Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
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 want to see why Mario Batali is famous but don’t want to pony up the pesos for Babbo or Del Posto, I highly recommend Otto. Batali’s pizza/pasta restaurant is spitting distance from the arch in Washington Square and offers quality food at prices that draw NYU students right out of the park. Amy…
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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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One of my brother’s best friends was in town last weekend, interviewing for fellowship programs. I was determined to make my brother proud and show him how amazing NYC can be so we filled the schedule with museums, restaurants, and [of course] bars. Between dinner and an apartment party on Saturday night, we went to…
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Ok so I recently ate a great meal but didn’t take a single picture of the food. I was on a second date and there is only so much crazy you can reveal that early so you will have to be satisfied with my descriptions. Wallsé is an upscale Austrian restaurant in the West Village…
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Last weekend, Ashley introduced me to Destination Bar & Grille, an East Village hangout that will remain on my radar for their great happy hour. Not only are the drinks cheap, but the happy hour specials last until 8 PM every day of the week – yes, even Saturday. If that alone doesn’t get you…
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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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Last night, a couple different groups of media folk got together with one of our reps to celebrate the Chinese New Year. No, it’s not one of the major American holidays, but I think it’s a great excuse for a fun and different celebration. Our rep is Chinese and has lived his whole life in…
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Peaches to Apples 