Shake Shack’s just released Dubai Chocolate Shake is the year’s junk-food superstar. I found it shockingly good, despite my distaste for the endless hype around Dubai chocolate. It’s worth its $9.24 price tag and 1,080 calories. I was ready to hate on the shake, which is inspired by the viral pistachio cream-and-pastry filled chocolate bars … Read more
It’s the most surprising Times Square miracle since the first New Year’s Eve ball dropped in 1907. The View — a rotating, notoriously awful restaurant atop the Marriott Marquis hotel (1535 Broadway) — has good food for the first time since it opened in 1985. Make that VERY good food. Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group has … Read more
The NYPD should add another category to its weekly crime tallies — Grand Larceny Restaurants. As The Post reported, some Big Apple eateries now sock customers with mandatory tips. Just as annoyingly, many places — including the new Point Seven restaurant in the Met Life building — list “suggested tips” from 20% to 25%. Although not … Read more