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Cookshop
156 10th Ave. at 20th St.
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2.8
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This past Sunday, I thought it might be nice to brunch with a friend at Cookshop. It turned out that half of Manhattan had the same idea. There was a wait even though we had a rese.. >
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Clinton Street Baking Company
4 Clinton St. b/w Stanton & Houston St.
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Ding! It's an almost Pavlovian trigger--the sound of a hot plate of gorgeous waffles or eggs hitting Clinton Street Baking Company's pass-through. Get drooling!.. >
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The Red Cat
227 10th Ave. b/w 23rd & 24th St.
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2.6
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The red and white wooden paneling inside made me forget I was in Chelsea. Sitting at the bar and sharing four appetizers with a friend made me forget that it was cold outside. The .. >
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Harry's at Water Taxi Beach
Water Taxi Beach, 2 Borden Ave. at 2nd St.
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3.1
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It's no Cozumel or Costa Rica or wherever you kids are spending Spring Break these days, but this is a sight for sore eyes for New Yorkers..... >
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Amy Ruth's
113 W 116th St. b/w Lenox & 7th Ave.
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Day off from work + no line at Amy Ruth’s (116 & Lennox in Harlem) =
Very Happy Zach. I love President’s Day!!!
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Strip House
13 E 12th St. b/w 5th Ave. & University Pl.
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Strip House has been on Lon's wish list for a while. We heard about their Crisp Goose Fat Potatoes, prepared by poaching potatoes in goose fat, then baking with goose fat, and fini.. >
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Ye Waverly Inn
16 Bank St. at Waverly Pl.
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$$$$$
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3.2
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Dear Graydon Carter, Hi, you don't know me, I'm just a silly food blogger who likes to eat out sometimes. For example, yesterday I went to a Mexican restaurant in my neighborhood (.. >
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Bar Americain
152 W 52nd St. b/w 6th & 7th Ave.
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$$$$$
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3
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Went for lunch with my coworkers. Horrendous service. Our waiter looked and acted as if he was dealing with the worst hangover on record. The food was okay. My french onion soup wa.. >
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S'Mac
345 E 12th St. b/w 1st & 2nd Ave.
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3
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Sarita's Macaroni & Cheese a.k.a. S'MAC 345 E. 12th StreetNew York, NY 10003212-358-7912 www.smacnyc.com NEW YORK HAS long been known for it's single-minded institutions: Grimaldi.. >
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Sarabeth's
423 Amsterdam Ave. at 80th St.
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3
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I had brunch at Sarabeth's Sarabeth's (East) with a great group of TNT-ers today after our Saturday morning run. I had dinner at the UWS location Sarabeth's (West) a couple of year.. >
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Klee Brasserie
200 9th Ave. b/w 22nd & 23rd St.
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$$$$$
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3.3
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Over the years that I’ve worked in and been writing about restaurants, I’ve come to believe that restaurants are a lot like people. Just as it takes humans time to evolve, grow, an.. >
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Harry's Cafe
1 Hanover Square at Pearl St.
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In area and population, Manhattan is just a small fraction of New York City, but even so, it has broad swaths and little nooks that go uncrossed by people without specific business.. >
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The Biltmore Room
290 Eighth Ave. b/w 24th & 25th St.
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$$$$$
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3
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I'm sure you're expecting me to post about some wonderfully comforting restaurant in the West Village with a fireplace and a stellar mixologist. That scenario sounds delightful, bu.. >
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Keens Steakhouse
72 W 36th St. b/w 5th & 6th Ave.
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$$$$$
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3.2
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Burger blowhards are everywhere these days. Just as every Ray's Pizza calls itself "the original," every place that can scoop together a handful of ground meat and throw it on a gr.. >
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Egg
133 N 5th St. at Bedford Ave.
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2.7
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Recognized Egg, in Williamsburg, for the great breakfasts on which it made its name. .. >
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Kitchenette
156 Chambers St. b/w Greenwich St. & W Broadway
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If you live on the upper west side and are looking for a cute place you can become a local at...Kitchenette is the place. On a Sunday morning you'll find it hard to get a table, bu.. >
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Cafeteria
119 7th Ave. at 17th St.
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$$$$$
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Cafeteria is open 24 hours a day. It’s perfectly suited to clubland exiles who need a place to get over their 4am hangovers. A branch in Miami Beach no doubt appeals to the same ty.. >
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The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro
29 W 21st St. b/w 5th & 6th Ave.
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The Lonesome Dove Western Bistro carries a 27 out of 30 Zagat food rating in Dallas. If it were in New York, that would put Lonesome Dove on a par with such standouts as Alain Duca.. >
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Friend of A Farmer
77 Irving Pl. b/w 18th & 19th St.
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$$$$$
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3.9
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I've been hearing about Friend of a Farmer from people here and there so I had been meaning to try it. After seeing the not-moving enormous line at Shake Shack, we decided to find .. >
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Westville
210 W 10th St. b/w Bleecker & W 4th St.
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$$$$$
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3
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Westville is a diminutive bistro in the West Village with a decidedly homey feel and remarkably good food... >
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Shopsin's
54 Carmine St.
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$$$$$
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I pass Shopsin's at least a few times a week. Haven't been in for many many years. Not sure why. Today Fred and I were looking for a bite to each in that area and decided to walk.. >
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McDonald's
1651 Broadway
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$$$$$
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3.3
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Hopefully this isn't what you see before you die MERRY CHRISTMAS YOU GUYS! HOORAY FOR JESUS! (I don't mean to be offensive, by the way. However, I'm not religious, so when I say th.. >
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Home
20 Cornelia St. b/w Bleecker & W 4th St.
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$$$$$
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A plate of homemade chocolate chip cookies sits in the bay window of Home restaurant. Thirteen years ago, when David Page and his wife Barbara Shinn opened their snug restaurant, t.. >
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Pig 'n' Whistle
165 W 47th St. b/w 6th & 7th Ave.
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$$$$$
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I had to go back and retrace Monday’s steps a bit because I forgot to put my card in my camera on Monday. As a result I couldn’t take any pictures. That is why Monday’s blog came o.. >
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21 Club
21 W 52nd St. b/w 5th & 6th Ave.
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$$$$$
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3
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A changing of the guard in the kitchen demands a revisit to this NYC..... >
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Nolita House Restaurant & Bar
47 E Houston St. b/w Mulberry & Mott St.
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nolita house is a small, cozy affair, made cozier and more charming with its chalkboard walls proclaiming its various nightly specials and generally interesting facts about the res.. >
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Chumley's
86 Bedford St. b/w Barrow & Grove St.
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$$$$$
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Shortly after my NYC relocation, I was warned by a friend of the terrifying clientele that frequents this historic heap of darkly-stained wood – the meathead, alpha-chi-omega-clad-.. >
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Sparks Steak House
210 E 46th St. b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.
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4
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I had dinner at Sparks Steakhouse in late January. I was not impressd. The décor and servers come straight out of Central Casting. I suppose that somebody needs to act out the part.. >
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Houston's
378 Park Ave. S b/w 26th & 27th St.
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$$$$$
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3
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I was out with a couple of food writer friends a couple of weeks ago at a fancypants Italian restaurant when first one and then the other began to rhapsodize about the Houston's in.. >
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Harriet's Kitchen
502 Amsterdam Ave. at 84th St.
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$$$$$
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3
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It's the best burger on the Upper West Side... >
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Market Cafe
496 9th Ave. b/w 37th & 38th St.
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$$$$$
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5
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Rachel and I were in Midtown on the West Side tonight visiting a friend, so we decided to go local on his very strong reccomendation and eat at Market Cafe, an eclectic sort of reg.. >
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Moto
394 Broadway at Hooper St.
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$$$$$
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Thanks again Serious Eats. I’m happy knowing that you’ve for sure helped create more Doughnut eaters. But before getting to San Diego and Newport RI as promised in a previous post,.. >
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Woody McHale's
234 W 14th St. b/w 7th & 8th Ave.
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$$$$$
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3.2
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The usual restaurant review coverage of any old neighborhood favorite about to close involves a lot of hand-wringing – I’m sure if it was one of my favorite restaurants, I’d be doi.. >
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The Odeon
145 W Broadway at Thomas St.
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$$$$$
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Today I tried to go to Blaue Gans for brunch (owned by the same people who own cafe sabarsky), but forgot that the world cup final started at 2. It was packed and had a $10 cover. .. >
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Old Homestead
56 9th Ave. b/w 14th & 15th St.
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Here are two reviews of The Old Homestead. My first visit was in February 2005... >
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Coffee Shop
29 Union Square W at 16th St.
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Simply put, what everyone says about this place is pretty accurate. The waitresses are really good looking models making some money between photo shoots but the food and service is.. >
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Big Nick's Burger and Pizza Joint
2175 Broadway b/w 76th & 77th St.
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Medium rare? With a lamb "burger" (top photo; deluxe; $8.75), often it's hard to tell; even when I peeled back the pita, this one was grayish, and on the dry side, through and thro.. >
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Uovo
175 Avenue B at 11th St.
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$$$$$
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3.1
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I decided to take a swing through the East Village this afternoon. Got to love this place, always something happening. I ran into the Drop Dead Festival... >
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Good Enough to Eat
483 Amsterdam Ave. b/w 83rd & 84th St.
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$$$$$
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Good Enough to Eat is probably best known for its weekend brunch service, and perhaps also for the seemingly unending lines of patrons who queue out the doors and down the block fo.. >
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Central Park: Loeb Boathouse
Central Park Lake off East Dr. at 74th St.
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Every so often you wonder if your negative assumptions are getting the better of you and closing off real possibilities of joy... >
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Redeye Grill
890 7th Ave. at 56th St.
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Manhattan's #1 fan came into the city to take his #1 fan out to dinner. My weekend was packed with going away work parties, and there were a couple painful mornings of being hunche.. >
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Mars 2112
1633 Broadway at 50th St.
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$$$$$
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I generally try to avoid eating in the theatre district or Times Square but Thursday afternoon my cousins invited me to go see Hairspray on the spur of the moment and I needed to p.. >
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Heartland Brewery
1285 6th Ave. 51st St. b/w 6th & 7th Ave.
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$$$$$
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4.5
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Heartland Brewery South Street At least once a year, almost always in October, I pay a visit to one of the four Heartland Breweries in Manhattan. The last two Octobers, I've gone t.. >
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Reservoir
70 University Pl. b/w 10th & 11th St.
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$$$$$
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Silver Lake spawns upstream: Netty's Diner has been sold and reservoir (that's a little 'r') will take its place. (Kudos to one of LA's less food-obsessed blogs, LA Observed, for p.. >
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Muldoon's
692 3rd Ave. b/w 43rd & 44th St.
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A friend of mine, Allen decided to take the Amtrak into Manhattan today from Pennsylvania and we managed to hook up and hit a few bars. Allen, you may remember, is the fellow who i.. >
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JG Melon
1291 3rd Ave. at 74th St.
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It was the Sunday after Thanksgiving and all I really wanted to do was skip every meal for the next month. That was the only way I felt I would fit into my Speedo for my swim worko.. >
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Bistro Ten 18
1018 Amsterdam Ave. at 110th St.
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$$$$$
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2.7
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Took advantage of the ’spring’ like weather over the weekend and brunched outdoors at Bistro 10 18. It’s on the corner of 110 and Amsterdam, a few blocks from Morningside Park and.. >
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O'Casey's
22 E 41st St. b/w 5th Ave. & Madison Ave.
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$$$$$
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Arrgh. Well as those of you who read tomorrow's post before today's (you have to walk a mile in the Bar Man's shoes to know how that happens) I am going to backfill with limited in.. >
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Gin Lane
355 W 14th St. b/w 8th & 9th Ave.
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$$$$$
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Have you ever walked into a place and felt it was doomed? Not because of any one particular flaw, but just because of an overwhelming aura of unease that seems to pervade the physi.. >
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Spice
610 Amsterdam Ave. b/w 89th & 90th St.
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$$$$$
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3.3
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One thing I’ve discovered since starting Midtown Lunch is that most of the time you get what you pay for. Go to an Indian buffet that’s $9.95 and the quality of the food is not go.. >
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Mama's Food Shop
200 E 3rd St. b/w Avenue A & Avenue B
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Let me be perfectly honest – I don’t understand Mama’s food shop. Just flat out don’t understand it. And I suppose that’s fine, because they’ve been around forever and probably w.. >
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Biltmore Room
290 8th Ave.
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I had decided a while ago that I wouldn't post reviews of all of the restaurants I visit in NYC. But while I do like to keep this site focused on documenting my own cooking, I woul.. >
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Cafe Edison (at the Hotel Edison)
228 W 47th St. b/w Broadway & 8th Ave.
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Tonight is Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), and if you don’t have your Mom in town to cook for you (mine is flying in this morning), then you may want to consider Cafe Edison f.. >
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St. Andrews
120 W 44th St. b/w Broadway & Sixth Ave.
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$$$$$
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And, what to do on Friday to put a "nightcap" on my rollercoaster week? Last Friday's Anchor Steams, free punk rock concert and flirting with the Frenchie would be kinda hard to be.. >
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M & G Diner
383 W 125th St.
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$$$$$
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The interior of this "soul food diner" was plain, functional, but still bright even on a dreary, drizzly day... >
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Ranch 1
1111 Avenue of the Americas
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I love Ranch 1. I wrote about it a few weeks ago, and while I know not everyone is on board- I stand behind what I originally said. If you are looking for a grilled chicken sandw.. >
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Virgil's Real Barbecue
152 W 44th St. b/w 6th Ave. & Broadway
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The bottom line: there were highlights and lowlights; overall, I had two good meals here. This isn't life altering barbecue by any means, but the pulled pork sandwich was excellent.. >
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Lucky Strike
59 Grand St. b/w W Broadway & Wooster St.
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After my dinners at Morimoto and Spring Street Natural, I still wasn’t done with my birthday celebration with food. There were still many-a more meals to go. I figure that my bir.. >
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Dekk
134 Reade St. b/w Greenwich & Hudson St.
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$$$$$
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Dekk is a prototypical TriBeCa restaurant. The benches against the wall look like they were saved from trash collection and restored. Various walls receive projections of weird i.. >
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The Capital Grille
155 E 42nd St. b/w Lex & 3rd Ave.
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$$$$$
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2.4
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Last year, Frank Bruni was underwhelmed at Capital Grille. Later on, the usually dependable Bob Lape of Crain’s awarded two stars, which had me mystified. In September of this year.. >
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Ceol
191 Smith St. at Warren St.
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Regular readers will know that I’m mildly obsessed with the fry-up: I’m continually excited to discover new places to have an Irish breakfast. This weekend, a lazy day spent loadi.. >
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Spike Hill Bar & Restaurant
184 Bedford Ave. at N 7th St.
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$$$$$
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3.2
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I decided to head to Williamsburg today. It was nice and sunny and I wanted to take a peak at Duff’s, even though I knew it would be closed, at least until later than I planned on .. >
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Hope and Anchor Diner
347 Van Brunt St. at Wolcott St.
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When I first moved to Brooklyn almost two years ago, I have to admit I had an unhealthy fascination with Red Hook. Something about this post-industrial wasteland of warehouses, ecl.. >
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IHOP
2101 Ralph Ave.
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Suburban excursions are not always blissful. I couldn’t bear attempting a Swedish meatball combo plate at a busier-than-expected Ikea on Martin Luther King Day. I know better than .. >
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Enid's
560 Manhattan Ave. at Driggs Ave.
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$$$$$
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Remember when some bitch called me fat on my own blog entry? I had eaten at Egg in Williamsburg, and I left hungry. I was annoyed and that person was annoyed that I was annoyed. An.. >
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Pop Diner
80-26 Queens Blvd. at 51st Ave.
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$$$$$
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The menu seems to round up the usual suspects plus a handful of international adventurers, but it's hard to be sure; you try reading small orange lettering against a glossy turquoi.. >
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Bergdoff Goodman
754 5th Ave. at W 57th St.
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Because I treat department stores like museums, my baby has so far seen more Marni than Matisse, more Prada than Picasso, and more Lanvin than Léger. Our time in New York offered a.. >
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Nathan's Famous
655 W 34th St.
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Before I start talking about what happened last week, I want to say that I haven’t been able to write anything for the past couple of days because of finals. Yes. The torment that .. >
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Cafe New York (at the Park Central Hotel)
870 Seventh Ave. at 56th St.
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We met someone uptown at the Park Central Hotel last night for drinks. His choice. He was in the neighborhood, his bags were there and he had a cab meeting him at 7:30 to take hi.. >
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Diner
85 Broadway at 85th St.
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$$$$$
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Heirloom tomato salad with olive oil, basil and sea salt; a two-cheese plate; whole grilled dorade with bean and red onion salad; a mint julep; a glass of Muscat; a café au lait... >
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Mug's Ale House
125 Bedford Ave. at N 10th St.
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I decided to head to Williamsburg today. It was nice and sunny and I wanted to take a peak at Duff’s, even though I knew it would be closed, at least until later than I planned on .. >
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Dale & Thomas Popcorn
719 American Legion Dr.
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Are you crazy about popcorn? Sometimes you don’t need to watch a movie to enjoy popcorn. Instead you can check out the Dale and Thomas Popcorn franchise store on the Upper West Sid.. >
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Bus Stop Cafe
597 Hudson St. at Bethune St.
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Oooooh, I think I have found the perfect place where you can meet up for a “getting to know you” first date/blind date (everyone’s favorite occasion—not!) or perhaps a coquettish p.. >
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Boxers
190 W 4th St.
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$$$$$
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Ah, springtime in New York, just perfect for spending time in dark bars. At least my dermatologist will be happy that I am staying out of the sun... >
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Bubby's
120 Hudson St. at N Moore St.
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$$$$$
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Bubby's Pie Company has been serving comfort food in TriBeCa for nearly two decades. It's a reliable neighborhood spot for breakfast, lunch, brunch, late-afternoon collations, and.. >
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Angelo and Maxie's
233 Park Ave. S at 19th St.
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3.2
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Angelo & Maxie’s Steakhouse offers a three-course lunch special for $20.99 till 3:00pm. For the appetizer, you get a tossed salad, caesar salad, or soup (today it was split pea). F.. >
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Sardi's
234 W 44th St. b/w Broadway & 8th Ave.
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Well, I didn’t really go to the Theatre, I just spent some time in the Theatre District and stopped at one quintessential before and after the theatre hang-out and one new place in.. >
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Angus McIndoe
258 W 44th St. b/w 8th Ave. & Broadway
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$$$$$
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As any humble (or seemingly humble) actor will tell you, so much of making it in the theater depends on being in the right place at the right time. So I felt especially fortunate w.. >
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Emerald Pub
308 Spring St. b/w Greenwich & Renwick St.
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There was another bar that I spotted when I was at The Ear Inn and P.J. Charlton I decided to head back and visit it today... >
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Reade Street Pub & Kitchen
135 Reade St. b/w Hudson & Greenwich St.
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2.9
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I love the joy of discovering new places and Tribeca is full of them. I am going to go back here again on Saturday because they are having a street fair related to the Tribeca Film.. >
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City Hall
131 Duane St. b/w W Broadway & Church St.
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$$$$$
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3.4
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Another decent day and I knew there were more bars waiting for me not far from where I was yesterday. I hopped on the subway and headed back to Chambers street where I resumed my q.. >
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Londel's
2620 8th Ave. b/w 139th & 140th St.
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$$$$$
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2.3
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My two favorite minorities in the world are the Kurds and fat people. Although I’ve never picked up a Kurd, I’ve been hailed by many, many fat people. Some cabbies have told me tha.. >
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Frank's
410 W 16th St. b/w 9th & 10th Ave.
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$$$$$
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2.9
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Frank’s, an Italian steakhouse, has been in business in southwest Chelsea since 1912. It recently (per the website) moved to 16th St between 9th & 10th Avenues, a bit closer to the.. >
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Elephant & Castle
68 Greenwich Ave. at 7th Ave. & 11th St.
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$$$$$
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Burgerrrr Buuurrrrgggerrrrrr. Is "burger" an emotion? I think it might be. Because when I was at Elephant and Castle with Olivia and I had my heart set on eating a burger, all I co.. >
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Chat 'n' Chew
10 E 16th St. b/w Union Sq W & 5th Ave.
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$$$$$
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2.7
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7Up hopes Plus adds bubble to sales. Ah. Okay people, just STOP DRINKING SODA. "Healthy version of the soft drink"? Who falls for this stuff? If people drink it because it tastes b.. >
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Ted's Montana Grill
110 W 51st St. b/w 6th & 7th Ave.
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$$$$$
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3.4
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Get Ready. There is Bison in Midtown. Ted Turner has bison. And a ranch. And CNN. So, last week when I visited Ted’s Montana Grill in Midtown, I expected the works. Antlers, stuffe.. >
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The Landmark Tavern
626 11th Ave. at W 46th St.
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Car shopping in Manhattan is always interesting. The entire strip of 11th Avenue is overcome with car dealers from high 40's up to the 50's. The showrooms are tiny and all the cars.. >
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Luke's Bar & Grill
1394 3rd Ave. b/w 79th & 80th St.
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This neighborhood looked promising yesterday so I figured I would head back again. I think I will be sticking around here for awhile because there are a lot of bars in this vicinit.. >
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Nice Guy Eddie's
5 Avenue A at Houston St.
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There are a lot of bars on and just around Houston so this seem like an area ripe for a few more visits. And it is convenient enough to get to by subway. It turns out that several .. >
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Corner Shop
643 Broadway at Bleecker St.
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Lately, all I seem to want is Belgian hot chocolate, mac & cheese, and fruit cobbler. Fortunately, these comfort foods can all be found at Corner Shop Cafe. Whenever I walk down Br.. >
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Alexandra
455 Hudson St. b/w Barrow & Morton St.
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I don't know why, but my note-taking was really bad today. Maybe it was because I spent too much time chatting, or maybe it was my selection of bars. Who knows? I will do my best t.. >
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Village Lantern
167 Bleecker St. b/w Sullivan & Thompson St.
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It started out being a pleasant enough day and I thought I would take a stroll down to Greenwich Village to visit a few old haunts, particularly the Peculier Pub. There was a bit o.. >
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Applebee's
205 W 50th St. b/w Broadway & 7th Ave.
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I had such a good time yesterday I felt compelled to somehow pay for it today. To do this I headed to Times Square and made a point of visiting places I would normally avoid at all.. >
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Playwright
202 W 49th St. b/w Broadway & 7th Ave.
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A most interesting day today. A crew from MSNBC followed me around to shoot a segment for Countdown with Keith Olbermann. I believe that it is scheduled to show tomorrow evening. I.. >
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Mustang Harry's
352 7th Ave. Betweet 29th & 30th St.
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This is a new bar and restaurant at 370 7th Avenue, between 30th and 31st, not far from Madison Square Garden. It has only been open for about four weeks and is quite large and fan.. >
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Pier 2110
2110 7th Ave. b/w 125th & 126th St.
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I’ve been living in Harlem for about three years now and more than twelve uptown. When I go to a restaurant in the neighborhood, I’ve come to expect that there’d be little to no am.. >
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P.J. Clarke's on the Hudson
4 World Financial Center at Vesey St.
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I tried P. J Clarke’s on the Hudson with my 11-year-old son about a week ago. It is basically a slightly more upscale version of Houlihan’s. Spectacular views of New York Harbor an.. >
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Patrick Conway's
40 E 43rd St. b/w Vanderbilt & Madison Ave.
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Today was the day of reckoning where I had to visit the accountant to have my taxes done. Relatively painless but I won't know the damage until next week. Needed a few drinks to se.. >
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Panorama Cafe
1640 2nd Ave. at 85th St.
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I headed back to my haunts of Monday to retake the pictures that I had lost when I inadvertently tried to do some editing before copying the image off of my video card. It proved t.. >
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Fetch
1649 3rd Ave. b/w 92nd & 93rd St.
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I decided to head uptown a bit further than I normally do to see what I could see. It looks to be another very fertile area just ripe for the farming... >
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