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Best of Bangkok
May 14, 2013
Valentine’s Day in NYC
Jan 30, 2013
The Glory of Grains
Jan 24, 2013
Soups Worth Slurping This Winter
Jan 8, 2013
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Topping Rose House – Reviewed
Jun 6, 2013
Gwynnett St. – Reviewed
Apr 25, 2013
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Gourmet Gossip NYC: June 2013
Jun 3, 2013
Top Cocktail Trends to Watch For in 2013
Feb 20, 2013
Restaurant Trends to Watch for in 2013
Jan 23, 2013
Trendspotting: “New” Mexican Cuisine in NYC
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Adjust-A-Burger Press
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Jun 7, 2013
Foolproof Egg Separator
May 30, 2013
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May 20, 2013
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Seafood Cuisines
Seasonal Eats: Soft Shell Crabs
Most people think vegetables when they consider all of the culinary delights associated with the spring. But there’s an under-the-sea treat that’s equally delicious, with a season every bit as fleeting, as morel mushrooms, ramps and fiddlehead ferns. Soft-shell crab season is traditionally marked with the first full moon in May. At that time, the blue crab begins molting its shell, in order to accommodate summer growth.
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Sexy Steamed Mussels with Citrus & Prosecco
It’s a funny thing about mussels. They’re delicious, healthy, easy to prepare and cheap (generally five dollars a pound, which is pretty damn good for shellfish!). But people rarely think to make them at home. Sure, they’ll order them out… who hasn’t had a good Zuppa de Mussels served with hunks of crusty Italian bread or a bowl of tender mollusks steamed in beer and sided with a pile of crusty fries? We’ve seen them dotting saffron rice in Spanish Paella, served A la Plancha (most recently at Willow Road in Chelsea), and done up Southeast Asian style, loaded with Lime, Chili, Coconut Milk and Kaffir leaves.
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Le Bernardin
There are some great restaurants in New York, and then, there’s Le Bernardin. It’s the kind of place people from all over the world travel just to sample Eric Ripert’s masterful (nearly magical) way with seafood. It’s that good. Ripert manages to tease out every subtle nuance of fish with his preparations and flavor combinations. I’ll never forget the just barely Sauteed Langoustines I had recently at Le Bernardin and I’ve had quite a few.
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Q & A with Maison Premiere’s Chef Jared Stafford-Hill
What a difference five years have made in the life of Jared Stafford-Hill. When we last checked in with him back in 2008, he had just...
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The John Dory Oyster Bar
Can Brits really handle the Feast of the Seven Fishes? Absolutely, if you’re talking about April Bloomfield and The John Dory Oyster Bar,...
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Oceana
Where better to celebrate the glory of shellfish than at the glittering midtown hotspot, Oceana? Chef Ben Pollinger’s five-course feast...
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Gotham Bar and Grill
Talk about a classic New York dish: The tuna tartare at Gotham Bar and Grill has been around since the late 80’s and it’s still going...
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Balthazar
Balthazar is one of New York’s great French restaurants. People come here for the scene and to eat classic French dishes, like Steak Au Poivre, French Onion Soup, and Apple Tarte Tatin. So where else would you go for a classic French-style Steak Tartare than to Keith McNally’s Paris bistro-inspired masterpiece?
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The Roebling Tea Room
The Roebling Tea Room is not a quiet tearoom as its name might suggest. In fact, it’s not a tearoom at all. It’s a bustling restaurant with high quality comfort food. They’ve got everything from Beef Brisket to Macaroni and Cheese and Cheeseburgers. And then, there’s the Steak Tartare, made with lean top round meat, capers, chives, and leafy greens. It’s different, taking just enough creative license to enhance the already delicious dish.
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Do or Dine
The guys over at Do or Dine don’t do normal. That’s just not their thing. But while the vibe here is playful, the guys at Do or Dine don’t mess around in the kitchen…especially when it comes to their steak tartare.
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Morimoto
There’s tuna tartare and then there’s Morimoto’s version. Considering his love for luxury ingredients, we should’ve expected something decadent, but this Toro Tuna Tartare takes the cake. It’s extravagant, expensive, and worth every penny.
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Desnuda
It wouldn’t be right to mention ceviche in Manhattan without a nod to teeny spot in the East Village called Desnuda It is a cevicheria afterall and a fine one at that. Other than wine, they have little else, so settle in for a ceviche tasting. There’s no kitchen, just a sushi fridge and a toaster oven.
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Q&A with Crave Fishbar’s Todd Mitgang
Not many chefs get the opportunity to be a Chef De Cuisine at just 22 years old. Todd Mitgang managed to graduate from the French...
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Dishspotting – Crave’s Razor Clams
What took so long? That’s what I asked when I stepped foot into the revival of Crave Fishbar. If you’ll recall (or maybe it was so long ago you’ve forgotten already), Crave opened in midtown east in the summer of 2008.
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New York’s Best Lobster Rolls
For us, summer isn’t really summer until we’ve had our first taste of lobster. And while we love the challenge of cracking open a whole lobster, there are less exhausting ways to enjoy lobsters’ sweet meat. That’s right, that iconic summer sandwich known as the Lobster Roll…
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New York’s Best Oysters
The oyster is often overlooked as the quintessential New York food, but there was a time when oyster carts were as common as food trucks...
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Best Thing I Ate – North End Grill’s Bacon & Oysters
If you’re one of those people who “never eats above 14th Street” or “never travels below Canal Street,”...
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Milos
This midtown Greek spot is admittedly pricey, but you’d be hard-pressed to find whole fish as fresh as the ice display here. Start with the grilled octopus and tomato salad and head to the ice display to shop for your dinner. (If you see langoustines, grab them.) If not, there’s plenty of other excellent and hard-to-find options the likes of white salmon.
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Marea
Whoever says fine dining is dead has never eaten at Marea. This elegant CPS restaurant is furnished with a high-gloss rosewood bar, chocolate leather banquettes, and roaming silver trolleys toting liqueurs. The seafood-centric menu is as exceptional as the setting. Especially when they’re mingled with pasta, like the fusilli with red wine-braised octopus, spaghetti with crab & sea urchin and the lobster ravioli.
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Blue Ribbon
How many restaurants offer Matzoh ball soup, grilled sardines and fried chicken? Not to mention that they pull it off effortlessly. Prepare to wait at the Bromberg Brothers perenially popular, no reservations flagship eatery in Soho, where you can sample the raw bar or head straight for paella, tofu ravioli or pigeon. My favorites are the raw scallop served in the shell, steamed artichoke and the smoked trout, but you can’t really go wrong here no matter what you’re craving. If you still have room for dessert, the banana split’s the move.
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