Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
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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I was a big fan of Mission Chinese so Chef Danny Bowien’s second NYC restaurant, Mission Cantina, has been bookmarked for a while. The cuisine is different, but you’ve still got that easygoing Cali vibe. Lots of backwards hats and “yea, man”s. We started with the sunflower seed guacamole and I recommend you do the…
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The plan for our last family dinner in Vegas was sushi. I had been craving it and Allison will never deny it so the deal was done. Except the restaurant couldn’t accommodate us during the time slot we wanted and we didn’t have any wiggle room since Allison had a red eye flight to catch.…
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Two years ago, my brother was in Vegas and texted me a picture of the most ridiculous looking bloody mary I’ve ever seen. There was a mini cheeseburger perched on the rim. It was so over the top…and I had to have one. I’m sure he thought I forgot about it, but an outlandish bloody…
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Usually the task of choosing a restaurant while we’re on vacation is left in my hands since I’m so obsessed. But on our recent Vegas trip, Mark and Allison were the ones to discover and suggest Julian Serrano for our big night out with Greg and Susan. I think Mark was drawn to the restaurant…
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Peaches to Apples 