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“Northern Spy”
There have been many times where I’ve walked into a crowded restaurant, battled my way through the crowds to find a host and inquire about a table, only to be told I would have to wait an hour, and promptly turned on my heels and plowed my w ...
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Posted: March 14, 2010

“Ed's Chowder House”
I conducted a little informal survey the other day with some random friends through an e-mail blast: "What food do you most associate with New York?" From a friend in California who'd never been to the Big Apple to a born-and-bred Up ...
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Posted: March 3, 2010

“Roman's”
I don’t get out much these days, for dinner at least. You may find me at the playground, or at a Music Together class, or in the aisles of Trader Joe’s, and on rare occasions even in a spin class, but in terms of nighttime activity, mo ...
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Posted: January 21, 2010

“Maialino”
Now is the time of resolutions. 2010 is fresh and (relatively) untarnished. A clean slate lies ahead. In terms of resolutions, many of us make commitments relating to food. We vow to eat healthier, to cook more at home, to buy local, to cut back o ...
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Posted: January 5, 2010

“Jack the Horse Tavern”
Some restaurants are the darlings of buzz. They rev the blogs, flutter the twitters, and grace the glossies even before the lease is signed, heck even before the chef is on board. Others are more stealth in their approach. They open quietly, witho ...
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Posted: December 11, 2009

“SD26 by Bao Ong”
Maybe like me, your favo ...
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Posted: November 29, 2009

“Bill's Bar & Burger”
It was a cold, rainy night in the Meatpacking, but no matter. Outside, the streets were as full as you’d find them on a warm summer night in June. Flocks of ankle boots carefully navigated cobblestones ...
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Posted: November 22, 2009

“Joseph Leonard”
In the tiny restroom at Joseph Leonard, you reach for handtowels inside an old-fashioned medicine cabinet and find glass apothecary jars filled with the comforts of home:  Q-Tips, Altoids, baby powder. Gabriel Stulman, the owner of this small ...
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Posted: October 20, 2009

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Posted: October 4, 2009

“Bar Luna”
It occurred to me the other night while walking to dinner on the Upper West Side that every neighborhood in this city is like a little hamlet or town. And as such, each one comes with its own Main Street and its own set of required retail offering ...
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Posted: September 12, 2009