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Fri. 19 Jun '09
Dining
Cookies and ice cream never tasted better. Ice cream sandwiches are no longer just a childhood afterthought or a cheap date at Diddy Riese. Today's combination of fresh... more
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Mon. 01 Jun '09
Cooking
Jacques Torres Ice Cream opens in Dumbo. Even Jacques Torres agrees that comfort food is a saving grace in the fallen economy. After noticing a drop in sales for his... more
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Tue. 13 Oct '09
Dining
Lulu and Mooky's makes better ice cream through science. Using liquid nitrogen is a favorite trick among Top Chef contestants and practitioners of molecular gastronomy,... more
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Fri. 31 Jul '09
Dining
We've been keeping these treats cool for you. Summer's the time for ice cream, tomatoes, the lake, cocktails and cold beer. Sound good? Here's how to make it all happen... more
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Fri. 03 Jul '09
People
Kris Swanberg's Nice Cream is a cross-town culinary effort. When teacher Kris Swanberg got laid off last summer, she turned to her never-used ice cream maker and, in her... more
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Tue. 17 Mar '09
Cooking
Milk's minty milk shake for St. Patty's Day. Every year around St. Patrick's Day, people obsess over McDonald's Shamrock Shake, the somewhat elusive green, minty frozen... more
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Tue. 06 Oct '09
Dining
Xie Xie's thousand-year-old ice cream sandwich. Somewhere deep in Hell's Kitchen, an ancient ice cream sandwich is sleeping--or so chef Angelo Sosa would have us... more
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Fri. 05 Sep '08
People
New York's ice cream wunderkind is no Mister Softee. New York went food-truck crazy this summer (really, one Belgian waffle truck franchise wasn't enough?). And when it... more
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Wed. 13 May '09
Drinks
Ice cream in root beer, beer and...port?. Drinking a classic ice cream float has a certain Norman Rockwell-innocence, but it shouldn't be relegated to nostalgia: Today's... 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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Fri. 26 Jun '09
Dining
Milk's sidewalk shaved ice is the perfect summer treat. Sometimes even ice cream is too heavy for a hot day. That's why Milk, known for its decadent ice creams and frozen... more
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Mon. 04 May '09
Dining
Compartes' gelato and sorbets are as unique as its truffles. Compartes has come a long way since Frank Sinatra would dip in for chocolate-covered fruit. When Jonathan... more
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Thu. 19 Feb '09
Dining
Four bold new spots in San Francisco. San Francisco is known for producing restaurants that stand the test of time. We expect these exciting new spots to stick around... more
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Fri. 03 Jul '09
Dining
How to spend the long weekend (and the rest of your summer). We have a hot July 4th weekend on tap in the Southland, and whether you're headed out of town--or just across... more
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Fri. 03 Jul '09
Dining
How to spend the long weekend (and the rest of your summer) . Whether your weekend involves a rooftop barbecue or a holiday getaway, consider this your Fourth of July... more
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Fri. 30 Oct '09
Dining
Circling back on the month's best stories. Though it may not be official until we "fall back" this weekend, the days have been feeling shorter (and consequently busier)... more
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Thu. 22 Oct '09
People
The talent behind Absinthe's smart sweets. Many visit Absinthe for its benchmark cocktails and to see Top Chef alum, Jamie Lauren, but there's a sweeter reason to go: the... more
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Thu. 03 Sep '09
Cooking
Wheeler's vegan ice creams are dairy-free, but full of fancy. When most people think of "vegan ice cream," they envision a syrupy, gummy substrate of unsatisfying soy... more
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Wed. 24 Jun '09
Dining
Gelato + brioche = the perfect portable snack. Few foods kick-start the day like an eggy brioche--except when the mercury rises. The solution: Shove some gelato... more
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Fri. 19 Jun '09
Cooking
The Heartland's best ice cream comes to Brooklyn. You're going to want to meet this new Midwest transplant: Jeni Britton Bauer, whose luscious small-batch ice creams have... more
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Fri. 24 Oct '08
Dining
A three-point plan for a perfect Sunday at the Brooklyn Flea. Eye-Opener: OleaSleepy-eyed Brooklynites line up early for brunch at Olea, which brings Mediterranean... more
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Thu. 19 Nov '09
Dining
The humble vegetable joins the pastry party. Most home cooks reserve the parsnip for roasting, mashing and blending into soups. But pastry chefs know better: This humble,... more
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Mon. 03 Aug '09
Cooking
Succulent mulberries are hard to find--but worth it. Foraging for mulberries in the backyard is a summer rite of passage for many around the country. Most Angelenos,... more
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Wed. 03 Jun '09
Drinks
Drink Margo's Bark Root Beer for a good cause . Drinking a soda isn't always good for the body, but with locally made Margo's Bark Root Beer, it's at least good for the... 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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Fri. 13 Feb '09
Cooking
The secret to perfect pastry dough? Hint: It's not lard.. "If it reminds you of your grandmother--or McDonald's--then people will like it," says Avery Wittcamp, the... more
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Wed. 17 Dec '08
Dining
Need more fried food? Try these latke alternatives.. When a prescribed component of celebrating a holiday involves eating fried food, there's no excuse for passing up the... more
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Tue. 09 Dec '08
Drinks
The city’s best hot chocolate comes from the freezer.. Symbiosis is a remarkable thing: Bees have flowers, Tom has Katie, and the Roasting Plant has Il Laboratorio... more
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Fri. 20 Nov '09
Cooking
Help turn a great food idea into reality. If you admired that kid down the street with the lemonade stand but never had the entrepreneurial spirit yourself, don't... more
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Tue. 17 Nov '09
Cooking
DeLise Café takes holiday dessert in a new direction. We mean no offense to Grandma's pecan pie. But one of the easiest ways to breathe life into Thanksgiving is... more
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Wed. 04 Nov '09
Drinks
A new, locally made spirit from a Chicago bar star. With the exception of rosy-hued Negronis, pink is not a color associated with serious cocktails. But there's a new... more
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Tue. 03 Nov '09
Cooking
Persimmons are fall's fruit of the gods. Like pumpkins and gourds, persimmons are a sure sign of fall. The fruit looks like a tomato crossed with an orange, and has a... 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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Mon. 05 Oct '09
Cooking
Get your Chilean fix at Puro Chile. Soho and Chinatown: Meet Chile. Across from the old Police Headquarters building, Puro Chile has opened a sleek, glass-enclosed store... more
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Tue. 29 Sep '09
Dining
Eat and drink through the shoulder season. September is always a blur. The month marks the end of summer, with a swift return to school, work and routine--and then all of... more
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Fri. 28 Aug '09
Drinks
Discover the brave new world of iced coffee drinks. When it comes to cool, sweet caffeinated drinks, the big coffee chains have nothing on our indie coffeehouses. Leave... more
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Wed. 26 Aug '09
Cooking
The Morning Glory flavor roster grows. Marshmallows, cupcakes and ice cream sandwiches--are there any old-fashioned desserts that haven't been retooled into a modern-day... more
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Fri. 31 Jul '09
Dining
The month's top tips for staying cool (and dry). Capricious skies have kept us scrambling for umbrellas one moment and sunscreen the next. Whatever Mother Nature delivers... more
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Tue. 28 Jul '09
Dining
Jam's version may look classic, but it's thoroughly modern. Jerry Suqi calls Jam's malted-custard French toast "the best French toast in the country." Granted, he's the... more
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Mon. 13 Jul '09
Drinks
Try Scandinavia's new wave of microbrews. Here's a Viking invasion to celebrate. Historically, Scandinavian beers have largely been weak lagers that are about as... more
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Thu. 09 Jul '09
Dining
Four new spots prove that the city is more than a destination for misbehaving tourists. Sra. Martinez Michelle Bernstein turns her talents to tapas at this sleek Design... more
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Mon. 29 Jun '09
Cooking
Plan, cook and plate your own menu at Canelé . You know your way around the kitchen and cook for friends all the time. You daydream about becoming a chef--maybe even... more
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Wed. 03 Jun '09
Cooking
Bklyn Larder (finally) opens. For months, Park Slope has been tapping its toes in anticipation of Bklyn Larder, a food market from the team behind beloved Franny's down... more
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Mon. 18 May '09
Cooking
Three Tarts sells one-bite sweets at bite-size prices. When wallets start to thin, the sweetest things in life are the first to go. Fortunately, one Chelsea shop is... more
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Mon. 20 Apr '09
Dining
Westside Pavilion finally has a great restaurant to call its own. With its woodsy, everyman decor and comfort-food menu, the new Westside Tavern looks like the perfect,... more
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Wed. 18 Mar '09
Dining
New York's first (and finest) haute Indian restaurant turns 10. So much has changed in the past decade that it's easy to forget the trail chef Floyd Cardoz blazed when he... more
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Mon. 02 Mar '09
Dining
Craft's new recession-friendly bar menu. Craft chef de cuisine Matt Accarrino understands that recession dining doesn't have to mean skimping on quality or whimsy. After... more
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Mon. 15 Dec '08
Cooking
Stop by Formaggio Essex for one-of-a-kind gifts (and a discount!). Our favorite source for last-minute, one-of-a-kind edible gifts is tucked way in the back of the Essex... more
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Mon. 24 Nov '08
Dining
Where to take your fussy guests on Thanksgiving weekend. Last year's family outing to our pick-of-the-moment restaurant only further upped the usual tension: Dad winced... more
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Wed. 05 Nov '08
Dining
Dirt Candy serves vegetable-driven dishes everyone will love. We don't have anything against vegetarians. Our beef, so to speak, is with vegetarian restaurants, whose... more
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Fri. 12 Sep '08
Dining
Try the East Village's other tiny, chef-driven restaurant. It's a bold move to serve pork buns just steps away from Momofuku. But Jehangir Mehta, a former Jean-Georges... more
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Thu. 14 May '09
Dining
Skip the mega steakhouses and celeb chef outposts: Right now, Sin City is an Asian destination. Raku A table at this 31-seat restaurant helmed by chef Mitsuo Endo has... more
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Wed. 28 Jan '09
Wine
The world's best sherry sommelier is right here in NYC. It's official: The best place to drink sherry in NYC is wherever Roger Kugler happens to be. The sommelier at Suba... more
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Tue. 23 Sep '08
Cooking
Turn the season’s last plums into a moist, almond-topped coffee cake. Late-summer Italian prune plums make a sweet, tangy filling for Dovetail pastry chef Vera... more
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