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Alphabet City, Bakeries, East Village, Midtown, Restaurants, Toronto, Union Square
December Wrap-Up – NYC & TO
01.04.15 | Permalink | 2 Comments
Happy 2015! How did 2014 go by so slowly and so fast at the same time? Mine was full of ups and downs, and I think I mentally aged a lifetime in the process, but I’m still alive, kickin’, and eatin’. MORE »
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East Village, Ice Cream Shops
Fall into Snowdays – NYC
All of a sudden, there’s a chill in the air, the leaves are turning a bronzish hue, and we’re wearing a lot more clothes than we were a month ago, but EFF ALL THAT! Eat shaved ice at Snowdays Shavery! MORE »
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Ice Cream Shops, LES
Luxardo Cherry Road at Morgenstern’s – NYC
I’ve been telling everyone so it seemed fitting I tell you guys also. I love Morgenstern’s. MORE »
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Bakeries, NoHo, Restaurants
Banana Coconut Chocolate Croissant at Lafayette – NYC
Hurrah! My appetite is back! In fact, last night, after too many shameful $5 lychee martinis at Verlaine, I somehow managed to scarf down a slice of pizza on the way home and then a bowl of instant Korean ramyun when I got there. And yes, before I went out, I had a galbi (Korean BBQ rib) dinner. This is great news for my stomach (not so much for my stretch-challenged skinny jeans), because this means it’ll soon be reunited with the ever dreamy banana coconut chocolate croissant ($3.50) at Lafayette. MORE »
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Alphabet City, East Village, Restaurants
Thai Fried Chicken and More at Somtum Der – NYC
02.16.14 | Permalink | 4 Comments
For the longest time, there wasn’t a great Thai restaurant in the East Village. There were a few decent ones I’d order from once in a while, but none I’d ever recommend to a friend. Not even the popular Isan (Northeastern Thai) restaurant that opened a few years ago on 1st Avenue. I never understood the hype. Somtum Der, the latest Isan-Thai restaurant to open in the neighborhood, however, changes everything. MORE »
