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“Gotham Bar & Grill”
A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was a summer associate at Chadbourne & Park, a law firm in Rock Center. That was the summer I discovered fine dining. Every night we were taken out for drinks and dinner at some impossible to ge ...
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Posted: November 13, 2005

“Cookshop”
Saturday night was a reunion of sorts for me—it was the first night in almost two months that I had dinner with Susie, one of my closest and most treasured friends who had just spent seven weeks at Harvard for their Management MBA program f ...
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Posted: November 6, 2005

“Breakfast at The Cafe at Country”
 Breakfast is that meal of the day I rarely eat. Which is a good thing considering the amount of food I consume at other mealtimes. I know, I know I should still have some sort of cereal, or fruit and yogurt, or vegan smoothie energy shak ...
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Posted: October 23, 2005

“Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction”
It’s not every day you walk into a bar and find a room crowded with East Village hipsters throwing back beers, sipping cocktails, and snacking from, well, Seder plates. (Yes, as in Passover, that sort of Seder plate.) Indeed, it’s probabl ...
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Posted: October 17, 2005

“Cercle Rouge”
I think it’s safe to say that the French bistro model has pretty much been done. From Balthazar to Bistro du Vent, New Yorkers are not unfamiliar with frisee salads, steak frites, and faux distressed vintage mirrors. So really, a new bistro is ...
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Posted: October 16, 2005

“Fatty Crab”
Chef Zak Pelaccio and his partner from Five Ninth, Rick Camac, have opened a snug and funky wood-cloaked joint that is an ode to the food Zak learned to cook (and to love) while cooking at Seri Melayu, an authentic restaurant in the center of the Kua ...
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Posted: October 2, 2005

“Lunch at Peter Luger's”
I have a confession to make. I have never eaten at Peter Luger’s. I know, crazy but true. There were numerous times I had made plans to go, but for one reason or another, it never happened. Last week Kathy and Julie took a stand and decided ...
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Posted: October 2, 2005

“Thor”
This week has been a tough one for me. To make a long story short, there were a few bumps in the road with my chef and we had a hard week. This falling in love stuff is hard. Maybe it’s supposed to be easy and all butterflies and long walks ...
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Posted: September 25, 2005

“The Tides”
Last week, for my first Saturday night in the city since what seems like May (because it was May), I had a reunion of sorts with my girlfriends. We wanted a casual place, since Saturday night is Zoo night at restaurants, and so we gathered at th ...
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Posted: September 19, 2005

“Spigolo”
I didn’t want to start this review of Spigolo, located on 81st and Second Avenue, with a discussion about the Upper East Side, but it seems I must. We had invited two friends to join us (me and my chef—the guy I have been dating&mdash ...
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Posted: August 29, 2005