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I know I wrote about Dominque Ansel Bakery yesterday but who cares – here we go again. This time, we’re talking savory. While the bakery is famous for their desserts, they serve a couple soups, salads, and sandwiches that are, apparently, not to be knocked. One such sandwich was profiled about eight months ago and…
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There are plenty of women willing to be a surrogate. Here’s why. I hurt just thinking about female circumcision. Binge watching TV has become standard. Since success of a show is often based on live ratings, I’m worried this is why so many of my favorite shows get cancelled. I still miss Happy Endings. Apparently…
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I try to refrain from blogging about the same place twice, but when I can’t stop thinking about a restaurant you deserve to hear me sing its praises. Dominique Ansel Bakery is my favorite bakery in the City, maybe even my favorite bakery of all the bakeries there ever were. This is huge considering how…
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Yes, I know we’re racing towards Christmas, but I still can’t get Thanksgiving out of my head, which is why my Thanksgiving plate graces the background of today’s post. I suppose it’s time to stop living in the past and start thinking about the other major holiday that’s almost here. If it’s half as good…
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The mafia is a rarely discussed piece of Jewish history, one that is overshadowed by major events like the Holocaust or minor events like “my son, the doc-tah”. When most people think of Jews, they think of the stereotypes. The smartypants. The weaklings. But guess what: in the 20s, 30s, and 40s, it was a…
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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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I have consistently posted on this blog every weekday for a while now which means if I’m slacking I must be reeeeeally busy. That’s why when I had almost all of Sunday free, I thought the best thing I could do for myself was to cook up something yummy so I would have a fresh…
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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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I bought some jalapeño chicken sausage with the intention of making some sort of jambalaya inspired rice dish. Intentions are great, but when you get home late with no time to buy any of the other necessary ingredients, intentions mean absolutely nothing. I opened up my fridge to see if there was anything I could…
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I hope everyone is still stuffed from Thanksgiving. Spending the long weekend in Savannah with my family reminded me just how much I have to be Thankful for. I recently had the opportunity to tour the Good Housekeeping Research Institute. I may not work anywhere near the science field but it was cool to see…
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Peaches to Apples 