Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
I never thought I would find octopus in a fast casual restaurant. If I knew this was a possibility, I would have stopped by Eons sooner. Instead, I kept ordering from GRK. It was a little further away, but I knew what I was getting and I knew I liked it. I’m still a fan,…
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Beth waited til we got to The Winslow to tell me it was a gin bar. She knows I’m all about the whiskey/bourbon. Ever heard that Toby Keith song “Whiskey Girl”? That was written about me. Seriously. Well, not actually, but it may as well have been. The Winslow has a fully stocked bar, but…
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Lime and mole are the two things I really took away from my Camion (@camionnyc) food truck experience. When it comes to burritos, those are good takeaways. Anybody can make a burrito like Chipotle, but getting rice infused with cilantro and lime and a deep sriracha mole sauce is better. There could have maaaaybe been…
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Sometimes I think there’s a place you’ve just got to know about and my Public Service Announcements (PSAs) will give you the full skinny. The truffles at Stick With Me Sweets are perfect little domes with a gorgeous bit of color brushed across the top. When you see them lined up next to each other,…
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The ramen burger debuted at Smorgasburg two years ago and was a HIT. I didn’t even attempt to get one because I never felt like waiting an hour in the August heat, fighting off a bad case of boob sweat. But now that there are more Smorgasburg locations and the hysteria has subsided, it’s not so tough…
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Yesterday was drizzly and blah so Albert and I decided to go on a Sunday adventure, which really just means trying a new restaurant in a different neighborhood instead of going to an old standby. We wound up at Sweet Chick because I suddenly remembered they were famous for chicken and waffles and I could think…
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The first thing I saw when I walked into Lyfe Kitchen was the freestanding wall of herbs. Nope. Too healthy. Words like “organic” and “sustainable” popped into mind. But I was with three other girls who were dying to try it, and it was too late to turn around and hit up the $.99 pizza…
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Back in the day, there were all sorts of cute coffee houses. This coffee culture was epitomized on “Friends” with Central Perk. People loved the idea of getting cozy in a spot that was true to their neighborhood, where they could sit for hours chatting or working on their laptops. But, ironically, just as “Friends”…
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Gemma is one of those restaurants everyone suggests for dinner when friends are in town. They have great pizzas and pastas for sharing so it’s good for groups. The atmosphere, like the Bowery Hotel it’s attached to, is old-world beautiful and [as my brother put it] feels like you’re in a Wes Anderson movie. Despite its…
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My Mom and Allison didn’t arrive in the neighborhood from the airport until about 10 PM so we decided to stick nearby when getting a bite to eat. For no particular reason, Albert has never wanted to try Sticky’s Finger Joint, despite all the amazing pics I’ve seen on FoodBaby’s instagram, so I took the…
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Peaches to Apples 