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The tension is high when two brothers and their wives meet for dinner at a trendy, overpriced restaurant. One is a snob who’s focused only on showing off his wine skills while the other is negative, overly analytical, and finds something to criticize in even the smallest of gestures. What seems to be a parody…
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I had seen some sort of pasta made with brie on Pinterest but never got around to trying it. I’ll put cheese in anything, especially pasta, but brie seemed like the one cheese that wouldn’t work. I kept putting it off until I found myself leaving work late and needing something I could whip up…
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Happy 4th of July, bloggies! Fingers crossed that the weather holds up so I can spend the day by the pool. If not, I’m still going to enjoy the time off work! Bite is the best Canadian import since…it’s the best Canadian import. The beauty company just set up a small shop in Manhattan where…
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Our seafood supper was just light enough for us to reserve room for either another drink or dessert. Usually I go for the drink but it was a hot day and ice cream just sounded so perfect. We happened to be right by Karina’s favorite ice cream parlor, Cones, so we walked right in. Karina…
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Designing custom lipsticks can work up an appetite so after creating some custom shades, Karina and I headed to Fish for some supper. I’ve walked by this West Village seafood spot plenty of times but never walked inside. Why not? Because seafood, particularly shellfish, is expensive when you’re not in a place like Savannah. All…
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Simon Rich’s collection of short stories is a little off the wall. Sure, it’s about love (meeting, getting, and subsequently losing the girl), but these love stories are nontraditional, to say the least. Take, for instance, a man who is lucky enough to get set up by his friends…with an actual troll. Or when Sherlock…
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You and me go together like peas and carrots…except I don’t like peas and carrots. But once I discovered how great Greek yogurt and mayonnaise could be as a dressing, I wanted to see if it could save this dish. Once of my biggest issues with peas and carrots is that I don’t really like…
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I’d heard The Cardinal was churning out good Southern food but never made it down to 4th and B to see for myself. Seeing a $24 BBQ plate on the dinner menu just seemed so anti-Southern I couldn’t bring myself to go. That kind of Southern food is supposed to be down and dirty and…
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When I moved from the UES to Murray Hill, my food options expanded. I felt bad complaining since I had so many more cuisines at my fingertips, but there was one thing noticeably missing: the coffee shop. Thanks to the TV show Friends, many kiddies of my generation assume groups of New York pals convene…
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I have to admit, Jewish food is never top of my list. I didn’t grow up around it so not only are items like bagels, deli sandwiches, and matzah ball soup far from my top cravings, I am usually turned off by those foods. However, there’s only so much protesting you can do when a restaurant…
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Peaches to Apples 