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Tastes like Bern-ing

Posted in Review, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Bern’s Steak House
1208 S. Howard Avenue
Tampa, FL 33606
(813) 251-2421
As I mentioned at the end of my Momofuku Ko post (let’s see how many times I can link to that before it gets lame and obscure), I recently went to Tampa, FL for a little self-imposed Spring Break. Matt had an actual one and I used [...]

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Easter Surprise

Posted in General, Recipes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

What’s the surprise, you ask? The Easter surprise is that I’m celebrating Easter with Matt and his family and, surprise!, I’m not Christian. Worry not, they’re fully aware of this fact, but are kind enough to include this Pagan in their family traditions anyway.
Naturally, I am skipping the church service, but will be there for [...]

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Momofuku Ko – Lightning Strikes a Third Time

Posted in Review, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on March 15, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Momofuku Ko
163 First Avenue (Bet. 10th and 11th Streets)
No Phone – Make Reservations Here
David Chang is a genius.
Let me repeat that. David Chang is a genius.
I was worried after I posted my review of Momofuku Ssam Bar that I had exaggerated Chang’s talents or that I was rhapsodizing about something that I had really only [...]

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BREAKING NEWS: Visit to 1 Day Old Momofuku Ko

Posted in General, Review, tagged , , , , , , , on March 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This has to be brief because I have to leave for work in about negative twenty minutes, but I had to put this out there.
Last night, my beloved culinary partner in crime, Zack, took me out for my birthday and I had one of the most phenomenal meals of my life. A bit belated, I [...]

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Steaks 101

Posted in General, tagged , , , , , , , on March 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »

In an effort to push myself out of my comfort zone, I’ve tried being a little more adventurous in the kitchen. What’s the point of all my learning, researching, Food Network watching, and cookbook reading if I’m just gonna prepare the same things day in and day out?
One thing that I love, but very rarely [...]

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Levain Bakery – Believe the HYPE!

Posted in Review, tagged , , , , , , on March 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »

Levain Bakery
167 West 74th Street (Between Amsterdam and Columbus Avenues)
(212) 874-6080
I don’t say it often. In fact, I’ve only said it one other time on this blog.
It took me awhile to get there…and actually, now that I think about it, I still haven’t really gotten there. A kind friend, Dan, volunteered to pop into Levain [...]

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Lunetta – (Sliver of a) Moon Over B’way

Posted in Review, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Lunetta
920 Broadway (Southeast Corner of 21st)
(212) 533-3663
Following the trajectory of many yuppy social climbers, but not many restaurants, Lunetta’s trail leads from Brooklyn to Manhattan. The first Lunetta is located in Brooklyn on Smith Street. In November 2007, the second Lunetta opened on Broadway in the Flatiron District to some shaky reviews in the New [...]

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