Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Steph loves to go to Il Bastardo because it’s easy for her to get to from Hoboken and they apparently do a rowdy, dance party brunch. It’s hard to imagine that when you’re eating lunch there on a random weekday (which I was fortunate enough to do thanks to a pre-memorial day off work), but…
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By the time I made it to the restaurant on Thursday, Steph had already put in an order for pizza at Pala, a place she stumbled into before instructing me to abandon our original restaurant plan and meet her there. She had ordered the spinach pizza, which was topped with a sweet cherry tomato sauce,…
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I’ve known about Via Quadronno ever since I lived a couple avenues away on 73rd street when I first moved to New York. I first noticed it as a cute and narrow café on my way to the park on a sunny weekend. It looked like the perfect place to grab a quick brunch or…
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Major props for Lindsay who decided to host a birthday brunch with friends instead of trying to corral a big group for dinner and a bar night. She chose neighborhood restaurant The Pitch and Fork for a casual afternoon affair after seeing a menu that included her favorite brunch item, eggs benedict, as well as…
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Deep in the Lower East Side near Chinatown you’ll find 169 Bar, one helluva dive. All I had to hear was that they have a $5 shot + beer deal and all my reservations of traveling that far for a party disappeared. There are all sorts or random lights and objects hanging off the walls…
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Food trucks have recently deemed the front of my office building a good place to park, which means temptation is now ever-present. I had resisted for quite some time, which was easy since I typically bring my lunch to work. On Thursday, however, I just didn’t have time to make my turkey and cheese sandwich.…
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When I hit up Smorgasburg for the first [but obviously not the last] time this season, I was determined to try at least one thing I had not eaten there before. The winner was Bite Size Kitchen, a catering company that specializes in Asian inspired apps. On their Smorgasburg menu were four different types of…
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When the sign outside a restaurant reads “Beer. Biscuits. Pickles.” I need no further description to know it’s a place I need to try. Jacob’s Pickles on the Upper West Side has all my Southern favorites like fried green tomatoes and collard greens, much of the menu infused with briny goodness, including the drinks. I…
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Everyone complains about jury duty, but I’m sure they would be singing a different tune if they realized how close the courthouse is to Smile to Go. I’ve written about The Smile before and would go as far to say it’s one of my favorite spots in the city, but until now had not had…
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The hot new spot in Murray Hill is without a doubt Salvation Taco. It’s interesting that April Bloomfield and Ken Friedman’s restaurant is constantly packed because it is nothing like the places that typically attract crowds in Murray Hill, meaning they’ve actually paid attention to decor and food quality and have shied away from a frat…
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Peaches to Apples 