Cuisine. Culture. Commentary.
Years ago my family took our boat out for a weekend camping trip. On the last morning I was put in charge of making breakfast out of whatever we had leftover. I ended up making breakfast burritos out of shrimp we caught straight off the side of the boat and some cajun seasoning we had…
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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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After one drink at Cash Bar, Brutus and I were ready to go somewhere new so we headed to Teqa for tacos and margaritas. I had been waiting for a restaurant buddy to try this restaurant because I tend to be a fan of non-chain upscale Mexican restaurants (i.e.: not Dos Caminos or Rosa Mexicano),…
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Empellón is one of the latest “can we get a reservation there?” places and lucky for me, the answer last night was yes. I admit, I thought the inside of this West Village spot would be either funkier, quainter, or both. I anticipated the décor to say “hey! I’m so hip and different!” but the…
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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’m in Savannah!!! I hit the ground running the moment my plane landed and I am ready to tell you all about it. For lunch on Saturday, my parents decided to take me to Tybee (the beach in Savannah) for some “tacos” at Social. Social is an open air, white-washed, rustic building that serves food…
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Peaches to Apples 