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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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If you think dating is hard, try living in Hong Kong. I am committing to #GivingTuesday tomorrow and you should, too. But don’t listen to me; let Kevin Bacon convince you. I thought the Highline was cool but it looks lame compared to these floating couches. Did you participate in Black Friday this year? I…
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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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This holiday never gets old to me. I get the warm fuzzies just thinking about all the tradition. And as is tradition in my family, I am in charge of the appetizers. Since the caramelized onion dip I made for book club was devoured, I decided that would be my backup. I’ve learned to always…
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Happy Turkey Day, bloggies! I am thankful for so much; even my daily subway ride makes me smile. This week’s background is the heavy door to Quality Meats restaurant. This guy was just DJ’ing away in the middle of the Times Square subway station. Street performers make the commute far more entertaining. I’ve been attempting…
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Experimenting with grilled cheese is fun. I’m a purist so I don’t believe you can add more than one non-cheese ingredient and still call it a grilled cheese. However, that doesn’t mean you can’t play around with different cheese varieties. This time, I wanted a cow’s milk Alpine cheese and went with Appenzeller Kaserei Tufertsch.…
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Online dating may be a viable solution for people on the Autism spectrum. If you’re Hunger Games obsessed like I am, you’ll probably like to know a little about what’s in store for the next installment, Mockingjay. Do you care where your filet mignon grew up? How does your Thanksgiving meal compare to that of…
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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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Peaches to Apples 