Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Sometimes you taste something that doesn’t belong…but you like it anyway. That’s what happened to me when I tried the frozen yogurt at Victory Garden. It’s fro yo that’s made with goat milk. The inevitable first question is whether or not it tastes like goat cheese. It actually does. It has all the tang of…
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Instead of really doing anything for Valentine’s Day, Albert and I made plans to go out on the 15th with a couple of friends. It’s pretty much what we would do on a regular Saturday night, but being Valentine’s weekend gave us the excuse to indulge a bit. Also, going out on the 15th instead…
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Ichabod’s is small, but size doesn’t always matter. Not when a bottomless brunch is offered, at least. Just $15 gets you two hours of mimosas or bloodies, which go great with the country breakfast (two eggs, potatoes, and bacon or sausage). The food was solid, the vibe intimate, and the location just off Union Square…
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I think of Delicatessen as one of those beautiful people restaurants. Maybe it’s because there are lots of fancy stores in SoHo. Maybe it’s because the restaurant is so crisp and white. At 28 years old I should not be so easily intimidated. There was nothing scary about the restaurant and I was pretty enough…
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Extra Virgin is a great place for a date. I know this because while I was there with a couple girlfriends, we noticed most of the tables around us were occupied by couples. And why wouldn’t they be? Extra Virgin is a tiny West Village restaurant and “tiny” and “West Village” are three words that…
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I was wary when Amy wanted to eat at Hu Kitchen before a movie this weekend. One look at the menu and I could tell it was super healthy – and not in the sneak veggies into your kids’ meals sort of way. The word “organic” was thrown around a little too often for my…
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Have you ever been disappointed in something when the outcome wasn’t even that bad? That’s how I felt about Alder. The restaurant had been #1 on my list for about seven months and for good reason: it earned a 2-star review from The New York Times, is currently on at least three “Best of 2013”…
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If you were Jean-Georges, you would build a gorgeous restaurant in the bottom of your apartment building, wouldn’t you? And then you would make your son the head chef, right? I certainly would. It’s the epitome of convenience. Well, it is for him. For me, it was less than easy to get a cab all…
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When I walked by Arctica (a douchy typical Murray hill bar) and noticed it was now Whitman and Bloom I thought…oh good, Arctica 2.0. But when Albert said that’s what he wanted for his November pick, I couldn’t argue. You see, we’re trying to establish a tradition where we each choose 1-2 new restaurants or…
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Madison Bar and Grill does a crazy brunch buffet with seafood, eggs benedict, hanger steak, a chocolate fountain, and more. It’s $25 and comes with a cocktail and unlimited coffee. It can be a bit overwhelming so when Steph and I met at this uptown Hoboken establishment, we ordered off the regular menu (the fact…
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Peaches to Apples 