Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Labor Day is supposed to be all about grilling out – burgers, steaks, and other standard picnic fare. Unfortunately, I ran out of propane in my grill so I jumped at the chance to grab dinner with Lindsay on Monday night. She was craving bbq and asked what my favorite place was. Truth be told,…
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It took me literally the entire summer, but on the last official Friday afternoon of Summer 2012, I finally made it to Birreria, the rooftop bar at Eataly. The weather was simply perfect for outdoor drinks and nibbles so we spent a few hours chilling on the roof. The food is good, but the selection and…
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Congratulate me because I finally made it to Momofuku Noodle Bar. Til now, my only Momofuku experience has been at Milk Bar (and that’s not an experience to sneer at), but I’ve been dying to expand my Momofuku horizons for quite some time. After our sticky buns, Podz and I decided to do a little…
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Since Amy is brand new to NYC, we figured now would be a great time to institute family dinner. On Friday night, we got all the cousins together for some Italian in the West Village at Piccolo Angolo. The main reason we picked that restaurant is because it was only steps away from a going…
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There are some great, cheap Asian restaurants near my office that I don’t eat at nearly as often as I should. That changed on Friday when we decided to run by Cha Pa’s, a small Vietnamese place, for their lunch special. For about $8.50 you can get a banh mi, pho, or noodle bowl with either…
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As you likely know, my favorite thing is a cheese plate so when Steph and I decided to meet after work for a drink and a bite, we picked a place that specialized in just that, Casellula. I have never walked into a restaurant that had a cheese case front and center. It was like…
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3 years. That’s how long I’ve wanted to go to Aldea. From the day it opened, this restaurant has been wowing critics and diners, and I wanted in on that action. I didn’t just want to try it because it was the hot place to go; I wanted to try it because the Mediterranean and…
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Wendy and I were both craving good Chinese food last week, so we met up on Sunday for a dim sum lunch at Jing Fong. It was delicious, as always, but we needed a little sweet treat to close out the meal. I have heard people talk about Ralph’s Italian Ices since I moved to…
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The Smile has been on my list for a while, ever since I saw it received 4 empty stars in New York Magazine’s restaurant guide. The empty stars refer to reasonably priced places, whereas the filled-in stars indicate wallet rapists. I tend to stick to the empty stars. Then it just became a matter of…
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This is the first 4th of July I have spent away from home. True, there are tourists in their usual touristy spots (my trip to the Apple Store kinda made me want to poke my eyes out), but all the locals have vacated to the Hamptons. Since I’m not as posh as all that, I…
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Peaches to Apples 