Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
The morning after a wedding you want greasy food and you want it immediately. We didn’t have to walk far from our hotel to find Warehouse Grille, which satisfied our need for food and also our need for a little hair of the dog thanks to their $10 bottomless brunch deal. The menu at Warehouse…
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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 last stop on my Astoria tour was Titan Foods, which I had heard was THE place to go for feta. I expected to find a small shop with some feta, olives,…
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When I planned to spend the day walking around Astoria, I did some research. I wanted to make sure we could go someplace for baklava and I heard Artopolis was the place for all things sweet and Greek. That description extends to the employees because though they were busy, they jumped at the opportunity to help…
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During my parents’ visit, we wanted to spend most of Saturday in Astoria. Astoria is known for its thriving Greek community so we wanted to check out the restaurants and markets. Since Albert spent several years living in Astoria, he served as our tour guide. When we said we wanted authentic Greek food, he took…
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Meatpacking has quite the brunch scene. Every once in a while, it’s great to get dressed up like you’re going to a club and dance on tables in the early afternoon…and then you realize you just spent an entire paycheck and it’s not even dark out. You’ve got quite the dilemma: you want to experience…
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I’ve often passed Moishe’s Bake Shop on my East Village walks/runs but my timing must have been terrible because it was usually closed so I never got to try it. Yesterday, however, was the first day that the weather was Spring-like. Actually…that may be stretching it a bit. I was still wearing a wool coat and gloves,…
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$16 for a beer seems excessive…but when that beer is actually the size of three beers, it’s a pretty good deal. That’s the case at Bierhaus, a German brew house in Midtown. If you’re looking for variety, this is not the place for it. The menu at this indoor beer garden consists of four types…
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People have been buzzing about Corkbuzz for a while and though I thought it sounded like a good spot, I wasn’t rushing to get there since I already have some pretty solid wine bars on rotation. But then watched a documentary about Master Sommeliers and learned it’s nearly impossible to become one and extremely rare…
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When the waitress came to our table, we asked if she had any favorite dishes. “Oh, this dish is just amazing,” she said. “But so is this one…and THIS…and you can’t not order this…or this or this.” By the time she was done, she had listed the entire menu as “favorites.” I can assure you that’s…
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We had a nice little dialogue going with our waiter from Aquaknox on our second to last night in Vegas. He seemed like a cool dude so my Bub and I decide to ply him for information. He and I would be on our own for supper on our last night in Sin City and…
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Peaches to Apples 