2024 the best restaurants in nj review
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New York City offers a dizzying array of dining choices but sixth-grader David Pines is here to help! Pines takes us on a food tour of his must-have dishes all over NYC. Engagingly written by a middle school foodie, this book offers indispensable advice for getting the most out of your visit. While "Pines Picks" include traditional "kids menu" items like the best French fries (at Pommes Frites) and macaroni & cheese (at S'MAC) David also encourages readers to try more sophisticated treats like pad Thai (at Galanga) and macarons (at Ladurée New York). His mouth-watering descriptions will have you craving everything from paella to popovers. Readers lucky enough to live in New York will want to make a point of checking out all the spots on his list. Visitors to NYC, this is one guidebook you won't want to leave home without!
Publisher : Conifer Press (January 1, 2012)
Language : English
Paperback : 124 pages
ISBN-10 : 0984710817
ISBN-13 : 978-0984710812
Item Weight : 6.2 ounces
Dimensions : 5.98 x 0.26 x 9.02 inches
Reviewer: Danitra T Oliver
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Pines Picks Are On Point!
Review: I am a foodie. I purchased this guide to get suggestions for kid-friendly restaurants in NYC (I have a four-year old daughter who loves food as much as I do). I was surprised and delighted to see many of my favorite restuarants reviewed in Pines Picks! This is really a family guide - I guarantee that parents will enjoy restauarants as much as their kids!
Reviewer: Amy Edelman
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: IndieReader Review
Review: David Pines is a top expert on dining opportunities in New York for children. His book is a well-written, authoritative guide for parents visiting New York with their kids, offering solid recommendations of the best family-friendly restaurants and fast-food joints in the Big Apple.David has a great deal of experience as a food critic, having sampled many of the city's eateries in the city he was born and raised in. As an expert on the city's dining choices, there's nothing he can't do . . . except ride the subway on his own to get to these places. David Pines is eleven years old.But of course - who better to write a guide to kid-friendly eateries than a kid? That's what makes David's book as user-friendly as it is kid-friendly. Not only does he know what kids like himself will enjoy, he writes about it in a simple, declarative style, unencumbered by adult pompousness. Pick a review at random, like this review for a burrito joint in East Midtown ("The burritos here are big and super stuffed. The outside of the burrito is fresh and light. I recommend the super vegetarian. It is overflowing with guacamole, sour cream, rice and beans, and comes with lettuce and tomato chunks."), and you get his direct writing style in a nutshell. Or, in this case, a burrito shell.David breaks down New York's eateries into different categories: lunch and dinner foods, breakfast foods, international and specialty dishes, seafood dishes, beverages, and desserts and baked goods with more specific subcategories (hamburgers or chicken in lunch and dinner foods, pancakes, eggs French toast in breakfast foods, et. al.) within.A single eatery or chain gets recommended as the best choice for each subcategory, with some places mentioned more than once for having the best of more than one type of food within the same category or having the best foods in more than one category. Runners-up for each choice are also selected, in some cases as many as two or three runners-up to a single recommendation, but others don't. A blurb for every runner-up eatery would have made this a more comprehensive guide.Nevertheless, this is bound to be a more reliable dining guide than any of the generic Fodor or Frommer travel guides written by (mostly) anonymous copywriters. And once you've gone through "Pines Picks" thoroughly, you'll be amazed at all the culinary options you and your family have in New York City, even if you're a Greater New York area resident who visits the city constantly. Oh, and one other thing - this book is indispensable for New York vacations and outings even if you don't have kids!Reviewed by Steven Maginnis for IndieReader
Reviewer: peach20
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Pines Picks
Review: Loved this book. Can't wait to try some of the restaurants. Pines reviews these restaurants so well.. It is wonderful to see a young man with such passion for food. We will be seeing his reviews very soon in the New York Times.. Go David.
Reviewer: Karen B. Kahn
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Give this to any kid who will be visitng (or lives in) New York
Review: There is nothing harder than finding the "perfect" restaurant to take kids. Now, struggle no more--give them this book and tell them to pick one. David is smart, witty and knows his food! Expect to see this kid on the food and travel channels soon. Give a copy to every kid who will be visiting or lives in New York--and enjoy!Karen B. Kahn
Reviewer: catherine mckeown
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Finally, a great restaurant guide for kid's
Review: Although this book is geared towards kid's, the restaurants are perfect for parents also. I recently visited three restaurants from this guide with my son and family visiting from Ireland. We wanted to find kid-friendly restaurants, but we also wanted great food. Every restaurant lived up to the reviews. As a parent, I highly recommend this guide.
Reviewer: Allen L.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wonderful Restaurant Guide
Review: David Pines wrote a very informative and helpful guide to New York City restaurants.A Kid's Guide to NYC restaurants will make choosing a great place to eat fun for all ages.Bravo, David!
Reviewer: Christianna
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Thanks David!
Review: This book was amazing. It was a great help in assisting me to find the best burger place for me to take my little sister. Kudos David!