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FiDi, Restaurants
Dinner with a Groupon at Delmonico’s – NYC
04.23.13 | Permalink | 3 Comments
Do you use those discount offers from Groupon or Blackboard Eats when dining at a restaurant? I do every once in a while, but I always wonder if a discount is going to be taken on the quality of the meal. If the food ends up bad, is it because the restaurant sucks and needs Groupon to get customers in the door, or is it because they think you’re a cheap-ass with a coupon who won’t be back anyway? What came first, Groupon or bad food? MORE »
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Bakeries, Gowanus
Luscious Apple Pie at Four & Twenty Blackbirds – NYC
04.18.13 | Permalink | 3 Comments
Thankfully, summer is fast approaching and cherry and berry pie season will soon be upon us, but until then, the apple pie at Four & Twenty Blackbirds makes the wait more than bearable. MORE »
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East Village, Restaurants
Burger Lunch Special at Mark – NYC
03.27.13 | Permalink | 2 Comments
Being home the last few days, I’m learning a lot about the restaurants in the East Village. Like at lunch, there are lunch specials! Who knew all this good stuff was happening while I’d been toiling away in Midtown for the past eight years?! Last week, lunch was at Mark Burger on St. Marks, where $8 gets you two burgers, fries, and a soda. MORE »
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LES, Small Shops
Smaller is Sometimes Better at Doughnut Plant – NYC
01.25.13 | Permalink | 2 Comments
The Orange Blossom Yeast Doughnut ($3) rolled out a few months ago at
the Doughnut Plant. It’s a decent doughnut; one of their chewy yeast doughnuts with a sugary orange blossom glaze and topped with chopped cashews. The only problem is that the orange blossom glaze is very subtle. So subtle, if you weren’t looking out for it, you’d miss it entirely. What to do if you crave more obvious orange blossom flavor per bite? The answer, go small. MORE »
