What to Eat at Madison Sq. Garden, Home of the Knicks:
The final stage of Madison Square Garden's $980 million "transformation" project added a few more notable concessions this year. La Esquina now has an outpost with nachos and other Mexican sides, while Midtown pizza spot Casa Nonna is serving a few of its Neapolitan-style pizzas. These join the ranks of the other heavy-hitters that entered the Garden concessions game last year, including a...
A "big surprise" in the Garment District, this Italian has its "act together" offering "perfectly fine" Roman-Tuscan standards served with "quick" "professionalism"; it's a "relaxing" option in a "lacking" dining zone, with well-spaced tables allowing for "private conversations."
Madison Sq. Garden Is Getting Jean-Georges Tacos:
Now in the final stage of its "transformation" project, Madison Square Garden just made three notable additions to its dining options, two of which involve Mexican food. La Esquina will have an outpost in the Garden Concourse, where it will serve several types of nachos, plus sides like grilled corn. But the real heavy-hitter is Jean-Georges Vongerichten's second Garden outpost (the first being...
Casa Nonna Restaurant Review:
This spacious, 150-seat restaurant is tucked away on W. 38th Street, in a part of town few people wander. But step inside and you’ll be glad you made the trek. The handsome interior, complete with a pizza bar (where diners can watch their pie being baked in the flaming oven) and an entire wall bedecked with framed photos and drawings (it’s not called “Grandma’s House” for nothing), sets a cozy...