May 21, 2015

[Furst] Bites Goes Across The Pond: Cannizaro House

May 21, 2015/ Hotel du Vin / Patrice Poltzer

It was a day of lunching sophistication. Not even an American (me) could damper that. We headed over to Hotel du Vin, Cannizaro House. Hotel du Vin is a chain of luxury boutique hotels scattered throughout London. Olly's family lives in Wimbledon so we walked over to Cannizaro Park, a massive park that is amazing for kids to run around in (did I mention it is GRASS and NOT concrete?!), feed the ducks, look at flowers and see a mini aviary of birds. On these grounds sits the large mansion-hotel that has a windowed bistro that sits on the park grounds. Before we had lunch, we walked around, fed the ducks and tried in vain to tire out Jenson. Once we walked into the restaurant, I noticed something immediately. There were no kids except for Jenson and my 7-year-old-niece...

January 08, 2015

Marrons glaces`

January 08, 2015/ Patrice Poltzer

It's like a scene out of The Godfather except....different. OK, really different. We were in Connecticut visiting our friends who recently made the move out of Manhattan to the...(gasp) suburbs.

January 04, 2015

Thanksgiving (thangks-giv-ing)

January 04, 2015/ Patrice Poltzer

What a difference a year makes. One year ago on Thanksgiving Day Jenson was sucking down breastmilk and I was giving thanks I hadn't had another bout of mastitis in about four weeks. Oh, and my family house also caught fire a week before Thanksgiving so it was indeed a year to be thankful for.

November 10, 2014

Grilled Cheese(griled cheez) at the the Gourmet Whaler

November 10, 2014/ Patrice Poltzer

This is a throwback Monday to our little weekend jaunt in Cold Spring Harbor, NY a few weekends ago. And yes, we are still not suburb people in case inquiring minds wanted to know.

November 04, 2014

Clams (klam) & Crabcakes (krabkeyk) at Harbor Mist

November 04, 2014/ Patrice Poltzer

This sounds fancy but it wasn't supposed to be that way.

October 28, 2014

Plum Organic Pouch (pouCH ) & Goldfish (gohld-fish)

October 28, 2014/ Patrice Poltzer

Because life isn't always about poppin (milk) bottles and eating deconstructed (insert annoying food item here) at a restaurant. Sometimes you got to move and there's no time for a proper sit-down meal.

October 24, 2014

Lou Malnati's Deep Dish Pizza

October 24, 2014/ Patrice Poltzer

Now that we had somewhat of a handle on New York pizza, it was about time for Jenson to be indoctrinated into the pizza Big Leagues. Welcome to the alter of deep dish pizza...otherwise known as Lou Malnati's.

October 15, 2014

Hush Puppies (huhsh puhp-ees)

October 15, 2014/ Patrice Poltzer

The time had come for my child to experience some naughty Southern grub. We thought we'd start with cornmeal dough balls fried in deep fat that were legit. Like actually made in the South legit.

October 13, 2014

Wagamama Squid (ˈskwid) & Chicken Teriyaki (ter-uh-yah-kee)

October 13, 2014/ Patrice Poltzer

It is a bonafide travesty Wagamama has not come to New York. And to make it even more aggravating, Wagamama decided to set up shop in Boston...and Boston only.

July 01, 2014

Charcuterie (shahr-koo-tuh-ree)

July 01, 2014/ Patrice Poltzer

We went big when we went to London's Borough Market. As in Wild Boar Big.

First Bites

Sometimes it takes a child to reconnect you with that joyous sensation of discovering something new for the first time. After my son was born, determined not to give up my love of trying new restaurants and food, I decided to just bring him along for the ride. Here are my family's delicious adventures in Brooklyn and beyond, seen through the eyes of Jenson.

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Patrice Poltzer

Welcome to First Bites where we attempt to answer all of your questions about a particular restaurant before deciding to hit the scene with your offspring. Eating out with kids can be fun (I hear you snickering) but it does take a little planning. Now that I have a child, I look for a different type of restaurant when I eat out and it pretty much boils down to how many laser-beam stares of death my family will receive when we open the door. If it is high, we usually steer clear. Let us help you avoid those stares of death. Thanks for stopping by!