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Book Review: Blood, Bones & Butter

by Danielle Oteri April 29, 2011

“Here’s the thing about this book: Hamilton can write. Like really, really write, not just chronicle her life, or be self-aware enough to bring poignancy to her experiences. It’s almost maddening that she can be both a talented chef and such a phenomenal writer.”

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The Hole in the Wall Files: Sans Culottes

by Danielle Oteri April 22, 2011

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Unlike the many classic Upper East Side French bistros frequented by wealthy (and often elderly) residents, Sans Culottes thumbs its nose at the notion of fine dining and just puts out the paté and sausage tree to enjoy until busting the seams.”

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Foraging with the Wildman

by Danielle Oteri April 1, 2011

“To say the Wildman is passionate about nature is a little like saying Jon Hamm is sort of good-looking. And it’s almost hard to believe that this avid naturalist has a Queens accent so thick you could cut it with a knife and spread it on a bagel.”

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All-Day Drinking at Superfine

by Casey Barber March 28, 2011

“Next thing you know, you’ve sucked down three Red Hounds (grapefruit vodka, grapefruit juice, and fresh sour mix with a crunchy sugar rim) and Taryn’s bringing out the dinner menu—one of a few dry-erase boards propped around the space. Everything’s a special since the food options change daily.”

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Alleva and the Ghosts of Mulberry Street

by Danielle Oteri March 11, 2011

“I’d often walk up Mulberry Street, the main passage through a neighborhood which is just about to disappear. Though this tiny Christmas light-hung part of lower Manhattan is not the only historically Italian neighborhood in New York, it is our most famous one, known mostly for the annual street feast that locals call simply San Gennaro.”

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Ditch Dogs: Seeing is Believing

by Casey Barber February 9, 2011

“The Ditch Dog was an off-menu urban legend, the Animal-Style burger of Bedford Street. But how can you keep something as good as a hot dog with mac and cheese on it under wraps? People are gonna talk.”

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