyoto Style Japanese Restaurant
Beyond the sliding wooden gate, tucked away in the heart of
Soho, on a quiet but hip and trendy corner of Prince and Thompson
streets, is Omen, an authentic Kyoto-style Japanese restaurant that even
the most highly trained Samurai's and Buddhist's would appreciate. Omen
has been here as long as I can remember. 113 Thompson Street Off The
corner of Prince st. PH: 212-925-8923
The New York Optimist was recently invited to Capsouto Freres, a
beautiful French restaurant located on a quiet corner of Washington
Street in Tribeca.  The cobblestones that line Washington Street and
many others in Tribeca remind me of the time when Manhattan's artists
roamed free and lived on the island in affordable loft spaces. (While
downtown Manhattan is still home to many artists,
A little while back just as the summer was coming to a close, we had the
opportunity to partake in a elegant and upscale dining experience at
Whispers restaurant in Spring Lake, New Jersey. Whispers is located
inside the historic Hewitt Welllington hotel, a beautiful Victorian building where
the lighting cast from the crystal chandeliers adorns the white linen table cloths
and silverware creating a classy yet comfortable atmosphere to dine
in.732.974.9755 Hours: Open 7 Nights a Week Starting at 5:30pmhispers
Where else but places like New York City do you speak the secret password and
gain entry to a place where the drinks flow and the steaks are made to order?   At one
time Frankie and Johnnie's steakhouse was a speak easy where the password to get in was
"Frankie" and "Johnnie" was the reply for entry.
The Frenchtown Inn
7 Bridge Street – Frenchtown, NJ
908-996-3300
ftinn@embarqmail.com
We met with Chef Andrew's wife, Coleen Tomko, a beautiful young lady who knows how to
make you feel right at home. Her husband's menu is a combination of a number of
different dishes, many with a french twist. We started with a selection of divine patés which
are made on the premises: country paté, poultry paté, garlic sausage with a homemade
crusted waffle chip over top of a Liver Mousse, finished with toasted crustades and
Cumberland sauce. My entreé was beef tips,  cut from the finest selection of filet mnon,