Category Archives: EPIC PICKS

14
Sep

Al Fassia – Marrakech

AL FASSIA – MARRAKECH, MOROCCO   55, boulevard Zerktouni – Résidence Tayeb 1er Marrakech Rating: 9.2 I was admittedly quite surprised at how progressive Morocco is in their treatment and views of women. There were many female-run businesses such as Berber communes for women … Read more..

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15
Aug

Bagatelle – NYC

BISTRO BAGATELLE -NYC One Little West 12th Street, New York, NY 10014 Rating: 6.5 I am of the belief that if something is worth doing, it’s worth doing right. Ok so I had a slightly self-indulgent birthday party this year and celebrated at … Read more..

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18
Apr

Ippudo – NYC

IPPUDO – NYC 65 4th Avenue  (bet. 8th and 9th st.) New York, NY 10003 Date dined: 4.15.12 Rating: 9.0 While at dinner on Friday night at Fatty Crab, the question came up right after we ordered of which are … Read more..

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27
Mar

Lotus of Siam – Las Vegas

LOTUS OF SIAM – LAS VEGAS 953 East Sahara Avenue # A5  Las Vegas, NV 89104 Date dined: 12.31.11 Located in the middle of a seemingly abandoned strip mall hides a true gem of a restaurant with a long history to … Read more..

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19
Mar

Imperial No. Nine – NYC

IMPERIAL NO. NINE – NYC 9 Crosby St. (nr. Grand St) New York, NY 10013 Date dined: 11.20.11 Located in the trendy Mondrian Hotel in Soho Imperial No. Nine is like a British garden oasis in the middle of the city. The … Read more..

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14
Mar

Bill’s Bar & Burger – NYC

BILL’S BAR & BURGER 22 Ninth Avenue (at West 13th Street) New York, NY 10014 Date dined: 3.7.12 Oops, another late night burger this week. But I don’t regret it at all ( I mean, it’s for the blog…). Bill’s … Read more..

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09
Mar

P.J. Clarke’s – NYC

P.J. CLARKE’S – NYC 915 Third Avenue (at 55th st) New York, NY 10022 44 West 63rd Street, New York, NY 10023 Date dined: 3.5.12 P.J. Clarkes’ claim to fame is that they have been an established burger joint in NYC … Read more..

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14
Feb

The Spotted Pig – NYC

THE SPOTTED PIG -NYC 314 W. 11th St. (at Greenwich st), New York, NY 10014 Date Dined: 1/29/12 Chef April Bloomfield’s renowned gastropub resides on a quaint West Village corner with an entrance draped in its signature vibrant greenery year-round. This is one of the … 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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05
Jan

Father’s Office – L.A.

FATHER’S OFFICE – Los Angeles 1018 Montana Ave, Santa Monica CA 90403 Date Dined: 8.28.11 Photo courtesy of: http://blogs.laweekly.com/squidink  The burger craze that took over New York a few years ago has not quite hit L.A. yet. If  you ask someone … Read more..

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