Porcao – Por Que Muito Caro?

Porcão – 360 Park Avenue South (bet. 25th and 26th Streets)
(212) 252-7080

Although I had pushed the reservation from 7:30pm to 9pm, the place was still comfortably crowded when we arrived (ten minutes late). Matt was sitting at the bar waiting for my family and me, sipping a coke next to a group of 14 rowdy [...]

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Birthday Girl

Another year passes since my last birthday. What have I learned in this additional year of wisdom?
A lot, but that’s not what this post is supposed to be about so I’ll just keep all those sage secrets to myself.
Alright, here are two:

When you’re too lazy to wash your hair, straight ironing it instantly makes it [...]

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Valentine’s Day Dinner Recap: A Boyfriend’s Perspective

Hi, this is Matt [boyfriend]. Before I start I suppose I should tell you a little about myself. I am in my mid-20s and am a first year law student [hence this piece bordering on the edge of being posted within a reasonable time after Valentine’s Day]. I plan on being a prosecutor upon [...]

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A Valentine’s Day Gift

Last year for Valentine’s Day, as his gift to me, Matt went out on a limb, put himself in a vulnerable position, and cooked me risotto with wild mushrooms and bay scallops. He was nervous and everyone he spoke to about it scoffed and said, sarcastically, “good luck, buddy”; everyone , that is, except for [...]

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The Smith – Full of Surprises

The Smith
55 Third Avenue (Bet. 10th and 11th Streets)
(212) 420-9800
From the name and the few photos of the restaurant available on its website, I assumed The Smith referred to a blacksmith, as the decor of the restaurant, with its black wrought-iron and dark woods, seemed to suggest. I now retract that assertion. I’m not sure [...]

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“Drinking the Kool-Aid,” as Danielle Puts It

I recently decided that my blogging life and future job search was being hindered by my lack of a computer of my own.
I have no one to blame for that but me, I suppose…and Moo Shu. Moo, that mischievous pup, chewed up my AC adaptor around August of 2006 and instead of going out and buying [...]

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Bread and Butter at Butter

Butter
415 Lafayette Street (Bet. 4th Street and Astor Place)
(212) 253-2828
For my second and final Restaurant Week meal I went to Butter with seven colleagues. It’s somewhat of an annual tradition for us. Last year we went to Blue Smoke, this year it was Butter.
After my experience at Chinatown Brasserie (across the street, coincidentally), I was [...]

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