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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Have you ever been disappointed in something when the outcome wasn’t even that bad? That’s how I felt about Alder. The restaurant had been #1 on my list for about seven months and for good reason: it earned a 2-star review from The New York Times, is currently on at least three “Best of 2013”…
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When I walked by Arctica (a douchy typical Murray hill bar) and noticed it was now Whitman and Bloom I thought…oh good, Arctica 2.0. But when Albert said that’s what he wanted for his November pick, I couldn’t argue. You see, we’re trying to establish a tradition where we each choose 1-2 new restaurants or…
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What? Huh? *Nervous Giggle* *Nervous Giggle*. That was my response when I walked into my birthday dinner with Albert to discover that the whole time I thought he had planned nothing beyond the idea of us doing dinner together on my bday, he was really plotting to arrange something with a group of my closest…
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Tapas tends to add up, which is why I was shocked that our bill at Las Ramblas was startlingly cheap. Five of us went to this tiny West Village spot to celebrate Beth’s birthday and even though we paid for Beth’s portion of the tab (which included six dishes and a pitcher of sangria) it…
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There was a ton of pressure associated with Friday night’s restaurant pick. It was my Daddy’s birthday and he had high expectations. He left the picking entirely up to me, but I knew there were a few things he was hoping to get out of dinner. My father loves game but doesn’t see it all…
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It had only been three weeks since I saw Marcy (aka: Brutus), but in that time enough transpired that we were in desperate need of some cocktails, a good meal, and some good old fashioned boy talk. I was in the mood to check out someplace new so I sent Brutus a long list of…
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Before heading out of town for the weekend, Steph and I met up for a dinner date on Thursday. We chose tapas restaurant Salinas because it was in a convenient location and the New York Times had given it a very good review on the day we were choosing where to eat. Even though the…
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As you likely know, my favorite thing is a cheese plate so when Steph and I decided to meet after work for a drink and a bite, we picked a place that specialized in just that, Casellula. I have never walked into a restaurant that had a cheese case front and center. It was like…
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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…
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Peaches to Apples 