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Your guide to the perfect dish
Culinary Confession
Danyelle Freeman
After years of getting more excited about the perfect steak than the perfect man, I had to read the writing on the wall: I was in love with food.
With so little time and so much to eat, who has time to cook or take-out? In this foodie Graceland we call NYC, not a single restaurant must go uneaten, no dish untasted. The city is my oyster, every plate my playground, oral adventure around every corner. I just can't seem to keep my mouth shut - literally.
Think of me as your culinary concierge, here to guide you to the hottest menus in town & tote you along to the best restaurant for every occasion. I unconditionally volunteer my taste buds, so you won't have to waste time on a mediocre meal ever again!
Until we eat again,
Restaurant Girl
Editors and Contributors
Alex Rush - Deputy Editor of Q & A's And ContributorAlex was a born New York foodie. She grew up in Queens and recently graduated from University of Maryland in journalism. She loves everything from ethnic eats in Flushing, Queens to Neapolitan pies in Manhattan. She's crazy about super spicy Sichuan, Italian heroes, tacos and bucatini amatriciana. Please email Alex with all interview requests and recipes.
Email Address: alex@restaurantgirl.com
Lizzy Clayton - Associate Editor
Lizzy was born and bred in NYC. She has lived her whole life on the Upper West Side and eaten her way around the burroughs. She's currently a student at Wesleyan University in Connecticut where she cooks (as often as she can). She's crazy about food, particularly the spicy, exotic, or ice cream sorts.
Email Address: lizzy@restaurantgirl.com
Ali Baker - Contributing Editor & Writer
Before moving to New York last year, I had spent my entire life living at the beach... hence my love for any and all seafood. I got my Masters in English Composition and Rhetoric from Salisbury University and have been working in the restaurant business for ten years. I spend most of my free time reading, spending time outside with my dog, or working on my blog.
Email Address: abaker@restaurantgirl.com
Jennifer Traub - Contributing Editor & Writer
Email Address: jennifer@restaurantgirl.com
Donata Calefato - Contributing Editor & Writer
Donata is a native New Yorker who's always thinking about her next
meal. She loves exploring the city's limitless restaurant scene,
especially Italian & Middle Eastern spots. She's currently working towards her Masters degree in Food Studies at New York University, and spends much of her free time cooking and
traveling.
Email Address: donata@restaurantgirl.com
Review Policy
First and foremost: If you are open for business and charging your clientele full price, you are open to review. I stand firmly and fully behind my position. With the advent of blogs and instantaneous gratification & news, there has been much controversy over the fairness of such practices. I'm quite sure the debate will continue to be a dominant issue of debate. Therefore, I feel compelled to reiterate my policy of review once again: if you are open for business and charging your clientele full price, you are open to judgement. There will of course be tweaks to work out, service kinks, the factors are endless. My responsibility remains exclusivity to the reader.
Like it or not, there's a new generation of eater that dines out nearly five nights a week, actively and vigorously searching for guidance. We are a new generation of food lovers, who seek someone to filter through the good, bad and the ugly. After all, it's your money and you aught know where to best spend your hard-earned cash and preciously scarce time.
In fact, this was my exact motivation for launching Restaurant Girl. My blog was born out of a void: a critic to identify with, someone I could truly relate to. A critic who could truly understand the crucial balance between delicious food and overall pleasurable experience: a navigational and decipherable menu, a warm atmosphere, an enthusiastic staff, a passionate chef, whose vision is conveyed via the plates that arrive on the table. I actively sought out someone to guide me to both the restaurants and dishes that are worth investing in, and those that aren't. Every evening, I venture out with optimism, the hope of uncovering a splendid and the discovery of a chef worth stumbling upon.
Why a blog? We are all seasoned diners with valuable opinions. The blog is unequivocally the most indispensable tool to relay news to the public. Like it or not, the world is changing and so are the mediums by which we seek information.
Why not conceal my identity: That would go against everything Restaurant Girl has stood for since the inception of my blog. I have no reason to hide behind a false identity, hats, sunglasses and any other disguise. I aspire to be as personable as humanly possible to my reader as well as to chefs & restaurateurs alike. I have no problem in having an open discussion with chefs. I hope to understand their vision, even peek in their kitchens, all in the pursuit of getting a truer picture of the dynamic in both in the front of the house as well as behind kitchen doors. I want to learn the chef's vision and evaluate whether that makes its way to the table. This will not in any way cloud my judgement as my ultimate and exclusive responsibility is to the reader.
