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“Broken English”
I remember during my days of online dating, looking forward to meeting someone who appeared to be ideal on paper (or on screen). A profile might describe a successful, interesting, handsome guy, who in person was indeed handsome, but lacked substa ...
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Posted: November 4, 2010

“ABC Kitchen”
Fried calamari? I love it. There, I’ve said it. Look, it’s not something I am proud of, but I’m being honest. It’s one of my guilty pleasure foods—one you know you shouldn’t really eat, for health reasons first, ...
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Posted: August 1, 2010

“Thistle Hill Tavern”
When Emily was born almost 15 months ago now, it was a very difficult adjustment. As I have written about in a few pos ...
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Posted: July 22, 2010

“Bar Henry, by Guest Reviewer Kathleen Squires”
“I know this great little place in the Village…” Once upon a time, it’ wasn’t unusual to overhear that phrase. It would be spoken by someone with a tip on a cool, clandestine joint. Somewhere that Don Draper’s ...
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Posted: July 9, 2010

“Pulino's”
One word comes to mind when recalling my dinner at Pulino’s, Keith McNally's newest restaurant specializing in wood-fired pizzas by chef Nate Appleman of A-16 in San Francisco. That word would be, well, chaos. The experience is po ...
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Posted: July 4, 2010

“Fatty 'Cue”
I don't take the M train often. The last time I did, it was over two years ago to have dinner at Peter Luger's--that old bastion of steak in that sits like some sort of proud traif pariah on the edge of the Hasidic neighborhood of Williams ...
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Posted: June 4, 2010

“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