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Read MoreOn Sunday night, my parents and I went to Chinatown for some good Chinese grub. It was only when there were about four grains of rice left in my bowl that I realized I forgot to take pictures, so I apologize that you can’t view the delicious food we ate. I know of a few…
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My parents don’t usually like to visit a place twice when they come to New York. They figure there is so much great food to try, why miss out on a new restaurant by going back to the food you’ve already experienced. They made an exception, however, for Socarrat Paella, a restaurant I’ve blogged about…
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Thanks to the weather, my parents’ flight was delayed on Friday so they didn’t arrive in NYC til 2 AM. On the upside, they found a new hotel one block away from my apartment so I was still able to greet them upon arrival. Our plan for tapas at the neighborhood wine bar was now…
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Last night was a make-something-outta-nothing night. I had a lot of random ingredients in my fridge/freezer. Plenty of snacks, not much dinner material. I had some frozen organic butternut squash chunks that I found at Whole Foods a week or two ago. I didn’t know butternut squash could be done in a microwave steam-fresh bag.…
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Typically, when we meet reps for lunch in my biz, we go someplace fancy and take advantage of those oh-so-fun expense accounts. Fancy can be nice, but I follow the food, regardless of the setting. Today, I was meeting a rep who happens to also be a friend so I knew she wouldn’t freak out…
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I didn’t want to like it, I really didn’t. People evangelize Dave Eggers’ work like it was penned by the Good Lord, himself. I didn’t want to drink the Kool-Aid. I’m better than that, I thought. My tastes are more discriminating and I will not succumb to a mere craze in the literary world. He…
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This weekend was the Big Apple BBQ Block Party, an event I look forward to every year. Since I had just come from brunch, I wasn’t super hungry but I wasn’t going to miss the chance to soak up a little of the South. The timing of my arrival was perfect. My friend Daniel was…
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I don’t usually go crazy over sugary stuff and my sweet tooth is discerning – I don’t like just anything, but I usually like a little something sweet to finish off a meal. As I was leaving brunch yesterday, I walked by Three Tarts, a combo dessert and gift shop in Chelsea. Truthfully, it wasn’t…
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Carlen’s week in New York was coming to an end, but I got in one more meal with her before she left town. This was one brunch I wasn’t going to miss. Carlen’s boyfriend had joined her for the last three nights and I had to give my stamp of approval. After he picked a…
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Now that I know how to poach eggs, I decided to re-create a dish I had at a restaurant, with my own little twist of course. Though unplanned, it worked out nicely that the meal I decided to make ahead of time was quick and easy because I ended up staying late at work on…
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Peaches to Apples 