There's no denying it: sushi is all about the fish. But vegetarians who love their sushi do have one distinct advantage—it's much cheaper. Considering that top-quality sushi bars are never a bargain, this is definitely an advantage worth exploiting. With that in mind, I decided to explore the vegetarian rolls at one of the more popular (and not-so-cheap) downtown sushi restaurants,
Blue Ribbon Sushi.
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Editor's note: With "In the Midnight Hour," Zachary Feldman will take you to a different late-night eatery every week. And Blue Ribbon is one of the classics. [Photo: Robyn Lee] I'm not prone to rash judgment, but really—is there a...
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[Photo: Kathy YL Chan] If you peek in the glass windows at Blue Ribbon Bakery Market on Bedford Street you'll spot little dessert pies sitting alongside warm quiches. Those pies are $7 apiece, and come in Blueberry-Apple and Strawberry-Apple....
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Bread baskets are one of the greatest pleasures of dining out. Have you ever eaten a bread basket that was so delicious you couldn't stop eating it? Or one that even out-shined your actual meal? We have—and since New York City is a bastion of the impressive bread basket, we set out to determine our favorites.
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All the polls! It's been quite a year for fried chicken in New York. Upscale restaurant chicken and fried chicken specials, Momofuku madness and a legend re-opened—fans of the bird had a whole lot to choose from. So today in...
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New York has never been a first-class fried chicken town, but these days, it's popping up on more high-end menus than pork belly. And though we've eaten our fair share, we hadn't done an exhaustive survey. Until now.
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You still have until this Thursday, April 2, to hit up
Dine in Brooklyn, Brooklyn's annual Restaurant Week. With over 175 eateries offering the $23 prix fixe deal, choosing can be a tad overwhelming. Let's hear what the local Brooklyn bloggers have to say.
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Blue Ribbon Bakery Market is the only
toast bar that I know of. The owners conceived of it as a place where they could spread deliciousness on toast made from all the terrific breads they bake in a hundred-year-old coal oven. It turns out that a toast bar is a brilliant idea, one worthy of a MacArthur Genius Grant.
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For the September Details Magazine (on newsstands now) I wrote a story on 22 sandwiches that will change your life. It's worth buying the magazine for Anthony Cotsifas' pictures alone. Here's some of the story cut for space reasons: There...
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Lots coming in from the Serious Eats community on Fried Chicken in NYC: I myself went to Dirty Bird to Go (204 W. 14th St., 212-620-4836) on Friday and was very happy with my expensive four piece box ($10.99). The...
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