Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
My meal at ABC Kitchen did not disappoint, so I had high hopes for ABC Cocina, the latest and greatest restaurant from the group. I am happy to report that Jean-Georges has done it again. And I should know because I ate half the menu. We started with two of the waiter’s recommendations, the spring…
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Apparently I am the only person who works in Midtown West that didn’t know about the rooftop at Hudson Hotel. Not only does such a place exist, but it’s a gorgeous space. The roof looks alive with all the ivy growing through it and the furniture is substantial enough to be indoors so it doesn’t…
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I had some great ideas about how I would spend the Derby on Saturday. I planned to gather all my fabulous friends, we’d wear fabulously dapper outfits, and we would have a fabulous party at a bar. Unfortunately, pretty much all my friends were busy and/or out of town so the fabulous-ness was put on…
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I’ve been looking for a good enchilada casserole recipe for a while but even the easiest ones seemed to take a little too long for a weeknight meal. I didn’t want to have to cook the meat first, then assemble, and then start cooking the whole thing in the oven. Thankfully, Trader Joe’s had me…
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The bright orange sign made me wonder if it was legit, but Albert really wanted to check out Otto’s Tacos. I want to say the reason I agreed was solely because he asked me to, but the real reason was twofold: I started reading a lot of good reviews about their LA style tacos on…
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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 year was the first year I had trick or treaters. Ever. When I was younger, I was always the one going door to door for candy and once I was old enough to stay home and answer the door, my family had moved to a house that stood all by itself. No neighborhood means…
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Sometimes you want a salad but you don’t want lettuce. Know what I’m sayin? You don’t? Come on, don’t tell me that sometimes you wish you could have that cold, fresh, crispy, crunchy satisfaction you get from a salad without all the bulk of the lettuce base. If the salad is meant as a starter,…
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Here’s another one to add to your drunk brunch list, folks: Agave. $25 gets you an entree plus bottomless mimosas, wine, or frozen margaritas. Bazinga! I ordered the Southwestern eggs benedict and thought it was a great twist on the traditional. The English muffins were topped with firm tomato, avocado slices, poached egg, and a…
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Thanks to some hard partying at a bachelorette party on Saturday night, I was unable to rally for Cinco de Mayo celebrations on Sunday. My Cinco party was therefore significantly downsized. There were no margaritas, maracas, or sombreros. But there were tacos and we all know that’s the most important part. I’m sure you read…
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Peaches to Apples 