Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
There is a small, low-key sushi spot on the Upper East called Sushi Seki. I stumbled upon it because it was the closest sushi restaurant to my apartment, but from my first meal there, I was in love. It flew under the radar, but the quality of the fish was so good (particularly for the…
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I am generally wary of Asian restaurants that have food from all around the continent. They might be in the same general area of the world, but Japan and Thailand or two very different countries that highlight very different flavors in their cooking. Beyond the prevalence of rice, these are totally different cuisines, people. Despite…
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The Dish: There’s a scene in “Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead” where Rose tells Sue Ellen to relax after a rough day by having a glass of wine and putting some cucumber slices on her eyes. When Sue Ellen responds that she’s all out of cucumbers, Rose says, “every girl over twenty-five should have…
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