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Mon. 21 Dec '09
Dining
Upscale, partitioned comfort food at Haakon's Hall. When cold weather settles in, the body needs comfort food more than ever. Those seeking such nurturing can head to... more
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Tue. 09 Jun '09
Dining
New York's top tables for celebrating another candle on the cake. The best tonic for becoming another year older is celebrating with your group at the perfect party spot.... more
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Wed. 07 Jan '09
Dining
Before loading up on charcuterie at Salumeria Rosi, sit down for a meal. On the bargain-starved Upper West Side, the recently opened gourmet shop Salumeria Rosi is a... more
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Wed. 08 Oct '08
Dining
Vai (and its drinks) are a refreshing departure for the UWS. The Upper West Side suffers from a dearth of comfortable, any-night-you-fancy restaurants, so it was... more
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Fri. 09 Apr '10
People
Bringing urban farming into a new age. There are rooftop gardens--and then there are Brightfarm rooftop greenhouses. And for those who aren't experts in the... 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. 14 Sep '09
People
Missy Robbins brings her peerless pasta to the UWS . Missy Robbins has never been one to shy away from a challenge. When she was asked to move here last fall from... more
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Tue. 09 Feb '10
Cooking
Get this seasonal cheese before it disappears. At this point, seasonal produce is old hat. You've memorized the growing calendar for lima beans and strawberries--or at... more
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Thu. 21 May '09
Dining
Executive Chef John Miele. At first glance, the highly stylized dining room of Ed's Chowder House seems miles away from the Long Island fish shacks that inspired it.... 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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Tue. 23 Mar '10
Dining
Celebrate Passover, fine-dining style . Passover is the one Jewish holiday that literally revolves around the dinner table, and chefs across the city have embraced the... more
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Wed. 13 Jan '10
Dining
Explore New York's best eats from the saddle. The cycling-based web series Pedaling has brought new meaning to the phrase "meals on wheels." In each installment of the... more
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Tue. 12 Jan '10
Dining
Cascabel wrestles for top taco. If a food fight broke out in NYC, we'd want tacos in our corner--especially if they came from Upper East Side newcomer Cascabel. This... more
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Mon. 21 Sep '09
Wine
Italian blends match the durable with the delicate. Penn and Teller, Laurel and Hardy, Axl and Slash: Some of the best duos pair a boisterous front man with a subdued... 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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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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Tue. 16 Sep '08
Dining
Esca is still a catch for upscale seafood. The soft-spoken sleeper of the Mario Batali-Joe Bastianich empire, Esca is often passed over for its flashier downtown... more
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Mon. 04 May '09
Wine
These wine lists proudly fly the American flag . Step into any restaurant in Paris and chances are the wine list will be culled from a 300-mile radius--max. But in New... more
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Mon. 26 Jan '09
Dining
Forget dinner: This year, book a romantic Valentine's Day brunch. Before you scramble to make Valentine's Day dinner reservations like every other doting couple, consider... more
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Wed. 29 Jul '09
Dining
Pick a park: Your ready-made picnic is waiting nearby. With what little sunshine we're given, who wants to eat indoors? Take to the grass with these expert picnics, each... more
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