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Smorgasburg is back and better than ever! I have written about this food fair before, but I’m writing again because it’s just so good and there are new booths to discover this Summer. Gone are the traditional flea vendors and all spots have been filled with food. Since Jill was visiting from Boston we had…
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For her birthday, Lindsay wanted to cross a restaurant off her bucket list, which means I got to do the same. Chef Daniel Boulud is known for his ultra high end restaurants – the kind that I can’t even dream of going to til I get a new job in finance. However, his latest venture,…
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Earlier in the week I had taken some Trader Joe’s Korean spiced beef out of the freezer. Sure, it would be nice over rice, but with a few extra ingredients, I knew I could make something special. I already had lettuce in the fridge, so I stopped at Katagiri on my way home. Katagiri is…
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I guess it has officially turned into “the season”. The one where every weekend is packed with things to do and people to see. I can’t complain – every one of those events is a fun escape with friends – but sometimes it’s important to stop and enjoy something all alone, like a scrumptious pie……
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I had just a couple slices of bacon left in my fridge and my mind started reeling with the possibilities since, really, you can put bacon in just about anything. My first thought was to make a BLT. I thought it might be a great time to re-create a fried green tomato BLT I had…
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Now that I have (I hope) reached full foodie status, it’s hard for me to resist a foodie book. How can I turn away something that combines two of my favorite things, food and reading? I was particularly drawn to Gabrielle Hamilton’s memoir, Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a Reluctant Chef because I…
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I have been to Atlantic Grill often, but I have never been to its big brother, Blue Water Grill, in Union Square. The menus are similar and by that I mean they both serve no nonsense fish; however, Blue Water Grill is in a far more grandiose space that I now know is an old…
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It seems that my weeks have turned into tightropes between major weekends. Here’s what I’ve been up to while I try to keep my balance. While scouting bars that could serve as the new home of the NYC Dawgs, I grabbed a bite at The Australian. The owner was raving about the kangaroo and brought…
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I’m always looking for ways to spice up vegetables, corn in particular. I don’t end up making corn all that often because, as a side dish, I find it a little boring. Growing up, corn was the one vegetable my brother would eat while it was the one I found most lackluster. I found the…
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Saturday night I headed to Ashley’s for dinner and drinks with her sister and friend. We kicked off the Spring evening with champagne on the roof of Ash’s building before heading around the corner to Yefsi for dinner. Yefsi is a Greek restaurant that has a long list of appetizers that make it perfect for…
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Peaches to Apples 