Graffiato

In the middle of DC’s Chinatown is Graffiato, a modern Italian-ish small plates restaurant that is churning out (and I do mean churning – our food came out super quick) innovative meals for the trendy Washington set. You could definitely eat here even if you’re not feelin’ tapas, as I know many men are opposed…

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Pizza Spaghetti Squash

I love pizza but feel like a terrible person if I serve it during the week.  I have to set some guidelines; otherwise, like I would with mac and cheese, I could eat pizza every single day.  As a substitute I used a spaghetti squash as the vessel for all that delicious pizza flavor.  I…

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UrbanSpace Vanderbilt

Food halls are all the rage right now.  They’re big in NYC and I’m hearing my Atlanta friends rave about their new hot spots as well.  Let’s call it what it is: a food court.  The only differences are theat the food court itself is not attached to a mall and the restaurants are trendy…

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Cotta

When it comes to the UWS, I’m usually out of my depth.  I’m not in the area often enough to know which spots are good and which, more importantly, offer a great brunch deal.  That’s why when we met Shawn in his neighborhood for brunch last weekend, we had to follow his lead.  He introduced…

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Garlic

Everybody in NYC has their neighborhood slice place.  If you don’t, it means your realtor lied to you and you’re not actually living in New York.  I hope Minnesota is nice this time of year. One of the pizza joints in my neighborhood is just a teensy bit nicer than normal.  It’s not significantly different…

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Pizza Rolls

Book club starts at 7:30 and as luck would have it, I was scheduled to host during one of my busiest work weeks.  I got off the subway at 7:10 and still hadn’t picked up any ingredients.  By 7:25 I was in my apartment after running through the grocery store to pick up the four…

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