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More Underappreciated Fish: Haddock

Posted on August 24, 2009 by admin
We already went wild for bluefish this summer - as did Sam Sifton in this Sunday's Times Magazine (NYT: Something Fishy)- but maybe there's something to this whole underappreciated fish thing in general. NPR ran...
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Rockwell’s Express on 8th Street

Posted on August 24, 2009 by admin
CLOSED Throwing their hat into the ever-expanding NYC burger ring is Rockwell's Express, slated to open on East 8th Street in September in the old Rickshaw Dumpling space. A source on the commercial real estate...
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Street Chic and Red Carpet: The September Issue Premiere

Posted on August 20, 2009 by admin
After her former assistant wrote the bestselling tell-all novel The Devil Wears Prada, which went on to become a hit film, you'd think the last thing Anna Wintour would invite into her office would be...
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Ruched Skirts Are Not Flattering

Posted on August 19, 2009 by admin
Ever see a trend on the runway and think, It looks good now, but....? Balenciaga's ruched skirts are that trend for fall 2009. Unless you're plagued with "boyish hips," like about 3 percent of the...
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Dining Psychology: Confessions of a Hoarder

Posted on August 19, 2009 by admin
What's surprising about Bruni's hilarious article today on the psychology of diners, What They Brought to the Table, isn't that his guests didn't behave as scripted in restaurants, it's that they would ever agree to...
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On the Stump for Coffee

Posted on August 18, 2009 by admin
Here it is. Coffee. A seemingly innocuous substance, yet Stumptown, a fair trade coffee brand based in Portland, Oregon, caused a fervor - and a backlash - as soon as it landed in New York...
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Prime Meats

Posted on August 18, 2009 by admin
What’s the magic formula for opening a restaurant in this economy? Old-timey décor and bartenders in handlebar mustaches and suspenders? Gourmet burgers on the menu? The people behind several successful inexpensive-but-charming restaurants at the helm?...
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I Had a Farm, a Farm in Brooklyn

Posted on August 17, 2009 by admin
In New York City, where outdoor space - make that any space - is at a premium, would you give over your entire backyard to a farming initiative? That's what several Brooklynites have already done,...
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Transition Pieces: What to Wear Into Fall

Posted on August 14, 2009 by admin
August-September: they're not exactly sweater weather, but they're far from the heady days of spring. The key to transition dressing is finding lightweight materials in more somber colors, in styles that give a few hints...
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Calorie Counting with the Lose It! App

Posted on August 13, 2009 by admin
I just downloaded this app and am already obsessed: Lose It! keeps track of how many calories you consume each day and deducts the calories you burn. It may sound simple, but if you've ever...
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The $28 Must-Have Shoes: Marc Jacobs Rain Boots

Posted on August 12, 2009 by admin
A friend of ours at Real Simple Magazine tells us that all the girls there are wearing black Marc by Marc rain boots with colored soles - even when there's hardly a threat of rain....
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More Chatham Eats

Posted on August 11, 2009 by admin
For such a small town (pop. about 6,500), Chatham, Cape Cod has a lot going for it food-wise. Not only are there good restaurants, but there are excellent take-out shops, from the humble to the...
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The Chatham Squire, Cape Cod

Posted on August 11, 2009 by admin
Cape Cod: land of baseball caps, Red Sox fans, microbrews on tap, and really good seafood. Marie Fromage and I found a lot of all the above on a recent trip to Chatham, Massachusetts. Located...
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Lunch: Keste Pizza & Vino

Posted on August 11, 2009 by admin
The fact that Kesté Pizza was named the best pizza in New York by both NY Mag and Time Out NY may seem like good news, but you know the unfortunate fallout of that award:...
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Beat the Heat Fashion

Posted on August 5, 2009 by admin
Just because the mercury's pushing 90 doesn't mean most New Yorkers can give up running errands, grabbing lunch, or generally stepping out into the concrete jungle. Shorts, shirt dresses, slouchy layers, and buttoned-down-but-breezy work outfits...
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