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“Buttermilk Channel”
When I think about Brooklyn restaurants that have opened lately, not many come to mind that I haven’t heartily enjoyed. Most of these restaurants are reasonably priced and offer some form of innovative and approachable American fare, package ...
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Posted: January 2, 2010

“Jack the Horse Tavern”
Some restaurants are the darlings of buzz. They rev the blogs, flutter the twitters, and grace the glossies even before the lease is signed, heck even before the chef is on board. Others are more stealth in their approach. They open quietly, witho ...
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Posted: December 11, 2009

“SD26 by Bao Ong”
Maybe like me, your favo ...
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Posted: November 29, 2009

“Bill's Bar & Burger”
It was a cold, rainy night in the Meatpacking, but no matter. Outside, the streets were as full as you’d find them on a warm summer night in June. Flocks of ankle boots carefully navigated cobblestones ...
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Posted: November 22, 2009

“Joseph Leonard”
In the tiny restroom at Joseph Leonard, you reach for handtowels inside an old-fashioned medicine cabinet and find glass apothecary jars filled with the comforts of home:  Q-Tips, Altoids, baby powder. Gabriel Stulman, the owner of this small ...
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Posted: October 20, 2009

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Posted: October 4, 2009

“Bar Luna”
It occurred to me the other night while walking to dinner on the Upper West Side that every neighborhood in this city is like a little hamlet or town. And as such, each one comes with its own Main Street and its own set of required retail offering ...
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Posted: September 12, 2009

“The Standard Grill”
It has been about a year since I stepped foot in the Meatpacking District. I know it’s a long time, but there were circumstances. I moved to Brooklyn, was planning my wedding, then got pregnant, and somehow waddling around the cobblestone st ...
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Posted: August 30, 2009

“Le Bernardin”
The other night, for our first anniversary, Craig surprised me and took me to dinner at Le Bernardin. I had never been for dinner before and the experience was exquisite. The food, the service, the peace and quiet; I wanted to curl up in my chair, ...
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Posted: August 23, 2009

“The Mott”
Back in the day, Wyanoka, a restaurant named for the Indian painted on this Chinatown tenement’s façade, had a serious following as an under the radar foodie favorite. I was one of its most ardent fans. I loved the off-the-beaten path ...
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Posted: August 16, 2009