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“Hot Blondies Anyone?”
When I was little, many moons ago, my dad, who had custody of my brother and I every other weekend and every Tuesday, used to take us to a bake shop on the Upper West Side called The Well Bread Loaf. It was a sweet little place that was filled wit ...
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Posted: July 9, 2009

“A Conversation Brooklyn Larder's Sergio Hernandez”
Move over Manhattan. With the recent opening of Bklyn Larder this month in Park Slope, Brooklyn’s new crop of specialty food shops could take on Dean & DeLuca or Citarella any day. In Williamsburg alone there’s Marlow & Daughters ...
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Posted: June 28, 2009

“A Sneak Peek: Aureole at One Bryant Park”
The recession may be taking a toll on many of our city’s restaurants, but not at the new Aureole, a dazzling new testament to luxury in the shiny new Bank of America Tower overlooking Bryant Park. The sleek, modern new Adam Tihan ...
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Posted: June 13, 2009

“A Preview of Daniel Boulud's DBGB”
Daniel Boulud’s empire stretches from Beijing to Vancouver to Palm Beach. Here in New York City alone, he’s running four successful restaurants, but he’s never gone downtown (or downscale for that matter), that is until now, ...
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Posted: May 23, 2009

“Where To Eat (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Tea): London”
Our Strong Buzz correspondent Susan Kane Walkush spent a last-minute, cheap-ticketed weekend in London with one mission: pack in as many meals as possible into four days. She hit under the radar spots and chic destinations for everything from grea ...
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Posted: May 17, 2009

“The Strong Buzz Guide to Cinco de Mayo”
New Yorkers love to brag about the Big Apple’s overflow of cultures, languages and international vibe. We like to celebrate them even more! Cinco de Mayo is your latest excuse to party. But before you gear up for fiesta mode, here’s a ...
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Posted: April 30, 2009

“Two Books for You? Clean Plates and The Edible Schoolyard”
A nutritionist (Jared Koch) and a food critic (Former Time Out staffer Alex Van Buren) have teamed up to write Clean Plates NYC ($13.95, on sale April 28th) www.cleanplatesnyc.com, a cute ...
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Posted: April 18, 2009

“A Napkin with your Dinner? Not so fast.”
Waiters don’t have easy jobs. If you’ve ever been a server, you know what I am talking about. From what I remember of my days of waiting, here’s how it goes: Greet the table, take the water and drink order, check in with menu que ...
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Posted: April 5, 2009

“Where To Ask The Four Questions...Your Guide to Passover Seders Around the City ”
A Progressive Pre-Passover Seder at JoeDoe, 45 E. 1st Street between First and Second Aves, 212-780-0262Chef Joe Dobias may not be Jewish, but his wife is, and their Progressive Seder, served the n ...
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Posted: March 29, 2009

“My Day at Ikea (and Bar Tano)”
Most people go to Ikea to shop. On Monday, I was one of them. Craig and I hopped the B61 and ventured off to the new Red Hook store to browse and potentially buy a few new things. What we discovered after a five-hour excursion was that there&rsquo ...
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Posted: March 20, 2009