Monthly Archives: January 2012

26
Jan

Crif Dogs / PDT – NYC

CRIF DOGS / PDT – NYC 113 St. Marks Place (nr. Ave A) New York, NY 10009 Date Dined: 1/17/12 With dozens of combinations to choose from and a few dogs created by famed NYC chefs, Crif Dogs is a foodie favorite … Read more..

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19
Jan

Pulqueria – NYC

PULQUERIA – NYC 11 Doyers Street (nr. Bowery) New York, NY Date Dined: 1/14/12 Located on one of the hardest streets to find in New York and underground in a basement accessed through an unmemorable door, Pulqueria has successfully hidden itself from the general … Read more..

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18
Jan

Minetta Tavern – NYC

MINETTA TAVERN – NYC 113 MacDougal Street  New York, NY 10012 Date Dined: 1/13/12 Minetta Tavern has been around for a while now. Since 1937, actually. And yet, somehow, it is still impossible to get a reservation less than a month … Read more..

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MISS LILY’S FAVOURITE CAKES – NYC 132 W. Houston St. (nr. Sullivan St.) New York, NY 10012 Date Dined: 1.7.12 The whole Miss Lily’s experience starts right off the bat. When calling the reservation line, a recording of a super relaxed … Read more..

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13
Jan

Macao Trading Co. – NYC

MACAO TRADING CO. – NYC 311 Church St. (nr. Walker St.) New York, NY 10013 Date Dined: 10.1.11 Macao is one of my favorite places in the city to have a big, fun group dinner.  For a larger group I … Read more..

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12
Jan

Alta – NYC

ALTA – NYC  64 W. 10th St. (nr. Sixth Ave) New York, NY 10011 Date Dined: 1.10.12 Alta is a very cute West Village tapas restaurant that you might walk right by if you didn’t know what you were looking … Read more..

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10
Jan

La Esquina – NYC

LA ESQUINA – NYC 114 Kenmare St. (at Lafayette St), New York, NY 10012 Date Dined: Multiple Visits I was called for jury duty a few weeks ago, which I don’t think anyone would say is their favorite civil duty. … Read more..

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09
Jan

Diddy Riese- L.A.

DIDDY RIESE – Los Angeles    926 Broxton Avenue, Westwood, CA 90024 Date Dined: 10.27.11 I love places like Diddy Riese. It’s a Bargain and it’s one-of-a-kind. It has also been there since 1983 and you have to actually go there to … Read more..

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07
Jan

Fatty ‘Cue – NYC

FATTY ‘CUE – NYC  50 Carmine St. (nr. Bedford St) New York, NY, 10014 Date Dined: 11.3.11 I am already plotting my return to one of the newer additions to the Fatty Family in the West Village -Fatty ‘Cue. There were too … Read more..

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05
Jan

Cocktails!

COCKTAILS!  Fatty ‘Cue: 50 Carmine St (bet. Bleeker and Bedford) New York, NY 10014 Ok, so I know summer is long gone but for whatever reason I am having an Aperol moment. In particular with a cocktail called the Aperol … Read more..

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