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Mon. 10 Aug '09
Cooking
Build a bespoke nutrition bar online . Energy bars have never been popular with food lovers: Those of us who freak over the perfect tomato are not the target audience for... more
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Fri. 11 Sep '09
Drinks
Let Ward III pick your poison . After years working behind various Tribeca bars, Michael Neff (pictured), Kenneth McCoy and Abdul Tabini--the partners behind the... more
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Mon. 31 Aug '09
Dining
Five ways to weather the shoulder season. Summer is drawing to a close and though the lingering heat makes it hard to believe, it'll be sweater weather any minute. Here... more
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Fri. 14 Nov '08
People
The Mast brothers are leading New York's bean-to-bar charge. The status of high-end microbatch chocolate is quickly catching up to its cult coffee counterparts: Mass... more
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Fri. 20 Mar '09
Drinks
Bring your growler: These bars pour takeout beer. While you can fill growlers with keg-fresh brew at countless beer shops, you run the risk of buying 64 ounces of... more
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Wed. 11 Mar '09
Drinks
Seek out these three new backroom bars. We get the allure of hole-in-the wall restaurants, tucked-away bars and places where obvious signage is uncool: Everyone loves a... more
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Mon. 12 Oct '09
Drinks
Heartland Brewery breaks out its first limited-edition beer. Until recently, if you wanted to tip back one of Heartland Brewery's beers, you had to hoof it to one of the... more
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Wed. 23 Sep '09
Drinks
Genever, an 1800s-style gin, hits Chicago bars . Serious tipplers make a mission of recreating drinks from the cocktail's golden age. But to be historically accurate, a... more
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Fri. 11 Sep '09
Drinks
Celebrate National Bourbon Heritage Month with a Louisville bar crawl. Recently, Congress declared September as National Bourbon Heritage Month. To celebrate, Louisville... more
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Fri. 28 Aug '09
Drinks
Try two highly anticipated encores from Goose Island Brewery. Sometimes it's worth waiting for a good thing; Goose Island's Greg Hall agrees. While the prolific Chicago... more
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Mon. 20 Jul '09
Drinks
Soda cultists seek out "hecho en Mexico". Since 1985, when the Coca-Cola Company swapped out cane sugar for high-fructose corn syrup in its secret recipe, so-called... more
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Mon. 22 Jun '09
Drinks
Tend bar like the Roger Room's Damian Windsor. Damian Windsor doesn't want to reinvent the cocktail. He just wants to make it more interesting. The Australian-born... more
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Tue. 09 Jun '09
Cooking
All-American chocolates from Hawaii. The vast majority of artisanal-chocolate producers work with beans shipped in from far-off lands. There hasn't even been an... more
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Wed. 20 May '09
Drinks
Got a buck? Drink like a prince at these top bars.. Though the dollar's value has plummeted worldwide, there's one location where the greenback is more valuable than... more
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Mon. 20 Apr '09
Drinks
A new group will guide you to better brew. If you think life's too short to drink bad beer, then let the Good Beer Seal be your guide to a better drinking life. This... more
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Mon. 02 Feb '09
Drinks
Head to L'Ecole to witness a red-hot cocktail innovation. The bartender at L'Ecole pulls an 18-inch-long metal rod from its holster; its tip glows cherry red. The... more
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Mon. 20 Oct '08
People
Sake sommelier Chris Johnson picks his favorite rice-wine bars. Chris Johnson is New York's best defense against the sake bomb. Since the early days of the sushi craze,... more
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Fri. 30 Oct '09
Dining
Going beyond the standard squash. Pumpkins may be in short supply, but don't let that stop you from jumping into other October finds. Here are a few of our... more
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Tue. 27 Oct '09
People
Mark your calendar for a concentration of culinary talent. Food events are a dime a dozen, and it's no easy task discerning which ones are worth your time. But here's... more
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Tue. 27 Oct '09
Drinks
Drink with the pros at Louis 649's Tuesday Night Tastings. With new bottles appearing on the back-bar all the time, it's impossible to know which are actually worth a... more
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Tue. 27 Oct '09
People
Mark your calendar for a concentration of culinary talent. Food events are a dime a dozen, and it's no easy task discerning which ones are worth your time. But here's... more
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Tue. 27 Oct '09
People
Mark your calendar for a concentration of culinary talent. Food events are a dime a dozen, and it's no easy task discerning which ones are worth your time. But here's... more
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Wed. 09 Sep '09
Dining
Travel the culinary world without leaving Chicago. We live for gastronomic exploration--but even the most intrepid diners like a little hand-holding sometimes. The World... more
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Mon. 31 Aug '09
Dining
Make a tasty transition into fall with this month's top stories. The sun finally came out (and with a vengeance) just as summer's drawing to a close. This recap of... more
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Fri. 15 May '09
Cooking
Fig restaurant doesn't fall far from the tree. When you're a creative chef with a 100-year-old fig tree in your front yard--like the gorgeous beauty standing over the... more
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Tue. 03 Mar '09
Dining
The Seaport's pirates and brothels are gone, but a few old-timey spots remain. Meet Up: Carmine's With its weathered doors and life-preserver signage, this century-old... more
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Wed. 22 Oct '08
Drinks
The Chestnut Bar proudly puts a mistake on its menu. Few bartenders will admit it, but accidents and happenstance create just as many cocktails as patient trial and... more
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Tue. 14 Oct '08
Dining
Obikà opens its high-design cheese counter . Obikà, the high-concept meat-and-cheese kiosk that opened yesterday at 590 Madison Avenue, is an Italianized... more
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Mon. 06 Jul '09
Wine
Four spots that focus on hands-off wines. Until recently, natural-wine lovers pretty much had to catch a red-eye to Paris to enjoy a glass of manipulation-free Chenin... more
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Sat. 06 Sep '08
Drinks
Give the green fairy another chance: Authentic absinthe is back. Since the U.S. lifted its ban on absinthe last year, a blitz of new, authentic liqueur has hit New York.... more
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Wed. 18 Nov '09
Drinks
Cocktails take the stage in Prospect Heights . Nightlife in Prospect Heights may be thriving at spots like cocktail haunt Weather Up and the burger-slinging Soda Bar... more
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Mon. 26 Oct '09
Cooking
Put some local love into your Halloween treats . As Halloween approaches, swap that bag of mini chocolate bars for something a little more palatable (for your body and... more
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Fri. 23 Oct '09
People
A West Coast cocktail whiz lands in Manhattan. Any bartender in the city would jump at the chance to work with Daniel Boulud. But when it came time to pick the bartender... more
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Mon. 19 Oct '09
Wine
Restaurants take a cue from the frat house. The idea of serving wine out of a keg isn't altogether new: Bars in Italy and France have poured wines straight out of the... more
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Fri. 09 Oct '09
People
Jacques Torres turns beans into bars in time for his Chelsea Market debut. Over the years, Jacques Torres's brand has grown to include multiple chocolate emporiums, an... more
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Tue. 06 Oct '09
Dining
Changing the pub experience, one authentic location at a time . Anyone who has downed a pint in a typical Americanized Irish pub--bland decor, bad music and ersatz bar... more
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Tue. 29 Sep '09
Dining
This month's top flavors are out in full force. September's descent upon New York is quick and abrupt. As "out of office" messages appear less frequently and the United... more
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Fri. 18 Sep '09
People
Meet Columbus, Ohio's burgeoning bar and restaurant mogul. Columbus, Ohio, may be a hotbed of college-football fanaticism, but thanks to Liz Lessner, it's the city's... more
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Wed. 02 Sep '09
Drinks
For Bourbon Heritage Month, a whiskey lover's bar crawl. September is Bourbon Heritage month, and to celebrate America's most beloved whiskey, we turned to a local... more
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Fri. 21 Aug '09
Drinks
Japan's power citrus is a welcome cocktail alternative. Good bartenders know that the perfect cocktail is all about balance: Nothing makes a drink like the right... more
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Wed. 19 Aug '09
Drinks
Patience and fortitude reward this new Red Hook spot. It's not easy to get a liquor license these days. But naming his cocktail-centric café after a fort that... more
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Mon. 17 Aug '09
People
Timothy Childs stops at nothing for better chocolate. Meet Timothy Childs, equal parts candy man and mad scientist. His four-year-old company, TCHO, was among the... more
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Tue. 04 Aug '09
Drinks
Have a drink at Manhattan's hippest new hotel bar . Despite the buzz surrounding the arrival of the hyper-hip Ace Hotel (located in a former SRO planted on grubby lower... more
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Mon. 03 Aug '09
Dining
Skip the taquerias, and spend a night trying the neighborhood's new offerings. Meet Up: Ristorante Al Teatro Start your evening perched on a stool at the granite bar of... more
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Tue. 28 Jul '09
Drinks
Restaurants pour custom-made proprietary beers. Your favorite local microbreweries are crafting some of the best beer you've never heard of. That's because these beers... more
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Fri. 24 Jul '09
Dining
What to eat between frames at Brooklyn Bowl . If eco-conscious hipsters, food-loving rock stars and Jeffrey Lebowski collaborated on a bar it would look a lot like... more
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Tue. 21 Jul '09
Wine
An owner's guide to Rootstock Wine & Beer Bar. Humboldt Park's gastronomic score increased exponentially in May. It gets the extra points for biodynamic wine,... more
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Tue. 07 Jul '09
Drinks
Slushies get sophisticated at Nacional 27. Though the frozen cocktail trend is slowly gaining steam, there are still many mixologists who blanch at the thought of a... more
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Mon. 06 Jul '09
Dining
Downtown's best new bar food is 27 stories high. There's been plenty of hype about the height of Roof, the new bar on top of theWit Hotel. But with food and drinks from... more
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Fri. 03 Jul '09
Drinks
North Shore Distillery turns Lake Michigan into cocktail gold. You wouldn't want to take a gulp of Lake Michigan water. But when it's passed through the able hands (and... more
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Wed. 24 Jun '09
Drinks
Reunite yourself with tequila at Mayahuel. When drinkers tell Phil Ward they don’t like tequila--plastic bottles of bad collegiate booze still knocking about their... more
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Tue. 16 Jun '09
Dining
Intelligentsia brings serious coffee to Abbot Kinney. You already know Intelligentsia doesn't skimp on quality with its coffee, but there are reasons to check out... more
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Tue. 16 Jun '09
Drinks
Refreshing horchata goes behind the bar. Huge jars of milky-white horchata are a familiar sight at taquerias and the Red Hook ball fields, but this summer, the Latin... more
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Thu. 11 Jun '09
Dining
When it comes to good eats, Oakland is no longer San Francisco's insignificant neighbor to the east. Here's proof.. Picán Chef Dean Dupuis of Atlanta's South City... more
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Wed. 10 Jun '09
Drinks
At Raines Law Room, the party's in the back. When this post-modern speakeasy thing fades (possibly sooner than expected, thanks to the Gray Lady), we expect its... more
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Mon. 01 Jun '09
Drinks
A new gin blends two British favorites. Is there a more quintessentially British drink than a gin and tonic? Perhaps not at the bar, but afternoon tea is as English as... more
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Fri. 22 May '09
Dining
Three new spots to fill your weekend picnic basket. Memorial Day weekend isn't just the unofficial start to summer--it's also the kick off for picnic season. Thankfully,... more
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Thu. 21 May '09
Dining
Let local insiders (and your appetite) be your guide on these culinary field trips. Scratch that Sex in the City bus tour or Duck Boat jaunt off your itinerary: This... more
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Wed. 20 May '09
Drinks
NOLA's latest cocktail destination challenges the status quo. One is never far from a quality Sazerac or French 75 in New Orleans, but the city's top mixologists are... more
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Wed. 20 May '09
Wine
Drink around the globe at the new Pourtal wine bar. You'll find the self-serve Enomatic wine dispensers--get a pre-paid card, slip it in a slot for a taste--at many wine... more
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Wed. 06 May '09
Drinks
Midnight is the new 5 p.m. at these late-night happy hours . Happy hour can be both alluring and irritating: Securing cheap drinks is often a race against the clock, as... more
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Wed. 06 May '09
Wine
Take a wine tour from Sonoma to Santa Barbara at Corkbar. L.A. has more wine bars than you can throw a corkscrew at, but only one focuses solely on the bounty of... more
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Thu. 23 Apr '09
Wine
The best of California wine country, under one roof. A quick jaunt to wine country is one of the highlights of visiting San Francisco, but you can't always squeeze in the... more
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Tue. 21 Apr '09
Cooking
Cook and consume consciously with treats from these eco purveyors. We'll use any excuse to turn a holiday into a food-focused event, especially when it aligns with our... more
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Fri. 17 Apr '09
Dining
Brooklyn's latest star rolls out at its own pace . Most restaurants debut fully formed, festooned in their Sunday best--ready (or, often, not) to lure diners with a... more
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Tue. 07 Apr '09
Drinks
Charles Phan matches superb Chinese food with stellar cocktails at Heaven's Dog. For years, The Slanted Door's Charles Phan has shown San Franciscans just how well... more
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Wed. 01 Apr '09
Drinks
Dolin vermouth will make you rethink your next drink. When's the last time you thought about vermouth? For most people, buying these aromatized wines is a mindless task:... more
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Mon. 30 Mar '09
People
10 Downing's Christian Hammer touts Prosecco and its perfect companions. You'd expect Christian Hammer, the former wine director of Balthazar and Pastis, to be a... more
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Fri. 27 Mar '09
Drinks
The sweetly sour world of Flemish red ales. Flemish red. Flanders red. Belgian red. The distinctive sweet-and-sour ales of Belgium's West Flanders region go by many... more
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Wed. 25 Mar '09
Dining
Stogo's dairy-free desserts are surprisingly delightful. Dairy-free ice cream is great in theory, but most producers add artificial ingredients to the recipe to make up... more
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Tue. 17 Mar '09
Dining
Wilfie & Nell serves exceptional pub food--when you need it the most. One night a year, we crave corned beef and shepherd's pie. Unfortunately, it's the same night our... more
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Mon. 23 Feb '09
Drinks
Before speakeasies were all the rage (again), there was Bar Centrale . Next door to the legendary Joe Allen restaurant, behind an unmarked door and a heavy curtain, lies... more
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Fri. 20 Feb '09
Drinks
At Boston's new Drink, the bartenders get inside your head . At Drink, a new Boston cocktail lounge, you have no choice but to get to know your bartender. This venture... more
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Tue. 06 Jan '09
Dining
An ideal itinerary for this design-driven neighborhood. Meet Up: 68 Jay St. BarWeeknight bonding begins with $3 drafts at this brick-walled haunt, where local art dealers... more
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Tue. 30 Dec '08
Drinks
Put leftover Champagne to good use in these uplifting drinks. One bonus of a successful New Year's Eve party is a fridge full of leftover Champagne. But if you're... more
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Tue. 02 Dec '08
Drinks
Three shops where you can booze while you browse for holiday gifts. Elsa Between drinking martinis or microbrews poured through an antique sewing machine, you can be... more
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Wed. 26 Nov '08
Drinks
Visit Madam Geneva for a crash course in new (and very old) gins. The city is in the midst of a full-blown gin revival, with the juniper-scented spirit turning up at our... more
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Tue. 28 Oct '08
Drinks
Dale DeGroff’s new cocktail book updates the classics. Like a poorly crafted drink, most cocktail books are either too watered-down (1001 Pitcher Drinks!) or arcane... more
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Wed. 15 Oct '08
Wine
Surrender yourself to sherry at Terroir. "For 3,000 years, sherry has witnessed the fall of empires, Phoenicians, Romans, the Caliphate, Spanish, British and now... more
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Tue. 07 Oct '08
Drinks
Clover Club gives vintage bowls a new purpose. Once the king of mixed drinks, punch has been relegated to baby-shower status for too long. But now that New York's classic... more
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Mon. 15 Sep '08
People
Meet Sebastian Beckwith, top-shelf tea importer and cocktail aficionado . Tastemaker: Sebastian Beckwith, 43, founder of In Pursuit of Tea, a Brooklyn-based tea... more
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Thu. 04 Sep '08
Dining
Three stops make a perfect night out in the land of lofts. Meet-Up: Smith & Mills. Cozy up to the tiny, steamship-themed bar for excellent Negronis—or, if... more
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Fri. 07 Nov '08
Drinks
Rouge Tomate introduces a new kind of juice bar. Cocktails make us feel good—at least the first two or three. But at Rouge Tomate, the new UES outpost of a popular,... more
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Tue. 03 Mar '09
Cooking
A new cookbook for low-tech bakers. In these strapped-for-cash times, even noncooks are heading into the kitchen to test their culinary skills. It's a state of affairs... more
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