Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
La Giara is one of the few places in my immediate neighborhood that I hadn’t tried, so I was excited when Marilynn decided to hold her 25th birthday brunch there. I never thought of it as a brunch place – walking by, it seems more like a traditional Italian supper spot. Turns out, they do…
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I hate when it takes me longer than anticipated to cross a restaurant off my list, especially when the restaurant proves to be just as wonderful as I had hoped. The pastries at Dominique Ansel Bakery look too beautiful to eat, but that would be a shame because they are some of the best baked…
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At about 1:30 AM on Friday night, I received a text from Karina that she was in the mood for Chinese food and a facial. Thankfully I was still awake to make plans and set my alarm so we could make sure to arrive at Mission Chinese early enough to beat the crowds. If you…
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La Maison du Macaron has a ton of great flavors and an adorable cafe to boot. After walking past plenty of times, I was finally in a position where I wasn’t already overstuffed from a meal and was on my way home (since they can’t stay un-refrigerated for long). These macarons easily rank within my…
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Between the Christmas break and a busy few weeks preceding it, I felt like I hadn’t seen Linds in for.ev.er. We decided to fix that by making dinner plans on Wednesday, the first day back from break. We needed some comfort food to ease us back into work so we decided on an Italian restaurant that…
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My love for moose (mooses? meeses? mice?) is family legend that is revisited each time we go skiing out West, aka Moose Country. After saying for years that we needed to have breakfast at The Blue Moose in Breckenridge, we finally gave it a try before heading back to the East Coast. Honestly, I would…
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After Allison broke her wrist on the first run of the ski trip, she got to pick the restaurant. A Train wanted Mexican so Mark whipped out the iPhone to compare the two Mexi restaurants on Yelp. Mi Casa won out as the best in Breck so off we went. Mi Casa has all the…
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My brother has the ability to sniff out a brewery the moment he steps into a new city. On our first night in Breckinridge, we happily yielded to his preference and had dinner and a couple of brewskies at Breckinridge Brewery. While my brother lived their double IPA, I was a big fan of the…
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With a fussy 21 month old, you don’t get the luxury of long dinners, but that doesn’t make the food any less good. Yunnan Kitchen is a relatively new trendy Chinese spot in the LES that has proven tough to get into during prime dining time. The New York Times quickly learned of it’s growing…
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A new Thai place opened in my neighborhood and I thought I was going to get Rebekah to come to my side of town to try it. When we stayed near her West Side apartment, I thought all was lost…until we walked by the restaurant on 9th Ave. Apparently, my restaurant has a sister so…
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Peaches to Apples 