Photograph by Virginia Sherwood of Bravo From an interview with Toby Young on Yahoo's TV blog: America obviously has a penchant for British judges. I imagine so. None of the producers ever said to me, 'We've been looking for...
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New York Magazine's Adam Platt really likes the new Upper West Side restaurant Dovetail, but was it my imagination or did he seem a tad condescending about the fact that he found an restaurant in my nabe to his liking....
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Adam Platt weighed in on Soto this week, and I must respectfully disagree with a couple of his fundamental conclusions. He calls the sushi at Soto good but not extraordinary. I would say the sushi at Soto compares favorably to...
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Adam Platt weighs in on two restaurants I have been to recently, Centro Vinoteca and Accademia di Vino. My second meal at Centro Vinoteca was not up to the level of my first (rubbery truffled deviled eggs), though it was...
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Some people count sheep when they can't sleep. I count pasta dishes. There's something about a plate of pasta that's incredibly soothing and satisfying at the same time, and soothing and satisfying thoughts are surefire paths to sleep. The other...
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I am gathering restaurant horror stories in the next few weeks. Here's what just happened to me: Yesterday I met my brother, his wife, and four of their friends at Cafe D'Alsace for lunch or brunch or whatever it is...
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