Last weekend I was in NYC for work – the NY Times Travel Show to be exact. It was a fun, busy, and yes, exhausting weekend because we worked long day, had to be “on” the whole time and there wasn’t much time for anything else. We stayed at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square – not my favorite part of the city by a long shot, but it was the official hotel, with the best rate and it was alright, spacious for the city, yet still in need of updating. I was lucky enough not to have giant digital billboards out my window.
What we looked forward to the most was dinner every night after a long day at the travel show. We had not-so-great French food at a little bistro on Friday night, excellent Dim Sum for dinner on Saturday night in the East Village at Dim Sum Palace and to-die-for Greek food at Estiatorio Milos in Midtown on Sunday night.
I had been to Milos once before, years ago when I took my mom to NYC for a show. She balked at the expensive Greek food and I felt guilty for a long time. It’s excellent. It’s high quality, cooked to perfection and the service is exceptional. I have a friend who is the Sommelier at the Hudson Yards, location, go say hi to her when you’re in the city. I was supposed to see her, but didn’t realize there were two locations! Google only brought up the Midtown locale. Anyway, dinner was still fabulous. We started with the grilled octopus, dressed simply in lemon and olive oil. I like that they cut it up for you. Most places serve it very rustic-style. We also had the organic heirloom beets tossed with mint yogurt and roasted garlic. I got the halibut as my main dish, roasted with lemon and olive oil, with roasted peppers and a side of steamed wild greens and a side of the Greek fries. My companion had the grilled lamb chops that came with a side of fries. I enjoyed two glasses of a white wine, a Vidiano/Plyto, Skipper, from Rhous Winery in Crete. Everything was fantastic, but it’s also very simple, village food. People in Greece eat like this all the time. And to eat like this in Greece, is very inexpensive – you can eat like this at almost every taverna for a fraction of the cost. In NYC, a good meal with some wine and drinks at Milos will run you about $300+ for two people. I know, it’s ridiculous, but it really is delicious. They have a location in Athens, Greece and I’m curious to go there and see what they do different to be more upscale there. Although the Midtown location is truly a beautiful, peaceful setting with white tablecloths and white lights and giant white marble accents as art/sculpture. If you want authentic Greek food, paired with really good quality Greek wines, that’s also inherently healthy/vegan/gluten-free and vegetarian friendly, I highly recommend Milos.
Also, there’s a sale right now on framed photo prints on my Society 6 shop. Here’s a sample of some of my favorites:
Happy and safe travels!
