Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
With a fussy 21 month old, you don’t get the luxury of long dinners, but that doesn’t make the food any less good. Yunnan Kitchen is a relatively new trendy Chinese spot in the LES that has proven tough to get into during prime dining time. The New York Times quickly learned of it’s growing…
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A new Thai place opened in my neighborhood and I thought I was going to get Rebekah to come to my side of town to try it. When we stayed near her West Side apartment, I thought all was lost…until we walked by the restaurant on 9th Ave. Apparently, my restaurant has a sister so…
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I can’t help but say the name of this restaurant, Arang, in anything but the voice of an old butler going “You raaaang, sir?” It’s not like that makes the food taste any better, but it elicits a giggle from me every time and giggles do seem to make a meal more enjoyable. Matt and I stumbled…
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I am dreaming about cheese. Not just any cheese: the housemade stracciatella at Spasso. It’s been nine days and this cheese is all I can think about. It falls somewhere between the firm outside and creamy inside of burrata cheese and is a stringy gobbledy goop in a bowl, topped with olive oil and sea…
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I need to remember how many great restaurants are in Chelsea. Lindsay gets credit for finding my most recent Chelsea spot, Pounds & Ounces. Once I got past the overly heavy front doors (I recommend lifting weights before holding them open for anyone), the first thing to catch my eye was the long, curved table…
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Karina’s latest hobby is mixolgy. She has begun experimenting with different cocktails at home and is pouring over literature to make herself the most accomplished amateur mixologist in Queens. It makes sense that the best way to learn which drinks you fancy and how to make them is by getting out there and trying them.…
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I broke my toe last Wednesday. I wish I could say it was a Sandy casualty but, really, it was just me being stupid and clumsy. When I could no longer walk the mile and a half to work (remember, the subways were shut down), I took a cab…that promptly got into an accident. I…
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Finally finally finally I got to try The Spotted Pig. Like all little sisters, I live to impress my brother and the best way I see fit to do so is by choosing a stellar restaurant. When he not-so-subtly hinted that he wanted to go to a gastropub, I thought this might be our chance…
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The night my parents and grandmothers arrived I wanted to stay close to home for dinner so I picked Ethos for what I think is solid Greek food. My father would call it more than solid. He couldn’t stop talking about how it reminded him of the tavernas he loved so much in Greece and…
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I recently stumbled upon Dainobu while I was walking home from work. This Japanese grocery store and deli is packed with the kinds of products you usually need to go to Canal Street to find. I finally made the time to go in but made the mistake of going on a Sunday evening when the…
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Peaches to Apples 