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‘ino
This is part of day three of a series of posts detailing my June 2010 trip to New York. My third day in NY was the first day I actually spent the day in New York City, so if the first two posts were...
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Balthazar
This is part of day three of a series of posts detailing my June 2010 trip to New York. In my previous post, I mentioned how I went to a small, cozy café for brunch. Well, for dinner, I went to the...
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Mapo BBQ
Ever since I was a kid, I loved Korean barbeque. Korean barbeque restaurants typically have a large offering of foods, including side dishes and main entrées. No matter what, I would leave these...
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ABC Kitchen
Hey everyone! I recently posted a restaurant review for ABC Kitchen in New York on the Amateur Gourmet community blog. Hopefully, the post will help me gain some more exposure! Go check the post out!...
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Co. Pizza
I don’t know what it is about restaurants, but some of them have the weirdest names. Take for example, the pizza place I visited while on vacation in New York. Titled “Co.” on its menu, the pizza...
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Locanda Verde
Going into Locanda Verde, I knew that the sheeps’ milk ricotta garnered a lot of attention in the blogosphere and also in publications, so choosing the dish was easy enough. What I couldn’t understand...
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Hangawi
I’m Korean, so I tend not to eat out at Korean places often—or Asian places in general. However, after a friend told me that her number one restaurant is a vegetarian Korean restaurant in New York, I...
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Ippudo, Petrossian, Spotted Pig, and Gray’s Papaya
In the interest of saving time, something that remains quite elusive nowadays, I have compiled reviews of the remaining restaurants I ate at during my August 2010 vacation in New York into one...
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Nick’s Pizza
Nick’s Pizza is a cute little restaurant in a cute little neighborhood. The neighborhood is some sort of hybrid between city and suburb. The apartments look olden and idyllic, but next to the...
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WD~50: Part One
Dim lighting, plush booth seats, wiry wooden chairs, and polychromatic decorated walls are all signs of an average, hole-in-the-wall restaurant. However, WD~50 is anything but your local eatery. Its...
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WD~50: Part Two
During my last post, I discussed four foodstuffs—yes, that is a real word—from WD~50, and three of the items were from the tasting menu. In this post, I will review the other eight items on the...
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Momofuku Ssam Bar
I visited Momofuku Ssam Bar a long time ago, so I cannot write a true review of the restaurant anymore. However, Momofuku is a very modern restaurant in that the flavor combinations they create are...
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Russ and Daughters
My mother lives in Queens, NY, and although Queens has its share of ethnic cuisines and cultural traditions, my subconscious draws me to New York City, crossroads of our world. There, I am far from...
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Taverna Kyclades
This is part one of a series of posts detailing the food I ate during an April 2011 trip to New York. After visiting Yale for its pre-freshmen visiting days—Bulldog Days—I spent some time in New York...
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Doughnut Plant
This is part two of a series of posts detailing the food I ate during an April 2011 trip to New York. See part one here. I don’t eat doughnut’s a lot because they’re unhealthy, but that’s not to say I...
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Prune
Prime Newport grilled steak with parsley-shallot butter, muffin, and eggs This is part three of a series of posts detailing the food I ate during an April 2011 trip to New York. See part one and two....
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Finally, chain restaurants are forced to balance taste with nutritional value as the Food and Drug Administrated begins requiring chains with 20 or more restaurants to post calorie counts on every menu...
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Katz’s Delicatessen
For the world’s best pastrami sandwich, call 1-800-4HOTDOG. It seems odd that Katz’s Delicatessen, a New York City deli, has settled on a number containing ‘HOTDOG’, when their specialty—since its...
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Trattoria Trecolori; Locanda Verde; Miya’s
College has changed my view on money. By that, I mean I’ve become a lot less stringent about the little things, $8 sandwich, $2 coffee, and other similar purchases. I bought my cousin a buffalo...
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Danji; Cafe Habana
Having just finished my first semester of college and my first wave of finals, I have good reason for my month-long absence. After returning to school from Thanksgiving break, I trudged through one...
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