February 2009
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Brooklyn Brunch
Mike and I met at the Atlantic/Pacific stop in Brooklyn with the goal of brunch and a movie. We didn’t do good enough brunch research, so we wandered around the streets towards the Boerum Hill area until we happened upon something interesting.
The choice of the day was Jolie; a cute little French place with their very own Jolie postcards on the tables.
The decor was interesting: Red,...
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Del Posto
Last night I had the pleasure of being spoiled with a night out at Del Posto. I had been hearing great things for a long time, so I was excited to finally get to try the brain child of such culinary icons (Joe Bastianich, Lidia Bastianich and Mario Batali). My first impression upon entering was WOW! The restaurant was decorated beautifully, with artful lines and shapes. There were really...
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Post Valentine's Day Brunch
On the way to see Coraline on Sunday, Mike and I decided to stop at the new diner type place that recently opened up one blow from my apartment. It’s called The Highline Cafe (in honor of the new park that is opening up around 2010). We first stopped in at around 2am after going out on New Year’s Eve. The burger and fries tasted DELICIOUS (though there may have been other factors...
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Valentine's Day Surf and Turf
This year for Valentine’s Day, Mike and I decided we would cook together (one of our favorite activities). We decided on Surf and Turf and went to Chelsea Market, one of my favorite places in NYC.
Chelsea Market was the old Nabisco Factory. Now it is home to multiple bakeries, food stores, wine merchants, and restaurants as well as the home of a few marketing companies and Food Network TV...
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Adventures in TriBeCa
I don’t often go to the Triangle Below Canal Street, but a search for Mike and my favorite wine led me to the ONE wine store in all of Manhattan that carries the Domaine Du Viking Vouvray that Mike and I fell in love with on Valentine’s Day last year. So we trecked down to Vestry Wines, a cute little wine store in my version of the middle of nowhere NYC. The people there were so...
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NYC Restaurant Week: Winter 2009
First, for anyone that doesn’t know what Restaurant Week is, a brief synopsis:
Lunch $24.07 | Dinner $35.00 Included in these prices is a special three-course, prix-fixe menus at participating restaurants. It doesn’t include beverage, tax or gratuity, however, it’s hard to beat 3 courses for $24-$35!
Usually restaurant week is only 2 weeks long, however, since it has been...
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars
This is one of my favorite recipes and it’s always a crowd pleaser.
Ingredients:
* 2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs * 1 cup peanut butter * 1 cup butter, melted * 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips (This is where I go all out. The kind of chocolate you use makes all the difference. I usually by the Ghiradelli chips or melt down good chocolate bars when I’m making it for people I...
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Favorite Restaurants
To begin, a simple list of my favorite restaurants in NYC (to be expanded):
Koi
Blue Hill
Bouley
Perilla
Morimoto
Keens Steakhouse
Sea Grill
Babbo
Pinocchio Ristorante
York Grill