My friend Podz is crazy and runs marathon after tiring marathon. She was sore from her latest 20 mile practice run (weenie), so I decided to give her leggies a break and headed to her hood for brunch on our day off from work this past Monday. When I said I was in the mood…
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Los Feliz
Saturday night, we headed to the LES to celebrate Matt’s last year in his 20s. Jen, ever the superior restaurant/location scout, chose Los Feliz as home to the festivities. I knew I was in for a big night when I grabbed what I thought was an extensive wine list to discover that it was a…
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I love the new trend of specialty restaurants: places that only serve mac & cheese, meatballs, and now a paella restaurant. Socarrat Paella is a tiny Chelsea restaurant with one looong table seating about 26 people. They don’t take reservations, but the attached Socarrat Bar is a great place to wait with a glass of sangria…
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Last night my co-workers and I headed to the West Village for dinner at Crispo (a restaurant I’ve wanted to check out for a while). Once again, we picked an Italian place, which is perfect because the apps lend themselves to sharing, my boss’ favorite dining activity. I find this odd because he is a raging germaphobe, making…
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Two nights ago, I headed to Nolita with my co-workers for an Italian feast. From the moment we walked inside Il Buco, we were transported to a small home in the Italian countryside. This place has charm. Each corner is its own nook. No two lighting fixtures are the same and instead of paintings, the walls are covered…
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I am not what you would call skilled with eggs…yet. Sure, I can scramble with the best of ’em, but when it comes to more advanced techniques like poaching or flipping to the perfect over-easy without breaking the yolk, I tend to flounder a bit. I had pretty much given up and decided I would…
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MXco
As a foodie, it’s always exciting when a new and potentially amazing restaurant opens. It’s even more exciting when that new restaurant opens in your neighborhood. I was anxiously awaiting the day when MXco would open its doors ever since I saw the slip of paper on the window announcing the impending arrival of a Mexican…
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Virtually every New Yorker is on the same quest to find the best pizza in NYC. While this is an impossible task, it doesn’t stop me from trying. There are two distinct pizza styles in The Big Apple: brick oven and New York slice. Let’s table the slice convo for a moment as it is…
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Now I know what you’re thinking, “Tess has a blog. She must be sooo cool!” True, but I must concede that my blogging is nothing compared to what one of my dearest friends is doing. You see, I write “musings” (as my Mommy so lovingly puts it) online, but Dan is an entrepreneur. He has…
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Peaches to Apples 