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Dinner at Fatty Crab tonight with Jason and Rachel. Shots of the menu. I apologize in advance for the first couple of pictures; in retrospect, this particular menu was slightly […]
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The first pic is that of the New Orleans skyline on 3 September 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. The second is the city today. — from this article […]
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Salmon, fluke and toro sashimi Jizake Tenzan Junmai Genshu sake Fluke sushi, with green tea salt Chopped toro, with oshinko (Japanese pickles) mixed in Fresh uni (sea urchin) with black […]
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Dinner at The Little Owl tonight. Chef Joey Campanaro, formerly of The Harrison and Pace Restaurant, recently opened an extremely small restaurant on the fringes of the West Village along […]
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Dinner at Hearth Restaurant tonight. Click here for pix from a previous dinner a month ago. Amuse bouche — cream of fava bean soup w/ lemon and rosemary House of […]
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Astor Wines is the Disneyland of wine and spirits and is one of the better wine stores in the city. I don’t drink unless I’m dining out; however, my interest […]
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Chinatown Brasserie is the brainchild of Eddie Schoenfeld, a legendary New York restauranteur known for his involvement in four-star Chinese restaurants during the 1970s (click here for an article on […]
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Dinner tonight at Otto Enoteca & Pizzeria. Otto is part of Mario Batali’s and Joseph Bastianich’s restaurant empire in New York, the other luminaries being Babbo, Lupa, Esca, Casa Mono […]
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Chef Will Goldfarb, formerly the pastry chef of Cru Restaurant in New York City and Papillon is now the resident chef at Room 4 Dessert, an ultra-hip and thoroughly modern […]
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Roast duck and barbecued spareribs at Big Wong (67 Mott Street): Dinner at Ping’s Seafood last night with Mom. Rated two stars by William Grimes (Frank Bruni‘s predecessor who had […]
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Union Square, looking to the northeast. 4th Avenue and East 15th Street, looking north. There’s an interesting “clock” on the corner of 4th and 14th but the trees obscured my […]
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Is there anything more scintillating than the sight of a 300 lb. man lifting his shirt up to expose a chest that reminds you of a cow’s teats? This hobbit […]