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The Best Hot Chocolate in NYC
Now matter how grown up you get, you just never seem to grow out of hot chocolate. It’s one of the perks of winter weather, coming in from out of the cold, and cozying up to a warm mug of hot chocolate, preferably with a homemade marshmallow on top. City Bakery in Union Square definitely seems to share our sentiment.
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Where To Celebrate Mardi Gras in NYC
What with Valentine’s Day, Super Bowl Sunday, and Groundhog Day (for those of you that celebrate), it’s easy to forget that other, fun February festivity… Mardi Gras. French for Fat Tuesday, Mardi Gras traditionally refers to the practice of eating rich, fatty foods before Lent. In modern times, it’s more closely associated with parades, bead throwing, debauchery, and general gastronomic excess.
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The Ultimate in Chocolate for Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day compels us to take a moment during the doldrums of February to show that special someone or crush that we really care. But it also happens to be a celebration of something equally important. Chocolate. And we’re not just talking about those cheesy, heart-shaped boxes of candy peddled at every Duane Reade or corner store (although we do have a certain fondness for them, too). Forget flowers…
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Best of New York’s Chicken Wings
It always happens to us: Right around Super Bowl Sunday, we start to get cravings for all sorts of comfort-cum-sports bar foods, from chili to wings. Except lately, we’ve noticed wings have become more than just a dive bar staple. We certainly didn’t expect to find them being served as a special at Andrew Carmellini’s The Dutch, or glazed in agave and a chile spice blend at Alta, a tapas joint in the West Village. Shall we dare call fried chicken wings a trend?
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Best Of Super Bowl Eats
Even if we don’t necessarily love football, we love the opportunity to indulge in support of our peers that do love it. After all, the Super Bowl is the second biggest eating day of the year, only superseded by Thanksgiving. Why should this eating-related holiday only be for football fans? We’re not just thinking about nachos, although a properly executed nacho platter warrants real recognition. In New York City, we can pair our football with all sorts of foods, from Italian to real deal barbeque.
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Ultimate Valentine’s Day Restaurant Guide
Valentine’s Day may be almost a month away, but bars and restaurants throughout the city are already busy planning. So, if you don’t want to get shut out of a reservation (and consequentially, banished to the couch by your significant other) you’d better start planning too.
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Where to Eat During Restaurant Week 2013
We’re helping you determine which restaurants offer real bang for your buck during Restaurant Week this year. And you better make those reservations soon, because the prime tables, especially during dinner hours, are sure to get snapped up fast!
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Trendspotting: Shishito Peppers
Not since jalapeno poppers have peppers figured so prominently amongst restaurants pre-entrée eating options. Blistered shishitos are inevitably listed under “bar snacks” or “small bites” nowadays, nestled between the salted edamame, southern-style devilled eggs, and sriracha-sauced chicken wings.
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Holiday Breakfast The Russian Tea Room
It’s probably hard to find a New Yorker that hasn’t at least dreamt about taking over a booth in the corner of The Russian Tea Room. Those fantasies only grow during the holiday season, when The Russian Tea Room seems pulled almost directly out of a Christmas card, with its plush red banquets, green walls, and golden samovars glittering in each corner.
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The Perfect Holiday Gifts for Foodies
There’s a lot to be joyful about during the holiday season – city streets aglow with twinkly lights, chestnuts roasting on an open...
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Seasonal Eats: Digging On Squash
Some people don’t know this, but you can eat almost every part of a Squash — from the shoots to the seeds, flowers and leaves....
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Seasonal Eats: Pumpkins
For those of you aren’t familiar with our pumpkin obsession, it’s a serious fetish that we indulge in freely this time of year. With November upon us and Halloween past (and sorely under-celebrated this year!), the timing couldn’t be more perfect to savor this fall fruit well into winter.
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Seasonal Eats: Apples
Did you know there are over 7,500 varieties of apples in the world? Yep. You could eat a different kind of apple every day of the year...
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Seasonal Eats – Basil
There are few herbs as universally loved as Basil. While we often associate the fragrant herb with Italy — Pesto or Tomato & Mozzarella come quickly to mind– it actually comes from Asia. Thousands of years old, Basil’s considered sacred in the Hindu and Greek Orthodox religion. It’s often used to cure arthritis and asthma. While you might think of basil as a summer herb, early fall is prime season for basil on the East Coast.
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Falling For Eggplant
If you think eggplant can only be found in the summer, well, think again. Eggplant’s high season runs through fall, which means these next few weeks might be your last chance to sample this nightshade vegetable grown locally. We like to think we know a lot… but we had no idea that eggplant isn’t a vegetable.
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Where To Break The Fast This Yom Kippur
For those of us who love food, Yom Kippur is a challenging holiday to say the least. If you’re not Jewish, just imagine not eating or...
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Falling in Love With Carrots
This time of year, when the last summer vegetables are just hanging on (like peaches!), carrots are thriving. When people think of...
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Last Licks of Summer
Just because Labor Day is around the bend doesn’t mean summer’s over. Not until September 22nd anyway. We say there’s still...
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Seasonal Eats — Cucumbers
You can get a cucumber any time of year these days, but once you try a cucumber in the summer, when they’re meant to be eaten, you’ll have a hard time going back to the ones found in the supermarket. Now is when cucumbers are being harvested, and not the usual ones you see everywhere. This is the time for kirbys, burpless and lemon cucumbers.
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Blueberry Soup Fix
What’s more summery than plump, indigo-stained blueberries practically bursting at the seams with sweetness? Berries of all sorts are the...
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