Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
I have been to Atlantic Grill often, but I have never been to its big brother, Blue Water Grill, in Union Square. The menus are similar and by that I mean they both serve no nonsense fish; however, Blue Water Grill is in a far more grandiose space that I now know is an old…
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Bridget’s bachelorette party was a raucous weekend-long affair, but Saturday was the big night. We started the evening with dinner at Essex, which is the perfect restaurant for groups. I’ve heard as much since I moved here but never got to experience it firsthand until now. I always thought it was the place for party…
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This weekend, I went on a spontaneous trip to Boston to visit Jill. Knowing I would want to experience all of Beantown’s best eats, she made a reservation for Saturday morning brunch at South End Buttery, a restaurant that has won awards year after year. We had absolutely gorgeous Spring weather all weekend so we…
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Last Saturday was a Hoboken night. Steph and I needed some time to catch up, so while Gav surrounded himself with March Madness, we hit up The Turtle Club for dinner and drinks. The restaurant is new(ish) to Hoboken, but the mosaic floors have an old school flair that remind you an actual Turtle Club…
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My parents’ trip here this past weekend had multiple objectives: 1) help me get everything in order for an apartment I am hoping (praying) to get 2) spend some quality time with their one and only daughter and 3) celebrate both of their birthdays. I was unable to spend my mother’s birthday with her so…
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If you ever want to find a good burger, Matt Greenberg is the person to call. He has made it his goal to try every [good] burger in the city so when we were meeting up with Brad and wanted some gastropub food, we let him do the picking. He led us to Whitman’s at…
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Matt’s birthday last weekend was an all-afternoon affair at Full Circle Bar, the skee-ball bar in Brooklyn. A fun day at the bar will always last longer if the bar comes with games, which means we stayed there for several hours. I now know that, like beer pong, skee-ball abilities are at their best at…
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When it comes to cheese shops, I’m pretty loyal to Murrays, but there’s a new guy in town that’s offering some interesting competition. When it comes to straight cheese selection, Murray’s still wins out, but when you want a fun meal, Beecher’s is the place to go. When you walk into the Flatiron cheese temple, you’ll…
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I love my Upper East Side bar scene. It consists of dive bars and wine bars, which are my kinda watering holes. However, every once in a while it’s nice to do something different, which is why I’m glad JBird Cocktails opened on Thursday night. As an opening night special, they offered two-for-one drinks, a…
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Lindsay and I met at City Bakery for a sweet snack yesterday, and I can honestly say I’ve never had hot chocolate like that before. It’s basically a melted Hershey bar. It was so unbelievably thick that I could barely put a dent in my small cup. To be honest, it was too rich. I…
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Peaches to Apples 