Hell’s Kitchen Local

Everything is delicious and I love a family/local business…always!!!

Can I put all three of the Pocket Bars on my list? Pocket Bar really is the perfect bar for New Yorkers, it's small like our apartments, it's quick to the punch, they feed us popcorn while we yap, it's unique and fun and it's owned by Suzy Darling, a former Rockette. A Pocket Bar rosé on a Friday evening after work is my guilty pleasure.

"Their burgers seem larger than any others in the area, are seasoned very well, and I love the ice cream! Sylvester smash rules"

It’s the absolute juiciest, most scrumdillyupcious burger I’ve ever had. And Charles the owner is a star!

Big fan of Lovely's and Fat Boy Burgers but Cubby's stands out to me as the best. Great smash burger patty, buttered and toasted bun, and crispy shoestring fries.

Say what’s up to Lili and Paul as you grab a few almond shortbread cookies and baklava for the road – trust me, you’ll never forget it.

Perfect mix of onions and Charlottes sauce on a soft bun. Crispy burger edges!!

Because I have a sweet tooth, working out is a necessity for me to stay in shape. My first personal trainer in New York City was Ben Unger who owns BUF (Ben Unger Fitness). I don’t really like going to the big, impersonal chain fitness places. BUF is smaller and more intimate, and the trainers there are so friendly.

I have a chronic sweet tooth, and this place is my guilty pleasure. I refer to them as the “Ben & Jerry’s of cookies”. I love their flavors, and I also love the Broadway-turned-baker backstory of their founder, Zachary Schmahl, which is very similar to another of my favorites in the neighborhood, The Little Pie Company. These businesses are so representative of what Hell’s Kitchen is all about — many people come here with a dream, and then they are forced to reinvent themselves to make it work! I am sort of in that same phase in my life right now with my tour company.

In a neighborhood with so many Thai restaurants to choose from, LumLum is a cut above the rest with their delicious entrees and delightful cocktails.