My Ditmas Park Blog

Poor Porter's Problem   Porter's Restaurant and Lounge 216 Seventh Avenue New York, NY   888-316-1028   I had checked out Porter's restaurant on the web about a week before making reservations. The website was attractive, the menu tempting, and live music was advertised. When the got to the resta...

Arno Restaurant141 West 38 StreetNew York, NY  212-944-7420  Arno Restaurant like the Arno River is classically Italian. The ambiance of dark wood and large mirrors reminds you of Tuscany. Interestingly enough Tuscany is famous for its beef and there is very little beef on Arno's menu.  What Arno...

New Star Restaurant (Dim Sum)1217 Avenue UBrooklyn, NY  718 998 -0350  Yes, I am a Dim Sum fanatic, but who can blame me. This Chinese brunch ritual is wonderful and New Star impressed me.  New Star has expanded and this has given them the ability to present a huge variety of Dim Sum (small plate...

On Saturday about 11 a.m. a walk through Chinatown, NYC, I noticed that most of the restaurants were essentially empty except the Dim Sum places. For those who are not native New Yorker's or Californian's, Dim Sum is a weekend brunch where small tasting plates of various Chinese dishes are wheele...