For the holidays, all the locations of
Financier Patisserie are offering Yule Logs in four different flavors—Coffee, Praline, Chocolate and Grand Marnier. Call me boring, but chocolate is my favorite, a tidy roll polished in buttercream and crisp meringue.
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We'll let the photos speak for themselves, but aside from the excellent array of foodstuffs, the New Amsterdam market was a pleasure to peruse: few long lines, plenty of space, and a sheltered space to keep out the sun. Not that we don't love all outdoor markets here at Serious Eats, but compared to some of the chaos out there, this is certainly a pleasant way to eat your way through through your Sunday afternoon.
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At
SHO Shaun Hergatt, the
Exotique ($12) brings together pineapple and black sesame.
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Painted in warm yellows and oranges, the corner restaurant near the South Street Seaport has a small seating area, an abandoned sushi station and an L&L-logoed surfboard incongruously propped up next to a miniature Christmas tree ornamented with tiny Chinese take out boxes.
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Some of the offerings from 99% Vegetarian. [Photo: Maggie Hoffman] I stopped by Vendy award rookie finalist 99% Vegetarian exactly a week before Thanksgiving. The truck currently parks right across the street from Liberty Plaza, where customers looking for...
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Christopher Norman Chocolates, buried way down in the Financial District, doesn't always receive as much attention as it deserves. But that's partly why I love this place—it's never crowded and always serene. His famed chocolates are sold by the...
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SHO: Shaun Hergatt 40 Broad Street, 2nd floor, New York NY 10004; map); 212-809-3993; shoshaunhergatt.com Service: First class, effusive and precise Compare to: Bouley, Corton, Eleven Madison Park Cost: 3-course lunch prix fixe, $30 "You're standing in a fire...
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Perhaps the best deal in town. Old-school Fi-Di restaurant Delmonico's will have free buttermilk fried chicken, French fries, and Stella Artois from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, with service continuing through the end of the game. 56 Beaver...
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[Photo: Kathy Chan] Hot tea and one pistachio éclair ($3.50) at the recently opened Financier, in a space that once occupied Oren's Coffee in Grand Central Terminal. My friend Ray recommended this éclair, and a solid recommendation that was....
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[Photos: Tia Kim] I rarely venture into the Financial District. However, when I heard there was a new bar, called Vintry Wine & Whiskey, offering eighty wines normally served by the bottle in two ounce and five ounce tastings,...
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