Author: cia
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I’ve wanted to visit the library on 42nd Street ever since the map room was renovated. I finally got a chance to stop by one Saturday. Past the security guard and to your right in Room 117 is the Lionel and Princess Firyal Map Division. The entire library is already quiet, but walking in the…
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72-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights, Queens 718/779.1119 about $40 for two, with one beer, with tip ♥ I was armed only with a Post-It when I dragged the Dr. to Queens to try out some Newari dishes in Jackson Heights. Ubin gave me some recommendations and I scribbled them on said Post-It. We walked in…
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Cameron calls the fruit guy on the corner of Spring and Sixth Avenue our porno fruit guy. He has signs that have adjectives on them like “extra big size cherries”, “beautiful nectarines”, “sweet beautiful pineapple” and my favorite, “all kind sweet apple”. I’ve bought cherries and bananas from him before. Today I walked by and…
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208 East 58th Street between Second and Third Avenues 212/371.6060 about $60 for two, without drinks, with tip ♥ It was a new craving. It had to be Indian food but without the heavy curry sauce. It had to be seafood. Because I remember having such a seafood meal at Rasa the last time I…
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150 West 10th Street off Waverly Place 212.929.0898 about $145 for one tasting menu and two extra dishes, with two drinks, with tip ♥ Where do you go on a first date? If you feel unsure about the other person, you may want to go to a small bistro where the fare would be safe…
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This recipe came from Bon Appétit Magazine. The original one uses creme fraiche, but I decided to skip it to make the nectarines stand out. Nectarines are bountiful in the summer and they don’t really need any accompaniment–they’re bright and juicy on their own–but the glaze makes for a prettier presentation. A dollop of good…
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The heat is on! There were some beautiful golden beets in Whole Foods the other day but I was too lazy to cook. This recipe doesn’t require much work, but it does take an hour or two of your time to cook the beets. The good thing is you can just put them in the…
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For non-New Yorkers, here’s a quick lesson about my city. New York City is made up of five boroughs: The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Manhattan and Staten Island. In my quest to eat more often outside of Manhattan, Staten Island is the least represented on this site. Although it has the most suburban feel in all…
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I was in the mood for fish after eating too many tacos, so I stopped by the Whole Foods in the Time Warner Center to buy one. It was getting late on a Sunday. I didn’t want to deal with the Fairway crowd and there was not enough time to go to Chinatown. I knew…
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75 Washington Place between MacDougal and Sixth Avenue 212/539.1776 about $300 for two tasting menus and matching wine, with tip ♥ ♥ The Dr. assured me that he passed his two-day long board exams. He won’t find out for sure for another three weeks, but I decided to prematurely congratulate him anyway. He’s always been…
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199 Prince Street between MacDougal and Sullivan 212/375.8275 $150 for three, with four drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ I’m pretty sure that when the poet Christina Rossetti wrote Goblin Market, she didn’t imagine a restaurant team to be inspired by it. There was something tempting, almost lustful, about the magical fruits the goblin-men were selling.…
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40 West 57th Street between Fifth and Sixth 212/757.3000 about $650 for omakase for six people, 60% comped, with drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ You know when people say it’s all about who you know? I realized what that truly meant last week when I was invited to join a friend’s family for a…