Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
For my December restaurant pick, I wanted someplace that was similar enough to Albert’s choice of 5 Tacos so we could make a fair [enough] comparison between the two. It didn’t need to be tacos or even Mexican, but I did want it to be someplace casual with only a few chairs that served simple, authentic…
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Have you ever been disappointed in something when the outcome wasn’t even that bad? That’s how I felt about Alder. The restaurant had been #1 on my list for about seven months and for good reason: it earned a 2-star review from The New York Times, is currently on at least three “Best of 2013”…
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While we may have barely squeezed in our monthly restaurant picks in the past, Albert got in his December pick on the first of the month. Every time we walked past Five Tacos we were on our way to another restaurant, but it looked good enough that I did a little research online. That’s where…
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If you were Jean-Georges, you would build a gorgeous restaurant in the bottom of your apartment building, wouldn’t you? And then you would make your son the head chef, right? I certainly would. It’s the epitome of convenience. Well, it is for him. For me, it was less than easy to get a cab all…
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I think they nailed it in “There’s Something About Mary” when they marvel at how there should be more food on sticks. Food on a stick is portable and fun to eat and shouldn’t be limited to corn dogs. Stick food doesn’t have to mean ballpark, as exemplified by Stix, a restaurant that focuses on…
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When I walked by Arctica (a douchy typical Murray hill bar) and noticed it was now Whitman and Bloom I thought…oh good, Arctica 2.0. But when Albert said that’s what he wanted for his November pick, I couldn’t argue. You see, we’re trying to establish a tradition where we each choose 1-2 new restaurants or…
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Madison Bar and Grill does a crazy brunch buffet with seafood, eggs benedict, hanger steak, a chocolate fountain, and more. It’s $25 and comes with a cocktail and unlimited coffee. It can be a bit overwhelming so when Steph and I met at this uptown Hoboken establishment, we ordered off the regular menu (the fact…
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I figured beer cheese was basically my beloved pimento cheese but with beer. If anything, I thought it would just have a whippier consistency. Unfortunately, Floyd Beer Cheese was a bit too crumbly for my taste. The flavor was spot on. A little hoppy from the beer, smoky from the bacon, and just a bit…
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I recently had my first bar hopping excursion in Astoria. I don’t know if it’s considered a full hop since I only went to two bars, but that’s two more than I’d been to before. The second bar we went to really struck a chord with me. The whiskey chord. I hear it now as…
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There’s something to be said about breaking from the routine. Something good. I have my go-to Thai spot for delivery (don’t we all?), but while I was walking home last Sunday night I stopped in Thainy for something new. I ordered the chicken dumplings and the street noodles. The dumplings only come four to an…
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Peaches to Apples 