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Corsino

Posted on May 11, 2010 by admin
CLOSED One good thing about the chain-ification of New York restaurants: you pretty much know what you're getting into before you even walk in the door. The thing to know about new casual Italian spot...
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Lunch: Ippudo

Posted on May 10, 2010 by admin
The most popular restaurant in my neighborhood is one I haven't been able to visit until now. Every time I walked by Ippudo, it was mobbed, the plate glass window full of the forlornly hungry...
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The Sushi Concierge

Posted on May 5, 2010 by admin
You may know not to douse your rice with soy sauce or order rolls made with cream cheese, but how much do you really know about sushi? Trevor Corson, author the bestselling book The Secret...
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Yerba Buena West

Posted on May 3, 2010 by admin
A restaurant that serves food from a variety of different but interrelated countries is usually one you should avoid. Sushi and bibimbop and pad thai? How do you know which one the kitchen can actually...
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Rainy Day Wear

Posted on April 29, 2010 by admin
It's the kind of outfit you don't want to think about but can't really avoid: what to wear on a chilly, rainy spring day. Along with the proliferation of trenches, military field jackets get put...
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Someone’s in the Kitchen With Dona

Posted on April 28, 2010 by admin
In today's Times, Donatella Arpaia announces the launch of her new restaurant, a Neapolitan-style pizza place in Chelsea, named - wait for it - Donatella. Here she assumes the title of executive chef, since as...
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ABC Kitchen

Posted on April 27, 2010 by admin
Jean-Georges Vongerichten, one of the few big-name New York chefs who has not gone full speed ahead into locally-sourced, organic cuisine, finally throws his hat into the ring with ABC Kitchen. The result could be...
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The Bodega

Posted on April 23, 2010 by admin
We originally went out to Bushwick for Northeast Kingdom - but if we went back, it would be for new wine and beer bar The Bodega. This Spanish-inspired spot is owned by a local couple,...
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Lower Fifth Avenue, Spring

Posted on April 22, 2010 by admin
Classic American sportswear is going strong for spring, a more traditional look after the boho styles of past seasons. Lest you get too preppy, though, remember that New York minimalism almost always circles back to...
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Gas Wine Preserver

Posted on April 20, 2010 by admin
It's hard to impress a wine snob, but there is one new product that's winning over even the most discerning oenophiles. Wine preservation spray, like this Private Preserve spray from Wine Enthusiast, keeps wine from...
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Brooklyn Larder

Posted on April 20, 2010 by admin
Whenever a magazine publishes a guide like "The Best Unsung Food Shops," as Time Out NY did recently, it begs the question of what other gems have been left out of the collective New York...
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Lunch: Bark Hot Dogs

Posted on April 20, 2010 by admin
Hot dogs may be one of the most basic New York foods: a tube of beef or pork, a squishy bun, and some mustard, ketchup and relish. Simple, right? Wrong. Hot dogs just got a...
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Rent the Runway Jewelry

Posted on April 16, 2010 by admin
One thing that's hard to stomach about red carpet coverage is seeing all the fabulous jewels on the female stars - and knowing they didn't have to pay for them. Borrowing baubles from Harry Winston...
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DIY Breakfast Pizza

Posted on April 14, 2010 by admin
One of the specialties at Pulino's is the pizze e uove ("pizza and eggs") on their breakfast menu. The pizza arrives from the wood burning oven with an egg magically cooked into the pizza on...
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Pulino’s

Posted on April 14, 2010 by admin
CLOSED What are you willing to do for pizza? Travel far and wide for the perfect slice? Line up in the rain on 14th Street? How about wait two and a half hours in platform...
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