Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Today marks the day I pulled out the tights. I can’t complain because I usually have to resort to leg protection by November, but New York has been blessed this year with a Winter that moved in as fast as dial-up internet. In addition to the elongated Fall season, these things have made me happy…
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Since my parents were exhausted after a full day of travel and apartment hunting, we decided to stay close to their hotel for dinner on Friday night. Lucky for me, a branch of Pio Pio, a chainlet of Peruvian restaurants was just around the corner. I had never been there but had heard enough raves…
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There are some great, cheap Asian restaurants near my office that I don’t eat at nearly as often as I should. That changed on Friday when we decided to run by Cha Pa’s, a small Vietnamese place, for their lunch special. For about $8.50 you can get a banh mi, pho, or noodle bowl with either…
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Wendy and I were both craving good Chinese food last week, so we met up on Sunday for a dim sum lunch at Jing Fong. It was delicious, as always, but we needed a little sweet treat to close out the meal. I have heard people talk about Ralph’s Italian Ices since I moved to…
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I’m kinda into ramen lately, much like the general NYC population. When I heard there is a place that can stand up to Ippudo or Totto Ramen, I made a point to seek out Minca on my day off. I admit, choosing Thursday, the hottest day of the week, to eat piping hot soup in…
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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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Everyone loves a good secret and Tehuitzingo is one of the best. At first glance, Tehuitzingo is nothing more than a bodega on 10th Avenue stocking Mexican grocery items, but if you walk to the back, there is suddenly a rocking restaurant that has managed to squeeze in everything but a mariachi band into about 30…
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I am so happy the Brooklyn Flea decided to make Williamsburg its new home for the Sunday flea market. I love a good adventure, but I love it even more when it’s an easy subway ride away. There were so many great vendors – food and otherwise. I stayed until I ran out of cash,…
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Friday night started innocently enough with a happy hour at Verlaine with the girls. I’ve been to Verlaine plenty at night, as it is located in the middle of a prime LES strip, but I always forget they have a pretty solid happy hour deal. The happy hour crowd is not as good as the nighttime…
Read MoreI am so angry with myself for not taking pictures of my lunch at Danji last week. I wish you were able to see the delicious bowl of Korean comfort food I wolfed down in a matter of minutes. On Wednesday, my team at work decided we wanted to go to lunch and we were…
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Peaches to Apples 