The three 3-course prix fixe menus at the Fairway Cafe—$26, $31, and $39—represent some of the best everyday dining values to be found anywhere in Manhattan.
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What to eat (and drink) to keep warm on this snowy New York day: hot chocolate at Shake Shack, a grilled cheese at Bouchon Bakery, pancakes at Community Food & Juice, and more.
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If this is bad then I don't want to be good. Lost City posted a scathing critique of the Red Hook Fairway Cafe yesterday, calling it a "sad" and "abysmal failure." I'll admit I haven't been since the summertime,...
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After finishing off our cheeseburger at the Fairway Cafe, Ed and I shared a hot fudge sundae made of creamy Häagen-Dazs vanilla ice cream smothered in Hershey's thick, gooey hot chocolate fudge (Mitchell London's preferred brand for fudge) and...
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When and if you go shopping on the Upper West Side today consider the following hot chocolate pitstops. Jacques Torres (Amsterdam between 73rd and 74th): No surprises here. The man knows how to make a serious cup of hot chocolate....
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A reader requested a pocket guide to eating on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Here goes, and I'm sure I missed a couple of places. I like Celeste on 84th and Amsterdam for cheap Italian food, the bagels at...
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