The Archives
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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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Restaurants, St. Martin
Calmos Cafe, Spiga & Pinel Island – Grand Case/Pinel
Our last day was slightly problematic. Almost ruinous in fact. We woke up in our hotel with no running water. Running water is one of those things you take for granted. In terms of shelter, it’s probably the biggest game-changer. So after a few times flushing the toilet with a bucket of water from the swimming pool, we decided to high-tail it out of the hotel. MORE »
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East Village, Restaurants
The Good and The Bad at Lanza’s – NYC
11.07.13 | Permalink | 3 Comments
Lanza’s Restaurant, an old-school red sauce joint in the East Village, has been serving customers veal scaloppine and spaghetti and meatballs since 1904. If you have doubts, swing by and you may run into the younger siblings of the very same customers. “Younger,” of course, in the relative sense here. It’s for this reason, after passing by the restaurant for many years, I never stepped inside. Last week, I decided it was time to change that. And the result? MORE »
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Delis, NoHo, Restaurants
Poutine, Gelato, and Sorbetto in NoHo – NYC
I wrote about gelato and sorbet in Italy, but great gelato and sorbet can also be found in New York. MORE »
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Bologna, Italy, Milan, Pizzeria, Restaurants
More Pasta, More Ragu & Some Pizza – MI & BO
We ate pasta with ragu the first night, but just like gelato in Bologna, when it’s good, why not have more? People who say too much of good thing is bad are just dead inside. MORE »
