Author: cia
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It was getting too late for lunch and we were famished. For our first lunch in New Orleans, we walked from the convention center, where the Dr. was the entire morning with other anesthesiologists, to St. Charles Avenue to drink decent Bloody Marys at Lüke Restaurant. And decent they were with the right amount of…
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The Hindu Temple Society of North America 45-57 Bowne Street, Flushing, Queens 718/460.8493 $8 to $10 per dish ♥ ♥ ♥ I’ll second Anthony Bourdain for this review: vegetarian food doesn’t have to suck. When Scott was visiting from Dubai, I thought of the Ganesh Hindu Temple canteen as our lunch spot because of his…
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The family skipped the tasteless turkey this year and opted for what we know best: pork. I wanted to try another friend’s mother’s pernil recipe so I texted Cassy this time around. It’s a completely different recipe from what Lily gave me last year because it does not use Worcestershire sauce or water when cooking.…
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2394 Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard on 140th Street 212/281.1477 $10 for one, without drinks, with tip ♥ It was counter-productive to bike eight miles in Central Park and only end up eating the calories I lost, but I was famished and Harlem Wing & Waffle called my name. I have no idea who thought of…
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I’ve shelled fava beans before and I can’t say it’s my favorite thing to do in the kitchen, but I love them so much in salads that whenever the summer season starts, I always buy a few handfuls of them from Fairway or from any farmer stand outside of the city. If shelling raw, you…
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85 Broadway between Wythe and Berry Streets in Williamsburg, Brooklyn 718/486.3077 about $140 for three people, with cocktails, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ We waited for our Marlow & Sons seats at the Diner’s bar next door. After comparing the menu between the two sister restaurants, we knew we had to go back to the…
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81 Broadway between Wythe and Berry Streets in Williamsburg, Brooklyn 718/384.1441 about $96 for two people, without drinks, with tip ♥ No paying customer should have to wait an hour and a half to be seated at any restaurant. No one deserves to wait an extra forty-five minutes to eat after that. Alas, we suffered…
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19 Kenmare Street off Bowery 212/966.1810 about $85 for two, with two glasses of wine, without tip ♥ ♥ Is it always like this? I had to ask the restaurant manager. He gave me a smirk; he knew exactly what I meant. No, this is the weekend. It’s usually more quiet on a weeknight. I…
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Many thanks go to Frommers.com for publishing their walking tours of New Orleans on their Web site. The following are photos I took while doing their self-guided walking tour of the French Quarter. I’ve edited the copy slightly to match what I saw. Feel free to email me if I made a mistake on something.…
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250 West 41st Street between Seventh and Eighth Avenues 212/764.7663 if we paid, about $125 for two, with two glasses of wine, without tip ♥ ♥ I was invited by Montenapo to a tasting last week. I jumped at the chance because I think the restaurant scene in the midtown west area could use some…
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Who ever said pork and apples make a good combination? Maybe it’s because the tartiness of the fruit cuts through the pork’s fat and the sweetness of a good piece of pork complements the apples. I’ve used the pairing several times before but nothing beats this soup from April Bloomfield, chef of the Spotted Pig.…
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I stole this tomato salsa recipe from the Dr.’s mother after she left a jar of it in his fridge during her visit from California. I’ve never had salsa with apple before but I thought the tartiness lent to the blandness of the tomatoes and the kick of the cilantro. But because there’s never tortilla…